Tucute and Transmed are two ideas about how someone should or can be transgender. Tucute believe that you don’t need dysphoria or to change your body to be trans. Transmed believe that you need dysphoria to be trans, and that you should look as much as you can like the gender that you are.
Here I talked to some Tucutes.
Q: What, to you, is the definition of tucute?
A, from @enbyquor: A “tucute” (I’ve also seen em go by other terms but memory is failing me rn) is someone who doesn’t believe you need dysphoria to be trans, full stop, dysphoria being a “dislike” of your body due to its agab and incongruence being the disconnect.
A, from @neopronouns: i personally prefer the term ‘trans depathologizer’ – although the terms are synonymous, i prefer to use a more scientific term with less discourse surrounding it. i also had many people assume i was nondysphoric when i referred to myself as a tucute, so i switched! anyways, there’s a few things that go into what i would define as trans depathology: a) listening to current scientific/medical information on transness and on the difference between gender incongruence and gender dysphoria (and how this current research compares to past concepts of transness); b) accepting that a person understands their own gender better than an outside source ever can; c) rejecting the notion that the trans experience is defined by misery/suffering; and d) accepting all trans experiences as valid, dysphoric or nondysphoric. so i suppose if i were to make that concise, i’d define a tucute/trans depathologizer as ‘someone who, in accordance with current research on transgender people, accepts that transness is not a medical condition defined by gender dysphoria and accepts the identities and experiences of trans people’.
Q: What is your opinion of truscum?
A, from @enbyquor: I dislike them past the disagreement on the definition of dysphoria. Most truscum, especially online/those who fall under the term “radmed” have other issues going on that are being projected onto those who do not fit their idea of what transgender looks like. this can be seen from the YouTuber “Kalvin Garrah” and his fans.
A, from @neopronouns: i also want to note that i prefer to use the term ‘transmedicalist’ – again, it’s more scientific and has less discourse surrounding it. additionally, ‘truscum’ can only be used by transgender transmedicalists, while cis people can call themselves transmedicalists, so it includes everyone who believes gender dysphoria is needed to be trans rather than just trans people who believe so. my opinion ranges from ‘this person is uninformed and just needs guidance’ to ‘this person has completely lost themselves to conspiracy theories, science denial, and hatred’. some transmedicalists just haven’t encountered the right information yet – they’ve been in areas of the internet where people echo the same misinformation about the definition of gender dysphoria and medical research into transness, but when shown resources on trans depathologizer ideas, they realize they were wrong and become more accepting. however, some transmedicalists basically refuse any information that goes against their beliefs. you can link them to studies, medical organizations’ websites of information, essays, explanations, anything you can give them, and they will still repeat that you’re wrong. you also find many in the in-between – often, transmedicalists (particularly younger ones) are hateful and stubborn, choosing only to mock those they don’t understand and refusing to listen to anyone who attempts to have a scientific discussion with them because what they want is not to learn, it’s to make fun. i won’t make the sweeping statement that i hate all transmedicalists, but i do dislike a large portion of them.
Q: What is your opinion on neopronouns (ex. fae/faer/faers) and neogenders (catgender, lovegender)?
A, from @enbyquor: Neopronouns and other MOGAI genders and identities are great if they work for you. If you like them, great, and if you don’t, great. Using anything, no matter how ridiculous (minus some troll terms) if it makes you happy is cool! there’s no point arguing over them or if they’re valid, because if they’re not for you, you don’t have to use em
A, from @neopronouns: supportive of both! neopronouns fill a lexical gap (and are just generally interesting) and neogenders help people describe their experiences in ways that make them comfortable. i use neopronouns and identify as neogenders – i’ve coined many myself – and both have been extremely helpful to me and my journey as a trans person. i have a well-worded, informational carrd on why people coin/identify as xenogenders pinned to my blog that i definitely recommend checking out if you’re curious!
Q: There is a very common rumor that tucutes dislike cisgender people. Is this true and what do you think about it?
A, from @enbyquor: Not all tucutes hate cis people. Some do, and that’s fine. Mostly what comes from the “tucute” community is a knowledge that we don’t have to confirm to cisgender ideas of gender to be valid (E.x. not having to dress like your gender to make them comfortable), or jokes about not liking them. The thing is, cis people are our oppressors and we don’t have to conform to their expectations to be valid. Some individual members might hate cis people for more personal reasons, or the same reasons above, and that’s okay
A, from @neopronouns: i personally don’t see a problem with marginalized groups generally disliking their oppressors. it is perfectly normal to be distrustful of those who push you down, and therefore i feel that trans people should be able to retaliate against transphobes (and our transphobic society) by making jokes about hating cis people.
In conclusion, there’s a lot of misinformation being spread about Tucutes. They believe that just transitioning socially is enough, and only you yourself can truly know and define your gender.
Here I talked to some Transmeds.
Q: What, to you, is the definition of transmed/truscum?
A, from @enbycourse: a truscum (or transmed) is someone who believe dysphoria is needed to be trans. It’s also common for them to believe being trans should be medicalized for the benefit of trans people so that insurance is more likely to make transition more affordable
A, from @toothless-transmed: I define transmed based on one thing. A transmed believes you need dysphoria to be trans, that is the only factor in play. All other opinions are personal
Q: What is your opinion of tucute?
A, from @enbycourse: Their beliefs enforce the idea that being transgender is a choice, which it is not.
A, from @toothless-transmed: depends on the person. Most I’ve interacted with are fine, a few were disrespectful and hostile straight out of the gate
Q: What is your opinion on neopronouns (ex. fae/faer/faers) and neogenders (catgender, lovegender)?
A, from @enbycourse: neopronouns are okay when used for their intended purpose, which is a alternative to a gender neutral pronouns for people who speak languages that do not have them (since it would be weird to put an English pronoun in the middle of a sentence in an another language) People often argue they’re for neurodivergent people because we “can’t understand the concept of gender and need alternative pronouns to express ourselves,” and as a neurodivergent nonbinary person, I find that very ableist and dehumanizing. Nounself and emoji pronouns, tho, are dumb as hell. Those are nicknames, not pronouns. In terms of neurogenders, no. There is no need for them. At that point it is aesthetic. Pronouns are a description of gender, not aesthetics. Meant to add that fae/faer, no matter your stance on neopronouns, is never okay. It’s cultural appropriation and quite offensive to use.
A, from @toothless-transmed: I’ll handle ey/em and xe/xer but anything like pup/pupself crosses the line. It’s an unintended reference to kink culture
Q: Do you prefer the term ‘truscum’ or ‘transmed’?
A, from @enbycourse: i don’t really care with is used. Transmed is the proper term, truscum is a “reclaimed” insult. I don’t find it insulting tho. Don’t think anyone does, actually. But yea they mean the same thing really so I don’t care. I call myself both, since either one gets the point across.
A, from @toothless-transmed: I prefer transmed, since truscum was coined as a negative word
In conclusion, Transmeds, like Tucutes, have a lot of misinformation being spread about them. They believe that you need dysphoria to be trans. Some people believe that Transmeds hate neopronouns, but Transmeds, as we can see from the answers above, are fine with some of them as long as they are used correctly.
Which side is correct or incorrect is up to you, but either way I hope you learned from this. Thank you to everyone who helped and answered my questions!
Please send an ask or message me if you have any personal experience or research I could add on. Please excuse my bad English. Thank you.
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One last thing, I’m sorry for most of the report being the interviews! I just felt like their words itself would be more truthful than anything I could’ve written, because I am not perfect at English yet, I was afraid I would take some things the wrong way and mess up what they were saying. Thanks for reading!
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