Friday, December 8, 2023

Transmasc: Ladies First Talks 101

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Today on Ladies First, Kori, Eli, and Taylor discuss transmasc issues and consider how they intersect with queer women’s community, culture, and history. Here at Ladies First, we support our transmasc brothers and siblings.

Major Transmasc Issues:

  • Invisibility
  • Hormone aggression myth
  • Restrictions on masculinization hormones
  • Access to medical care in general
  • Erasure by cis lesbian scholars
Transmasc
Dr. James Barry via World of Faces

(Some) Historic Transmasc Figures:

  • Dr. Alan L. Hart
  • Albert Cashier
  • Amelio Robles Ávila
  • Ben Rosenstein
  • Dr. James Barry
  • James McHarris
  • Leslie Feinberg
  • Willmer “Little Ax” Broadnax

Sources:

Image courtesy of World of Faces

Authors

  • Taylor

    Taylor is a writer who will always jump at the chance to blur genres. So obviously she can't pick just one to fangirl over. Though if she had to choose, she would narrow it down to science fiction and fantasy. Currently, she is most interested in women-centric stories and the depiction of trauma in media. She is also an aspiring YA novelist and aspiring Taylor Swift scholar.

  • Eli

    Part time gamer, full time complainer. Gotta go fast cuz I’ve got ADHD! Trans masc, he/him. Eli serves as a Managing Editor for The Fandomentals. You can find him on Twitter.

  • Kori

    Kori is an entertainment writer and Managing Editor at the Fandomentals. In her spare time, she is a fragrance and watch enthusiast, lover of Eurovision, and Yanni devotee. Find her on Instagram at @fmkori

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