Binary trans men are able to be “stealth” much easier because of how testosterone works. You hear anti-transmasc discourse in cis gay spaces because those men get sexual with men and some really dislike vulvas and vaginas.
If they aren’t stealth, conservatives see that as a woman and thus a non-threat. They can dismiss them as “confused dykes” and proceed to misgender and/or ignore them. See also: non-binary transmascs.
Because testosterone works the way it does, trans women have more to do than “just” hormones and so theyre more easily targeted. Plus, conservatives see someone who actively rebuked all the power of masculinity to “choose” to be “weak” and rationalize they deserve the poor treatment for said weakness.
On top of all that, being trans and/or nonbinary threatens the cultural narrative that gender is fixed and innately impacts what you are permitted to do in life. This threatens patriarchy because if anyone can suddenly switch genders or opt out of binary segregation, it means admitting that gender roles are manufactured and thus losing a vector of control over people.
Editing to add: there are more trans women visible online because they were once welcomed as men online and this is still their home now that theyre women, as opposed to those who experienced the worst of the internet as women and learned quickly not to mention their gender.
Binary trans men are able to be “stealth” much easier because of how testosterone works. You hear anti-transmasc discourse in cis gay spaces because those men get sexual with men and some really dislike vulvas and vaginas.
If they aren’t stealth, conservatives see that as a woman and thus a non-threat. They can dismiss them as “confused dykes” and proceed to misgender and/or ignore them. See also: non-binary transmascs.
Because testosterone works the way it does, trans women have more to do than “just” hormones and so theyre more easily targeted. Plus, conservatives see someone who actively rebuked all the power of masculinity to “choose” to be “weak” and rationalize they deserve the poor treatment for said weakness.
On top of all that, being trans and/or nonbinary threatens the cultural narrative that gender is fixed and innately impacts what you are permitted to do in life. This threatens patriarchy because if anyone can suddenly switch genders or opt out of binary segregation, it means admitting that gender roles are manufactured and thus losing a vector of control over people.
Editing to add: there are more trans women visible online because they were once welcomed as men online and this is still their home now that theyre women, as opposed to those who experienced the worst of the internet as women and learned quickly not to mention their gender.