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LGBTQIA+ 8w
Sick of transmasc people being mean about and demonising side effects of testosterone. “Omg what if I get bald/fat/hairy/saggy it’s sooo ugly” Idk man maybe don’t take T and shush
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Anonymous 8w

No bc the hairiness and weight distribution was my favorite part of starting T

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Anonymous 8w

Why do so many transmascs actuallt hate masculine features sm i dont get it

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Anonymous 8w

“bottom growth is yucky” girl shut the fuck up i need my dick to get bigger NOW

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Anonymous 7w

makes me sad especially bc like, weight gain and hair loss are natural occurrences for a ton of people in a lot of different situations anyway—not starting T isn’t a guarantee that you won’t experience those things, so I’d hate for that concern to prevent someone from starting HRT if they otherwise want to

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Anonymous 7w

I really do feel like it’s a side-effect of how masculinity is often portrayed as an inherently evil thing by much of the queer community. While I can somewhat see how we got here, I’m a binary trans man and the amount of times i’ve been either treated like an invader to queer spaces or been basically told “well you’re not a real man so you don’t count teehee” to my face is staggering. This isn’t even just an online thing, this happened to me irl. It’s a problem we really need to address tbh.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 8w

I truly don’t care I just wish they’d stop posting like “guys I’m so scared what if I get fat on t” then you work out man idk

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 8w

I do just wish I wouldn’t have ingrown hairs on my ass tbh

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 8w

See I gave up shaving my body (outside of shaping up) whenever I started getting very hairy

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 8w

I DONT SHAVE!!!! Don’t accuse me of shaving my beautiful forest 😞 I just sit on my ass too much and my hair revolts

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 8w

YAY!! FUCK DEFORESTATION!!!

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 8w

Literally forgot about that bc I don’t have bottom growth and I’m so mad

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 8w

i started microscopic so i’m grateful for what i’ve got but i’m always gonna be jealous of the guys that got INCHES like wtf !!

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 7w

+ if I can get real personal with it: I’ve always been on the larger side, and my hair was starting to thin due to chronic illness. starting HRT helped me feel a lot more comfortable in my own skin incidentally, I’ve lost a lot of weight on T (which I feel neutral about) and my insurance was down to cover finasteride as part of transition healthcare for my hair health!

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 7w

Because they’re taught that their worth comes from being feminine and attractive to men, and they struggle to unlearn that. Also fatphobia

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 7w

+ tbf it’s not even just an issue of being evaluated by men and/or of self-worth, there are absolutely real life systemic & interpersonal penalties inflicted upon you by folks of all genders when you’re read as a woman and you don’t adhere to conventional standards of feminine desirability. in that sense I don’t wanna be Too harsh on people who are just trying to experience those penalties as little as possible. but also it’s complicated bc-

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 7w

-voicing those concerns in terms of “ewww I don’t wanna be fat & hairy & ugly” (etc) still throws those of us who Do medically transition under the bus. they take those misogynistic standards they’re afraid of being held to and lowkey project them onto other transmascs, intentionally or otherwise, which obvs sucks in multiple capacities. so at the same time I think there’s also a personal responsibility to deconstruct & uninternalize those attitudes, if that makes sense

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 7w

Yes you’re absolutely right, I was being hasty in what I said. It’s a combination of factors, what I was trying to get at was how misogyny impacts people perceived as women and how those people project it onto each other as well. Honestly I also think it has to do with how femininity in the queer community is often associated with safety, and masculinity not as much. All I want for these transmascs is to feel happy with their expression, idc if that means t or not, and to celebrate other tmascs-

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 7w

-regardless of their transition (or non transition) choices

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