Anonymous #3 14w

just a heads up having a space between “trans” and “man” is the preferred term to be more person-centered

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Anonymous sapphoherself 14w

interesting im nonbinary and prefer "nonbinary" over "non-binary" because it being one word makes it blend in more with natural language, writing "transman" and "transwoman" feel the same to me.

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Anonymous #3 14w

while it may feel the same too, they are not the same

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Anonymous #1 14w

exactly i agree its not the same....

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Anonymous #3 14w

in no way is that the same. trans is an adjective and man/woman is a noun.

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Anonymous #4 14w

congrats you know the parts of speech

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Anonymous #3 14w

yeah, js had to remind u since apparently you dont. im a trans man and using "transman" is js fucking stupid.

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Anonymous #4 14w

its a very new word in the scheme of english. i wouldnt be surprised if the combined word becomes more popular because people are lazy and language naturally moves down the path of least resistance

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Anonymous #3 14w

it is not really. and it WILL do that not bc of the reasons u said, but bc ppl ignore anyone pointing out why not to use it (like you!!)

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Anonymous #4 14w

yeah thats why i said they aren’t the same…

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Anonymous #1 14w

oh shit nvm misread this thought you were replying to #1 me anf not 3

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Anonymous #1 14w

The reason why transman and transwoman are problematic terms is because they were created by TERFS to create new categories of people. Instead of men and women who can be cis or trans, TERFs believe that there are men and women and transmen and transwomen. ‘Man’ is used to designate a cisgender man, and ‘transman’ is used to designate someone with a vagina who identifies as a man but, in the TERFs’ minds, is actually just masquerading and/or mentally ill

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Anonymous #1 14w

Very sorry, I meant to respond to #3 😭

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Anonymous #3 14w

But! I don’t identify as a trans man. Ftm just means female-to-male, which describes me. For gender, I just identify as nonbinary but I often oscillate between transmasc and feminine-leaning (though I doubt I’ll ever be able to fully divorce myself from womanhood)

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Anonymous OP 14w

I think you explained this very well, thanks OP. I don’t think #3 meant any harm and just didn’t fully understand/know the history and was met with a bit of aggression rather than education, but the way you responded was put really well so it’s appreciated. I actually wasn’t aware of this either so I’m glad you decided to explain it in a kind way 😊

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