What do transphobes think of trans men?

Asking this out of both curiosity and annoyance. Noticed that generally, those that dislike or hate transgender people only seem to acknowledge trans women and AMAB nonbinary people. Or just... people born with a penis. They seem to never discuss transgender men.

I've seen a few posts here and there describing us as victims of grooming or something along those lines. Y'know, how they associate women (and any AFAB individual) with naivety? Easy to manipulate?

Trans women ("men") seem to always be portrayed as perverted, sexual deviants whose only goal is to invade and conquer. Portrayed as pretty evil by those that hate us. (As in trans people, not trans women.)

So, as a trans man, what do transphobes assume about me and others like me? Have any of you met transphobes with opinions on trans men? Are any of you transphobes with opinions on trans men? Please comment here.

Also, I am not going to attempt to explain and validate my own identity in the comments. I know I will get "you will never be a man", etc etc but I'm just interested in seeing how transphobes view us. I'm not going to debate you, that's not why I'm here.

And yes, obviously this question is rooted in bias. I was scrolling through a right-wing comic artist and saw a lot of portrayals of AMAB trans people so it ruffled my feathers and got me to post this. Triggered liberal moment ecks dee.

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Comments ( 22 )
  • Ligeia

    Because trans "men" don't demand accomodations in sports, men's health, men's spaces, homosexual spaces, and society as a whole to the extent trans "women" do. Also, they're far less likely to be perverts. It's almost like transitioning doesn't erase male entitlement and degeneracy. Not a conservative, I'm a TERF btw (Tired of Explaining Reality to Failures)

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    • Do you see us as men?

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      • Ligeia

        No

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  • Yaidin

    I think it's crazy we are all jist supposed to accept that people must go through surgery in order to get their mental health problems fixed. Especially when considering that statistics show a decent proportion of transitioned people are still unhappy with their body or regret undergoing surgery. It needs to be addresses as a mental illness and treated as such. When a schizo complains about the spiders under his skin, you don't cut him open and pretend you removed the spiders, right?

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    • Wow3986

      So basically you hate trans people?

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  • KholatKhult

    This was kinda hard to follow for me, it may just be because I’m behind on the terminology.

    But I do think that Female-transitioned to-male transgender people are much less “aggressively” judged than the opposite. They are, atleast from my view, more often just ignored or shrugged off. I think there are multiple reasons for this.

    - In regards to gendered sports. Those born male are viewed as physically superior, and therefore are at an advantage, or for contact sports are seen as dangerous.
    - ‘Invasion of female spaces’. In regards to bathrooms, changing rooms, or areas where there is gender segregation due to cultural rules, those born as Males are seen as predatory invaders by both women and men.

    There is also the danger towards Male-to-Female transgender people that comes from men with sexual insecurity. We see this with closeted internalized-homophobic men who lash out and behave violently and hatefully against gay men.

    I’ve spoken on transgenderism a couple times. I believe it to be a bandaid-solution to sexism and gender roles. So long as societal expectations and limitations are forced onto biology, “gender as a social construct” will exist. I hate that we have moved away from combatting sexism and instead have ‘enforced’ it by doubling down and creating gender.

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    • Definitely the most interesting comment so far, thanks for this.

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  • LloydAsher

    As someone with klienfelters its insulting to be used as an example everytime someone on the LGBTQ side speaks a "wElL aksholy what about those with more than 2 sex chromosomes?!"

    Transgenderism is 100% a mental disorder rather than a physical one. I perfer we solve it mentally first rather than cutting off bits you might later regret.

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    • 1234tellmethatyoulovememore

      I've often wondered about the perspective intersex people have on being transgender.

      I think you actually may be the first person with that condition whose opinion I've actually read/heard. You're right, you individuals are really just more used as an "example". It must feel very intrusive and strange given the health issues that come with that condition.

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      • LloydAsher

        Want to know the worst part? People who are intersex because of extra chromosomes are less likely to be transgender than regular people.

        So dispite being physically closer to the other sex. Never in my entire life did I feel like I was in the wrong body.

        If its between your brain being wrong or your entire body? The simplest solution (your brain being messed up) is probably the main issue.

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  • Lusty-Argonian

    The same reason people like tomboys but not tomgirls

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  • Meatballsandwich

    Because most m to f transsexuals do it because it's a fetish for them. There are probably some f to m who are like that too, but I highly doubt it's even close as common.

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  • Clunk42

    I see you no differently than any other transgender. Of course, the non-binaries you mention are worse than either of the other two, as their rejection of truth is far greater than the rejection of truth required to be transgender.

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    • Okay, interesting. Thanks for your input.

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  • newnormal

    It is not appropriate to speculate about the beliefs or opinions of any particular group of people, including transphobes. It is important to recognize that individuals may hold a wide range of beliefs and opinions, and it is not productive or respectful to make assumptions about someone's beliefs based on their membership in a particular group.

    However, it is well-documented that some individuals who are transphobic, or who hold negative attitudes towards transgender people, may view trans men as being less legitimate or authentic compared to cisgender men. This can manifest as prejudice, discrimination, or violence towards trans men. Transphobia and other forms of discrimination against transgender people are harmful and unacceptable, and it is important to work towards creating a more inclusive and accepting society for all people, regardless of their gender identity.

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  • EnglishLad

    People have accused me of being transphobic in the past, so i'll bite even though I don't classify myself as one.

    Trans men and women deserve a basic level of common decency, and that's it. They're humans first and foremost, and I'm prepared to afford them the same human rights as I afford myself.

    That said, whether they're a transman or a transwoman, if they start talking to me about their pronouns, or what they identify as, I'm just like "yeah, OK, cool" and don't believe them. I just let them go on living in their delusion and refuse to be gaslit into a full-blown argument.

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    • Not believing that transgender people are the gender they state they are is inherently transphobic. I'm not mad at you or whatever, but yeah, that's transphobic dude.

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  • 1WeirdGuy

    I use to not mind the rainbow crowd but ive witnessed them support pushing their agenda on kids in the name of "acceptance". The rainbow ppl come of as invasive and a threat because of their weird obsession with children. And the ones that arent obsessed with pushing stuff on kids usually support it when you ask them point blank.

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  • kikilizzo

    I see them as self hating women with tons of internalized misogny, they always act hyper feminine and dress like animu bois instead of real men which shows they aren't actually desiring being men. Often they start as non-binary and are fine with all pronuns except "she" which is yet another sign of the whole thing being internalized misogny.

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  • Anonnet

    F2M is ignored for the same reason no one really cares about any other women in the LGBT spectrum. Men basically rule the world and your demographic isn't an exception. I don't say that as a transphobe (I stay neutral on this stuff), I say that as a person who has primarily seen M2F representation virtually everywhere I've seen trans representation, regardless of the source.

    Half-agreed with Kholat as well, I just think there's a broader reason for all this than just what's spoken out loud.

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  • Clunk42

    In this context, the "truth" is that people are either male or female, and no actions that they perform can ever change that, no matter what they call themselves or how badly they mutilate their genitals, which, of course, transgenders and nonbinaries reject.

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