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I’m also seeing that there are posts about it on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, but I’m not seeing any posts about it on Tumblr? Am I not looking up the right keywords in the search bar or are we all out of the loop?

(I can’t find the original post from Owda because I have the worst time navigating Instagram, but this link is from The Jamia Times on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DblMMDKTyub/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== )

The following is a list of posts, articles, sites etc that talk about transandrophobia and/or anti-transmasculinity, or broader issues and experiences of transmascs that may not use (or even like) this language. I think it's important to look at works from people of all perspectives, and I think it's important for us to be able to look at others' works and see if we can apply our own frameworks (i.e anti-transmasculinity) to the ideas they're presenting as well.

I have also included some texts that I consider foundational to these theories, and I highly recommend reading them to see the frameworks a lot of us are building upon.

Some of these works are much more academic in nature, which I understand is an entry barrier. If anyone needs help with parts of works that you may not understand or would like a second opinion, feel free to DM me or send me an ask and I'll try my best to help out if spoons and time is available.

** = contains more links you should also click through and read thoroughly. Some links may be repeated here, because I think they're also foundational and/or exceptional works.

Transmasc Issues & Experiences

Coiner's (st-dionysus) definition of transandrophobia

**genderkoolaid's intro to anti-transmasculinity

**Archive of Violence Against Trans*masculine People by genderkoolaid

**nothorses' pinned post

The Transgender Dictionary "Transandrophobia" page

Not transmasc invisibility, but erasure by S.L. Void

"irl we just kiss" by S.L Void

Boygirl Girlboy blues by S.L. Void

Eraserhead by Jude Doyle

TERFs, Trans Mascs, and Two Steve Feminism by Jude Doyle

Trans Man or Baby Boy? by Adrian Beyer

There is a hidden epidemic of violence against transmasculine people by Orion Rodriguez

Trans Male Privilege by The Trans Dandy

"My Story Is One of Many": The Criminalization of Testosterone HRT by Stann Fransisco

Strip searches, trauma, isolation: Trans men describe life behind bars by Aviva Stahl

**Repro Masculinity: “An intimate snapshot of trans masculinity, reproductive health and the care that keeps us alive” by Ale Pedraza Buenahora, with interviews of many others

Can the Monster Speak? by Paul B. Preciado

Youngman by Lou Sullivan (also known as We Both Laughed in Pleasure)

Sons of the Movement by Bobby Noble

Becoming a Visible Man by Jamison Green

A Trans Man Walks Into a Gay Bar by Harry Nicholas

Transmasculinity and Feminism by Liam Lair

Other Trans Theory

Trans, Feminism: Or, Reading like a Depressed Transsexual by Cameron Awkward-Rich

The Transunitist Manifesto by Luke B.

The Transfeminist Manifesto by Emi Koyama

A Short History of Trans Misogyny by Jules Gill-Peterson

**What is Transmisogyny? by Julia Serano

Articulating Trans-Misogyny by Julia Serano

Black Trans Feminism by Marquis Bey

Gender Trouble by Judith Butler

Who's Afraid of Gender? by Judith Butler

Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity by C. Riley Snorton

I Am A Transwoman. I Am In The Closet. I Am Not Coming Out. by Jennifer Coates

Feminism & Intersectionality

Feminism is for Everybody by bell hooks

The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity and Love by bell hooks

The Routledge Global History of Feminism by Bonnie G. Smith (editor), Nova Robinson (editor)

the problem with radical feminism by lou reading things (youtube)

Gender: A Useful Category of Historical Analysis by Joan Scott

The Urgency of Intersectionality TED talk by Kimberle Crenshaw

Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex by Kimberle Crenshaw

Mapping the Margins by Kimberle Crenshaw

There is No Hierarchy of Oppressions by Audre Lorde

The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House by Audre Lorde

Freedom is a Constant Struggle by Angela Davis

Women, Race, and Class by Angela Davis

This Bridge Called My Back, editors Cherríe Moraga, Gloria Anzaldúa; foreword, Toni Cade Bambara

I can only assume you are referring to the quotes I posted from Jude Doyle's article called Eraserhead which talks about the erasure of trans men/mascs and Doyle's experience as a prominent feminist who realized he was trans and the hostility and erasure he experienced throughout his transition.

Trans women were not mentioned because not everything is about trans women. When trans women talk about their experiences, we don't expect them to talk about trans men, because it's not about trans men.

This is also about the life of one specific person- Jude Doyle: A trans masculine person who was a prominent feminist before transition, and whose transition led to them being a target for mass harassment, violence, transandrophobia and transphobia. To police someone's life story is violence and erasure, which you would know if you read Doyle's words in full instead of sending a reactionary ask based on a gut reaction to a trans man talking about his unique oppression.

"They call it erasure, when this happens. I wasn't prepared for how literal the term was. Every day, I could feel myself disappear. I fall silent, because a person who can't exist can't argue." [...] "I can't imagine a person who is willing to hear me. I can't foresee anything but hostility coming from the other side of the screen."

You are proving everything Doyle said to be true.

I also notice you say "class man shit", completely erasing the "trans" part of "trans man" which is something Doyle talked about in said article. The erasure of "trans" from that statement is quite telling of your intentions.

"This wasn't about accountability. This was people tactically forgetting my entire life, including incidents from my life they had personally witnessed or been involved in, so that they could shame me for transitioning. It was bad for me to be a man; if I was a man, I was a bad man, I was all the worst things men are. I was hulking, I was threatening, I was predatory, I was violent."

[...]

"I would go from being all the worst things about men to being all the worst things about women. I was treated as both genders, but only the most monstrous stereotype of each one."

If you see someone tentatively finding their voice after being silenced for so long, and your reaction is to try to silence them again, then you are a horrid person.

For long, I have remained silent in the wake of such asks and comments. I didn't want to platform and spread such violent words and sentiments, however, as I've seen others choose to contest such statements and cruelty, I have seen the importance in challenging these statements. I have found comfort in other's counter-arguments towards such statements and have seen minds and hearts change in a way that sparks hope. So I've decided to not remain silent on such matters any longer.

For even Doyle says:

"If you don't speak, someone will speak for you."

And I will not be spoken for.

I will not have my reality defined on someone else's terms.

I will not be made invisible.

I will not be erased.

"whatever I'm afraid of saying is already true, and denial will not change it. I remind myself that the wrong people benefit from my silence, and will use it to write a version of my life I can't recognize, or just write me out of the world." [...] "I cannot give you every man's story, every trans man's story, every trans person's story; I don't know them. What I do know is that every new story helps map the territory."

Doyle never claimed to speak for all trans people. He only claimed to speak for himself, and encourages others to share their own stories.

So, why do you attempt to silence another trans person's story when you could have instead shared your own story?

What do you gain from sending such an ask?

Don't wrap your violence towards trans men within a performative care for trans women.

Doyle's work has come to mean a lot to me. It has given me a voice of my own.

I hope for all trans people to someday find this voice- all marginalized people. You will not find your voice by trying to take the voice of others.

Dear anon, I hope you find something more meaningful to do with your time than stalking the transandrophobia tag to leave cruel asks on blogs less than an hour old. I hope your activism becomes something near substantial one day, and you learn to love trans women more than you hate trans men.

(this video includes drawings that portray self harm and abstractly imply sexual abuse, also they may cause eyestrain? individual shots are below the cut)

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That moment when you and your boyfriend absolutely cannot be naked in front of each other or touch too much until you hit your limit or god forbid have sex even though you both would really like to because one of you is gonna feel really weird about it and you both decided to mental health max and STOP doing things you feel weird about but wow okay wow we're making this difficult huh (what the full file name would be if I could do whatever I want)

At just 11 years old, Nehemiah Turner has reached an incredible milestone through the Jacksonville Humane Society’s Pawsitive Reading program.

Nehemiah began visiting the shelter to read aloud to animals waiting to be adopted, helping give them calm, comfort and companionship. After logging 100 hours, he became the first child in the program’s history to reach the milestone.

One of the dogs he regularly read to was Hopper, who had spent nearly 400 days at the shelter before eventually finding a home.

August 4, 2026 - The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has revealed Irish fans won’t be permitted to attend the Republic of Ireland’s Nations League games against Israel in September and October.

The Israeli FA has said “a small allocation” of Israeli supporters will be accommodated at their ‘home’ leg game in Debrecen, Hungary on Sunday, September 27th.

A statement from the FAI on Tuesday read: “The Football Association of Ireland confirms that it will not facilitate in-stadium access to Ireland supporters for either of its Uefa Nations League fixtures with Israel."

Ireland’s ‘home’ tie will be played behind closed doors in Bačka Topola, Serbia on Sunday, October 4th, with security concerns cited as the reason for moving the game outside of Ireland. Uefa has yet to confirm whether Irish media will be allowed to cover the fixture in the stadium.

The "Stop The Game" Palestine solidarity group has called for the FAI to boycott the games against Israel. Last month, the FAI said forfeiting the matches against Israel would cost the association around €5.5 million. [article]

Israeli airstrikes, shelling and shooting killed more than 25 people in the Gaza Strip over the weekend, despite ongoing ceasefire agreements, and that an Israeli attack near a Gaza hospital on Saturday destroyed critical medical supplies.

An intensifying pattern of settler violence in the occupied West Bank meant that July stands alongside March this year as the deadliest month for Palestinians in settler attacks since October 2023.

According to the article (which I would like to suggest that you just read instead of my mediocre summary), her group brought fireworks to a noise demonstration outside of an ICE facility and her friend non-fatally shot a cop in the collarbone under unclear circumstances after she left. So she got charged for conspiracy to use and carry and explosive, providing material support to terrorists, and rioting.

Although I feel like OP's summary is slightly misleading, it's worth noting that the average sentence for actual murder is like 20 years and this woman got 50, which the article mentions is 28 years longer than any Jan. 6th rioter.

This becomes easier to understand when you see privilege not as a perk, but as an expectation.

The purpose of the system giving some people privilege isn't to help those people, but to manipulate those people into upholding the system.

When you're privileged, you're taught to expect success. You're taught that if you just work hard and make good decisions, you'll be successful.

Some people will live up to that expectation. They were taught that if they worked hard and made good decisions, they would succeed. And they did. They worked hard, made good decisions, and succeeded. Think about how they'd respond to that. They'd see that as evidence that what they were taught is true. They'd assume that anyone who isn't successful just didn't work hard enough or made bad decisions. The system would use their story as evidence that the system works. Survivorship bias would cause people to see the success stories and not see anyone else.

As for those who don't become successful, they'll struggle to figure out why. They clearly see evidence that the system works because of all the success stories being shared, so there must be another reason. Many assume that they just need to work harder and harder. Some will eventually succeed and become another success story to promote the system. Others will still be trapped in poverty no matter how hard they work. To satisfy them, the system provides a scapegoat. They're told that they're struggling because of immigrants, or socialism, or DEI.