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stop telling transmascs that terfs harrassing them is their fault. why the fuck did i just see a post imploring trans men to “examine why terfs feel comfortable” intruding in their spaces. It’s because they’re transphobic and have no respect for trans men’s boundaries. How do you still not know this. fucking hell

people seem to assume that terfs have some unique ability to sniff out transmasc evil. That is not based in reality and frankly it gives terfs an absurd amount of power over transmascs within the trans community. what terfs are actually going off of in trying to approach transmascs isn’t some unerring transmisogyny meter; it’s gender stereotypes. If a transmasc matches their idea of a woman, they attempt recruitment. If not, they turn hostile.

So what are transmascs doing to make terfs think they’re good targets?

Expressing emotion. Discussing oppression. Venting about transphobia. Asking for support. Showing vulnerability.

Transmascs, especially trans men, are required to perform an extreme version of stoic self-sufficient masculinity under penalty of ostracisation. Any failure to project complete invulnerability will be taken advantage of by transphobes. And by treating said transphobes as unfailing traitor detectors, the trans community enable and encourage this behavior. Terfs are shown that the transmascs they harrass will not only see no support from the wider community, but be actively pushed away from it.