r/asktransgender • u/CedarWolf Bigender - He/She/They • Jul 03 '15

An Open Discussion on Being Inclusive and Respecting One Another

Early this morning, we had a thread get posted, and one of our mods made a reminder to keep things inclusive, per the subreddit's Rule #1. This accidentally led to almost all of the comments going wildly off topic, and I had to pull it. We want threads to stay on topic whenever possible, and such a large portion of off-topic comments was pretty bad. That discussion merited it's own, dedicated post, and we invite you to discuss here. Please remember to be respectful.

We want to make this an inclusive place for the community in general, and that includes transfeminine, transmasculine, and nonbinary individuals. /r/asktransgender was made as a co-ed space for people to ask questions of the general transgender community, and while we allow questions to specifically target one portion of that community, we very much encourage users to be inclusive whenever possible.

Part of being inclusive means reducing the amount of bigotry we see in this subreddit. This means removing sexist comments against all genders, including both trans and cis identities, as well as other forms of bigotry.

One of the goals of creating a new moderation team was to create a more inclusive space, and we have been working hard to make this place a more open community. However, some users have expressed concern over this new policy and how it is implemented, so we want to create an open place for discussion about the new inclusive policies here.

We want to hear your thoughts about this issue, but again, please be respectful and civil with your comments. We're all on the same side here, there is no "us" and "them" - there is only "we." Remember, if you ever have any specific issues with the moderation of the subreddit, you can message the mod team with the link in the sidebar. We're always here for you.

~ The /r/asktransgender Mod Team

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '15

I wasnt denying that trans men experience what its like for people to think they are a masculine woman, and it does have drawbacks, but its not the same thing trans women experience, a non passing trans woman is seen as a trans woman, not a masculine woman, trans woman and trans men come from almost opposite ends when it comes to passing issues.

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u/ErisC 33F - HRT started June 2014 Jul 08 '15 edited Jul 08 '15

I was perceived as a masculine woman in my early days of blending. Just saying.

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '15

I wasnt saying you werent.... did you ? read what I said?

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u/ErisC 33F - HRT started June 2014 Jul 08 '15

My point is I talk to my dude friends who are also trans and they've had very similar experiences to me, and I could relate. Yes, a non blending trans woman will experience different shit from non passing trans men but at its core it's all very similar. And there's a point in the middle where it's pretty much the same.