fuck-cistrenders:

milk-chan-boi:

fuck-cistrenders:

some facts about straight trans people

• yes, they are, in fact, straight. straight doesn’t mean cishet. just het

• they have limited access to straight privilege just as trans men have limited access to male privilege. it’s highly dependent on whether people actually see them as their gender or not, although straight trans people do still have this privilege over gay and bi trans people just as trans men have privilege over trans women

• just because they’re straight doesn’t mean they have an easy time dating. especially trans women, since im sure we’ve all heard of the trope of a trans woman “tricking” a cishet man into sex with a penis

• straight trans people are an important part of the lgbt community. using “straight” to describe someone who isn’t lgbt excludes straight trans people. use cishet instead.

• straight trans people aren’t confused gay people. they’re straight trans people

• straight trans people can and do date each other. some of them have a preference for each other, some of them might even only be willing to date other trans people. because dating as a trans person in a world that hates us can be incredibly scary and difficult and so a lot of trans people feel safer dating other trans people. the same often applies to gay and bi trans people too.

• there is no healthy way for a straight trans woman to date a gay man or a straight trans man to date a lesbian

• non binary people can be straight too. woman aligned non binary people who are attracted to men/ man aligned nb people are straight and vice versa. non aligned nb people can be straight if they personally feel the label is appropriate for their sexuality – you have to remember that nb identities, especially non aligned identities, are incredibly complicated and this extends to the way they choose to label their sexualities

• a straight relationship where one or both people are trans is still a straight relationship but it is very different from a cishet relationship and often may not function in the same way

• straight trans people exist and deserve respect

Why does this not have more notes? I’m a straight trans guy and I barely ever see posts like this, much less other transhet people on tumblr.

i only made the post yesterday! but i agree there should be more posts like this and generally more people showing trans straight people that they’re respected and appreciated as part of the trans/ lgbt community.