cowboycrustation [he/him]M to TransEnglish · 9 months agoWhy are FTMs so invisible in the mainstream?message-squaremessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up145file-text
arrow-up145message-squareWhy are FTMs so invisible in the mainstream?cowboycrustation [he/him]M to TransEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square26fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarethemachine@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoI would imagine a large part of it being that the popularity of it is relatively new. https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/trans-adults-united-states/ states that 1/5 are under 17. Another reason likely being that the general population of ftm is low, as mtf contrasted with ftm is 2:1. Another reason, as previously stated it makes certain demographics uncomfortable. And my own anecdotal experience, they aren’t super attention seeking. Just want to live life, not in a spotlight. Anyway just my thoughts. I’m just some moron on the internet.
I would imagine a large part of it being that the popularity of it is relatively new. https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/trans-adults-united-states/ states that 1/5 are under 17.
Another reason likely being that the general population of ftm is low, as mtf contrasted with ftm is 2:1.
Another reason, as previously stated it makes certain demographics uncomfortable.
And my own anecdotal experience, they aren’t super attention seeking. Just want to live life, not in a spotlight.
Anyway just my thoughts. I’m just some moron on the internet.