OP goes by he/him, do not misgender
I hate it when people tell me "what can you even know about trans misogyny? It's not targeted against you." "Shut up and let transfems do the talking".
Yeah you're right, I'm transmasc I have no idea what it's like to live as a trans woman and deal with the misogyny they get. But also I know a thing or two about experiencing misogyny for being the wrong type of a "girl".
I didn't always know I'm trans in the past. I used to live as a girl. And because of who I actually was- transmasc, autistic, I was perceived as inherently threatening to cis girls, I was rejected, punished, dehumanised for not being society's idea of a "girl".
I look white but I have a middle eastern decent, as a result I have a naturally pretty "masculine" fascial features. I was always perceived as inherently masculine and I was treated like the enemy for it. It's actually one of the things that held me off in discovering that I'm trans.
My gender, my autism, my ethnicity- no matter what I did by my nature I was more masculine and evil than all the other girls.
I may not be a girl but I used to be perceived as a girl, and I know what it's like to exist as "the wrong type of a woman".
No I'm not a trans woman I can't say I go through the things they go through. But I still know my shit around misogyny and I can understand my way around trans misogyny.
Transfems & transmascs are not "reverse of each other". We fight against the same things, the same forces are used against both of our groups. We're not radically different from each other.
We may not be the same and we go through different things but my experiences with misogyny are still tied to how this whole system works, I have stuff to contribute to the discussion as well.
So yeah I'm a trans guy and I'm a trans feminist also. I will always speak against transmisogyny and I'll fight against it. I'm still full of rage about all the misogynistic shit I went through and I will always speak against the discrimination my trans sisters face. Part of their group or not I can relate to their pain and I can join them in the fight to change society.
