Earlier this month, three trans women were beaten by a group of young men in Seattle's gay neighborhood. According to the county prosecutor's office, there's been at least four more group beatings since June 2024. In one case, strangers joined in.
A lot of the violence against trans men is in the form of rape/other forms of SA, and we eventually learn not to go to the police when that happens. (Ask me how I know!) So it won’t make the news, either.
Nothing can prepare you for what it’s like when gross dudes suddenly think they’re in good company and let slip some shit that is so heinous that you can’t even react for a few minutes.
why is it always trans women in the news, and not trans men?
A lot of the violence against trans men is in the form of rape/other forms of SA, and we eventually learn not to go to the police when that happens. (Ask me how I know!) So it won’t make the news, either.
Because angry men don’t even notice FtM people.
Nothing can prepare you for what it’s like when gross dudes suddenly think they’re in good company and let slip some shit that is so heinous that you can’t even react for a few minutes.
Conscious cismen and transmen know what I mean.
Oh man, the shit I heard from customers at my first job… I wish 17-year-old me was as willing to confront strangers as I am today.
Because they aren’t as much of a threat to patriarchal ideologies, and men’s bodies aren’t as scrutinized.
There are more MtF transpeople than FtM.
This is not well-supported by a consensus of research.