I AM AN EX-TERF, AND THIS IS WHAT TERFS BELIEVE.
The majority of trans people DO NOT know what terfs believe.
Terfism is not just âtransphobes who also want to be feministsâ, terfism is a very specific branch of transphobia with very specific rules and laws. It is different from what you probably imagine when you picture a generic transphobe.
I will be using the terms MTF and FTM for absolute clarity.
There will be always be some outliers for these rules but the vast majority of terfs believe the following things:
1. MTFs are just men who want to be women. Terfs refer to them as âTIMsâ (trans identified males). When terfs say âtrans identified maleâ or âtrans manâ, they DO NOT mean FTMs. Terfs will never call FTMs men.
2. FTMs are just women who want to be men. Terfs refer to them as âTIFsâ (trans identified females). When terfs say âtrans identified femaleâ or âtrans womanâ, they DO NOT mean MTFs. Terfs will never call MTFs women.
3. Terfs DO NOT believe FTMs shouldnât have access to womenâs spaces. Since terfs believe FTMs are women, they believe they belong in womenâs spaces.
4. Terfs DO NOT see FTMs as âgender traitorsâ. FTMs are viewed through a sympathetic lense, often pointing to their transandrophobia rant posts as evidence that they are still treated like women and therefore should be pitied as women. They see all FTMs as victims of MTFs.
5. Terfs DO NOT exclude FTMs from their âfeminismâ. They advocate for everyone born with a vagina, no matter how they identify.
That being said, FTMs, when terfs say âkeep men out of our spacesâ, let it be known they are NOT talking about you. Terfism is hostile to cis men and MTFs, not FTMs. Please stop making a transmisogynistic hategroup about you. Thanks!


















