Explore the controversy of passing within the trans community. This article challenges harmful standards and advocates for authenticity over conformity.
The article makes some great points, and what Brianna said to the author is awful.
I will say, though, as a passing and somewhat conforming guy, I really do not like the increased visibility of trans people over the past decade. I feel more vulnerable and less confident in my passing. I miss when me being trans couldn’t have possibly crossed someone’s mind, because people weren’t ‘on the lookout’/obsessing over us.
The article makes some great points, and what Brianna said to the author is awful.
I will say, though, as a passing and somewhat conforming guy, I really do not like the increased visibility of trans people over the past decade. I feel more vulnerable and less confident in my passing. I miss when me being trans couldn’t have possibly crossed someone’s mind, because people weren’t ‘on the lookout’/obsessing over us.