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LGBTQIA+ 7w
Cis people, calling trans guys twinks is not the compliment many of you seem to think it is. You should not be calling anyone something that they don’t identify with, especially not a term with a heavy sexual and derogatory history.
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Anonymous 7w

Honestly sick of hearing women use it in general. It’s always straight/bi women using it the most and feels so uncomfortable and fetishized. It’s not a slur but it’s also not language you should used to describe people without their consent. Straight women, keep twink out of your mouth.

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Anonymous 7w

Using Twink to describe trans people can be particularly problematic because of the high rates of eating disorders (Trevor project estimates as high as 71%). It perpetuates the idea that the only way for trans guys to pass is to be feminine and tiny and feeds into toxic community cultures like “starve the dysphoria”.

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Anonymous 7w

It’s OK that you’re not a Twink I know we all wanna be one, but sometimes it’s just not in the cards

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 7w

LETS TALK ABOUT THE EATING DISORDERS because why is being deathly skinny so ingrained into young queer culture (and particularly in the perception of transmascs) that when I came out to people I trusted, to friends who’d been normal about shit, they said I was too fat to be a trans guy?

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 7w

And this is a more personal bone to pick but why was I praised for struggling with an eating disorder? Bulimia is not social transitioning yall idk who needs to hear this

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 7w

I would much rather be a bear tbh

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 7w

Fr! Sorry that happened to you. I've definitely had similar experiences, and its so weird cause since being on t, being more hefty has helped with looking more masc.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 7w

tbears >>>>>>>

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