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[–] RoseTintedGlasses@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

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[–] squirrel@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

TBH I read it more as a somewhat awkward attempt to acknowledge that some trans people may initially dismiss their transness as a fetish, before realizing there is more to.

[–] Transtronaut@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 months ago

Yeah, the way I understand it, you're not actually a chaser unless you go around chasing people, regardless of what you're into. And just dating trans people wouldn't do it either, you'd have to be objectifying/using them. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[–] PopOfAfrica@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Nothing wrong with being into a certain type. Unless you're weird about it of course.

[–] FirstMajesticComet@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I feel like the way they included stop portions on the masculine side they should've also included a stop portion on the feminine side because femboys are valid too, and aren't just "trans girls in-denial" like is often said about us.

[–] Silentiea@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I think you could stop at any point along the chart, although some of them seem pretty far from comfortable to me.

[–] FirstMajesticComet@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That is true, I mean that this one

Is also a natural stopping point for femboys in the same way that this one

is for Gender Conforming Cis people.

So while technecally any point could be a stopping point, despite being very uncomfortable (especially this one) what I meant is that this is a definitive end point for people who consider themselves femboys, as in males who identify as male but choose to dress and present in a feminine way.

[–] Silentiea@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

Yeah, I get you. I think the two panels directly above those are also likely stopping points, just a cis dude who's attracted to trans bodies (everyone can have a fetish but...) or a cis dude who thinks gender exploration is fascinating (much healthier imo)

[–] fl42v@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago

Just casually slipping through the cracks here: I kinda don't care who I am nor do I have a fetish (at least afaik), but I find some stuff you ppl do generally interesting (e.g. voice lessons).

[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Would be so much better if they didn't use the abbreviate of "TG" and just wrote it out. Like I'm trans and don't 100% know what they meant. Like I assume it's trans gender? But then that doesn't quite fit dramatically with the first sentence.

[–] DriftinGrifter@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I need a third arrow that goes from the starting position which is literally just a path into space cuz idk what's going on and I'm attracted to everyone and I don't feel gender in any way and what the fuck is even life or sth idk

[–] growsomethinggood@reddthat.com 1 points 10 months ago

Maybe agender would resonate with you?

Also, one of my genderfluid friends describes their sexuality as bi but as "gay in both directions" which is just delightful to me.