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‘T4T’ isn’t just about dating, it’s about community care

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First emerging from Craigslist personals in the early aughts, ‘T4T has transcended hookup culture to describe intra-communal solidarity and support.

WORDS BY QUINN RHODES You might have seen the phrase ‘T4T’ in trans people’s dating apps bios, or perhaps you’ve come across it in the tags of an Instagram post, a TikTok video, or even fan fiction on Archive Of Our Own.

T4T stands for “trans-for-trans” and usually refers to romantic and/or sexual relationships between trans people – though, like lots of the language trans people use, it’s an expansive term rather than having a strict definition.

If you’ve ever wanted to understand more about T4T relationships, or wondered why some trans people are explicit about not dating cis people, please read on. Origins of T4T Before T4T was popularised on dating apps and social media, it was used by trans folks searching for intimacy during the dawn of the digital age.

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