Gay men sound off on the need to confront transphobia among other gay men
Reddit long enough, and you’ll eventually see transphobic attitudes show up—explicitly and implicitly—in queer communities on the platform.
And social media is, of course, a microcosm of society—one in which some think LGB equality is an acceptable substitute for LGBT equality.One Reddit user recently shed light on transphobia in the gay male population.
That user, a 27-year-old trans man, said that although he loves being gay and trans, his interactions with cis gay men “[have], by and large, been less than ideal.”That user continued: “I won’t get into any of the gritty details, but it’s usually enough to the point that I’ve left gay men’s spaces, clubs, apps, etc.
I’ve met some really lovely cis gay men as well, but most often the transphobia is so frequent and so casual, that I feel very ostracized by a community who I assumed would have my back.
