Hunter Schafer Criticized For Appearing to Agree With Anti-Nonbinary Post
newsweek.comInstagram post about transmedicalism and the cutting of HRT (hormone replacement therapy) in certain states.The Euphoria star and trans activist, 23, seemingly wrote on a post shared to Instagram last week by user @piggytaiwan about trans healthcare and how the non-binary community could be affecting trans people from receiving medical treatment.The post also said that non-binary trans people are contributing to laws in certain states that no longer regard HRT and gender-reaffirming surgery as medically necessary procedures.Earlier this month, Florida began a rule-changing process to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth in the state.This school of thought is known as transmedicalism, namely that being transgender is dependent upon experiencing gender dysphoria or requiring medical treatment to transition.It is also often referred to as "truscum", which is defined as: a person who believes that gender dysphoria is an essential trait to being transgender.In the original post, @piggytaiwan wrote in part: "Y'all couldn't stand to let binary trans people be the voice of this community," and, "That means more trans people will have to pay for their transition out of pocket, forcing more of us into sex work."A post shared by instagramThe post was criticized on social media, but fans noticed that Schafer had commented "!!!!!!" seemingly in agreement.
Several people have now called out the actress and model on Twitter."hunter schafer blaming nb ppl for the things happening to trans ppl's healthcare is so f****** sickening.
