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Unfortunately a true story

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When you see it...

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max mayfield, professional zoomer.

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now more than ever it's blatantly obvious that people go out of their way to erase trans men from communities and queer history. it's always been happening, but it's way easier to watch it in real time now thanks to the internet and social media. we are watching people basically gloating that they misgender trans men and don't see them as men. we are now watching people kick trans men out of queer spaces because they are often "femme and them" or "nonbinary and woman" support groups, conflating nonbinary identities with womanhood, and denying trans men or transmasc nonbinary people places to go. many of them get told that their presence would "scare" the lesbians, women and enbies because they have trauma.

where do the trans men with trauma go, though? we can't go anywhere. when i was struggling with domestic violence that ended up destroying my right leg, i was denied shelter in queer spaces and even women's spaces even though i have F on license. domestic violence shelters especially will turn trans men away if we pass. even if we partially identify as women, we can't go in because 'our voices are deep and scary and we're loud and aggressive and threatening and might prey on the defenseless scared women'

finding transmasc support groups is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. i've seen numerous organizations across the US have transfemme support groups, nonbinary/genderqueer support groups, and then nothing for transmascs. where the hell do we go when they won't let us go anywhere?

we try to exist online and they try to erase us from here, too. bickering and arguing about how we're not real men, sending trans men death and sexual assault threats, acting like they're saviors for kicking out the "dangerous ugly men" from the queer community, as if we don't belong to it at all.

i refuse to be erased. i refuse to sit in silence while people tell me my problems don't matter because now i "have male privilege". I don't. once people find out what my legal name is they view me as a woman. strangers however view me as a cis man and will deny me help, either through programs, or because i'm a "strong young man, i should be able to pick myself up by my boot straps." i'm not white. i'm not abled.

i'm proud to be a trans man and i will be here to fight for other trans men's rights to have a platform to speak, and spaces to occupy. i will not rest until trans men & mascs have safe places to be and meet other trans men.

trans men are queer. we belong here. we are taking up the space we rightfully deserve and we are not leaving.

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Pippin’s favourites (2000)

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Omg this makes sense we are getting another byler and j*ncy parallel 😭

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"you read a lot, right?"

"yes!"

"what are some books you've read recently?"

"uhh i don't remember"

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it's just me and my gay fanfics against the world

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what is the fan art y'all saw that traumatized you I'm so confused

#byler

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first post on tumblr omg

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A friendship between Robin and Will is just as important to queer representation as canon Byler is. This show is capturing so many sides of the queer experience that you don't usually see in media, like the concept of being a "baby gay" and having an older, more sure of themselves, more well-grounded queer mentor to encourage you, remind you that you're not a mistake, and help you wade through all the bullshit and hardships you have to experience as a queer individual. Dedicating significant portions of Stranger Things finale screentime to spotlighting a mentor-mentee relationship between a lesbian and a gay boy is CRAZY. They really said, "Fuck being Netflix's flagship show we're going to dissect every single aspect of the queer experience into bite-sized pieces that you can chew on" 😭 😭 💀 Like

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I have a special place in my heart for the ships and fandoms that aren’t MINE but make lovely tourist destinations

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me every time i read a byler fic: oh michael. poor sweet GAY michael

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Mike Wheeler would fight anyone who's mean to his friends. He would get the shit beaten out of him, but by god he would try.

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He would give his own happiness away just for the possibility of making him happy... He just wants him to know how much he's loved and he wants him to believe he's the heart... Will wants him to see himself like he sees him and he doesn't care if he gets anything romantic back because he loves him enough for both of them even if Mike didn't feel the same 😞

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help.. not enough stranger things on my dash… i will starve