Y’all, we have a problem.
These are some of the results of a survey done on our community concerning gender identity:
1.08% Binary Trans men (4).
1.08% Transmasculine people (4).
1.35% Cis women (5).
That’s right, there are more CIS WOMEN on a TRANS community than binary trans men or transmasculine people alone.
We have a problem.
This isn’t just a Blahaj problem. Another queer instance did a similar survey and found only 3% of their users were trans and use he/him pronouns.
Not having enough transmasc voices is going to be detrimental to our community. There are plenty of transmasc people on the internet. The problem is with Lemmy.
So what are we gonna do about it?
Where do my tboy and trans masc bros like to hang out usually? I see a lot of trans masc stuff on Pinterest and I know a few on Threads, but idk where else?
I think the move would be to bring people over from other social networks though.
Transmen don’t tend to gather together like transwomen do. We’re just stealth in male-dominated spaces.
It’s gonna depend on the dude. Some can’t pass and so they can’t go stealth. I go stealth most places but I like online trans spaces and knowing trans people. There are multiple large ftm and transmasc subreddits that are active. Evidently there’s a portion of men who want to be around other men who have shared their experiences.
There are lots of trans men and transmascs on Tumblr and reddit. I agree with bringing people over from other networks. Problem is how do I explain the concept of Lemmy in laymen’s terms