seems like black trans people are only thrown on the back burner until it’s time to use our existence in an argument and then talk over us until we get hate-crimed and killed and then #saytheirname and cycle repeat!
I’ve seen this a lot and even within my own spaces and closeness with others. it makes me feel bad ngl.
forgive me if I’m speaking too brash but white trans women aren’t the only people who get smear campaign’d and systemically fucked over infact there are women just like them except they’re black trans women who are often left behind when they experience this. I’ve met a handful of black transfems who’ve explained how their treatment from white queers is fucking abhorrent and I agree.
and I’ve also faced really horrific harassment campaigns, pedojacketing me and holding other shit I did over my head despite moving on. not because I’m a trans man, but because I’m BLACK. a black man who overlaps with other marginalized identities. yet the same people who talk about why this is bad didn’t give a shit and even joined in on socially treating me like I’m poison.
hopefully my words make people understand. I’m not good at wording stuff I’m just bitter that barely anyone talks about it, and when they do it’s only a brief mention.
hey I think you should look at this version ^^^
it’s frustrating seeing white queers act like they are the saints of all scrutiny and then do the same exact shit to their black counterparts.