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No, trans people dating other trans people is actually extremely common (both homo- and heterosexual). Often because both (or more) people often understand each
by Melonai 2y ago
No, trans people dating other trans people is actually extremely common (both homo- and heterosexual). Often because both (or more) people often understand each others struggles and wants way better than cis people do, and simply because if you like spending time primarily in trans-heavy communities, you will likely fall for someone who's also trans.
- popcalc 2y ago[flagged]
- gowld 2y agoCan you cite any trans person who publicly agrees with your description of them as "HSTS"?
- popcalc 2y ago[flagged]
- 01HNNWZ0MV43FF 2y agoThe HSTS / AGP dichotomy is not taken seriously among trans people or care providers, don't listen to this person.
- popcalc 2y ago[flagged]
- wizzwizz4 2y agoIn the post-Karl Popper academic landscape, it's hard to beat the absurdity to explanatory-power ratio of Sigmund Freud's "penis envy", but Ray Blanchard's ravings about trans people are certainly a contender. The "science experiments" he ran to "support" his "theories" aren't quite Philip Zimbardo levels of unethical quackery, but I'm still not sure how attaching electrodes to people's genitals and making them watch porn is a sensible way to categorise anyone, even ignoring the fudging required to make his experiments show the "correct" results.
- popcalc 2y ago[flagged]
- wizzwizz4 2y agoAny argument against zodiac (birth) signs would apply equally well here. In fact, zodiac signs survive criticism better, because at least they have well-defined boundary conditions. What kind of "fetishistic transvestism" do I have if I'm a sex-repulsed aromantic trans woman?
- popcalc 2y ago[flagged]
- wizzwizz4 2y agoSo it fits "essentially every individual", except the example I just gave? Come on, even Freudian psychoanalysis has a better success rate than that. > the excruciating process of transition I have only ever seen people describe transition with words like "excruciating" for two reasons: • Social barriers, e.g. medical gatekeeping, transphobic bigotry. • Believing in the Blanchard or 4chan classification systems, and constantly judging themselves accordingly. Please don't hold onto this so tight. It's not healthy, and there's zero evidence that it's even remotely true.
- popcalc 2y ago[flagged]
- dang 2y agoCould you please stop taking this thread down a generic tangent, which is inevitably a generic flamewar tangent? This is a Show HN thread about t4t's new forum. "Eschew flamebait. Avoid generic tangents." - https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html