Anonymous #1 11w

there’s a trend currently (and has been) in the queer community where many people will respond *very* negatively to anyone who is connected or attracted to masculinity. a prime example of this is the villianization of butches in the lesbian community. you also see this in how people react to and treat butch or brick trans women (or trans women in general for terfs), trans masculine people, mspec people (especially those who are men or date men), etc.

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Anonymous OP 11w

I understand that but what does it have to do with conservatism? As someone who used to be very masculine (I’m nb transfeminine) I can relate to queer spaces not being welcoming to me. I don’t see the correlation with conservatives at all but would love to be more educated

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Anonymous #1 11w

totally fair question! i have an awful migraine rn, so i asked my girlfriend for help and she wrote a huge thing, but the tl;dr is that “people are more reactionary, and are prioritizing their discomfort and fear of masculinity and men over the logical understanding that people are complex and nuanced. on the flip side, women are being infantilized pushed into a subservient role for men, so they are growing more adverse to being seen in proximity to masculinity.” i can send you the entire thing

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Anonymous #1 11w

sorry sent too early!! there’s a video that talks more about it with lots of research and sources shown

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