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danithedoommagnet:

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space-cops:

im gonna copypaste what i said in a previous ask and add a few things here and there bc im too lazy to type it all up again so HERE YA GO [thumbs up]

truscum is a term describing someone who is trans who thinks that they are a “”” REAL”“” trans person and they shit on those that they dont consider to be. if you’ve ever seen the term “transtrender” that’s from them. anyway, they shit on those people for various reasons. the most common things being: 

• not having what they define as dysphoria (it is vastly different for everyone)/ not having dysphoria at all. it’s also worth mentioning that dysphoria is not a trans-exclusive problem. they choose to ignore that.
• not transitioning/getting hormones/getting blockers and/or surgery
• not trying to pass (appear as another gender)
• BEING OKAY WITH YOUR BODY if it doesnt fit their expectations 
• if your gender expression does not match up with whatever gender you’re supposed to be, assuming your gender aligns with male or female
• not conforming to the gender binary; from agender to pangender, and everything inbetween- if you’re not conforming to the binary, you’re a ~*~FAKE TRANS PERSON~*~ or they assume you’re cis
• supporting people who dont conform to the binary also gets u shit from them. ive seen some cis people get attacked by them over this but they mostly go after other trans people

there are other things that they shit on people for but those are the things i’ve seen happen the most. 

basically they’re elitist pieces of shit who think theyre better than anyone else who is trans :\ theyre fuckin gross 

this couldnt be more wrong

truscum believe that being trans is a medical issue, and that to have this medical issue, you need to experience body dysphoria as it relates to being transgender. theu use the medical definition of dysphoria, which is that you feel a disconnect with your body. a common misconception is that you have to HATE your body, but thats dysMORPHia, not dysPHORia. if you connect with your body and all of its parts, why would you be trans?

transitioning and passing are things that are very personal and everyone is going to have a different need/desire for those things. no well educated truscum is going to tell anyone theyre not trans for not transitioning or attempting to pass. a lot of times trans youth dont have the MEANS to do those things, so truscum are even less likely to call someone out for that.

gender expression and your gender are different things. your gender expression does not negate your trans-ness if it doesnt match your gender. in fact, one of the big points truscum try to make is that your gender expression does not dictate your gender (i.e. if a person born female enjoys wearing mens clothes and typically ‘boyish’ hobbies, it doesnt necessarily make them trans)

as for the gender binary, truscum are very aware that there are non-binary people, and in fact many truscum are non-binary themselves. what truscum DO oppose are ‘identities’ that appropriate trans-ness, such as gender fluidity (gender is static, unlike sexuality) and non-genders (‘bunself’ pronouns, etc.)

THATS what truscum is all about, ending the appropriation of a medical issue that can cause great amounts of stress, depression, and anxiety for those who have it. being trans is not something people should WANT to be anymore than they should want any other medical issue, and its not something that can be changed to suit someones desire to be different.

so before you call truscum gross, how about you try to understand what their causes actually are first?

claps a lot for friend ty