Aveline :
I think this is a complex topic, and that the way non-binary and trans have become so interlinked to the point of being used interchangeably has done and will continue to do harm. The prevalence of ASAB due to partly non-binary people’s heavy usage of it has not just diluted nonbianarism but also incentivized degendering or even misgendering trans people. It has also led to a weaponization of ASAB to be more prevalent within the trans community, things like AMABs like me being ontologically rapey or AFABs being pathetic, or positive weaponization where individuals themselves (usually AFAB people due to society’s views of gender) will use that against usually AMABs. Speaking from experience of having multiple trans men harass me, send me rape threats, and even do petty shit like detrans my fursona to turn her into a rapist abusive older brother for their characters. Non-binary people, just like everyone else, don’t really owe people anything but by living in a society we do owe people clarity of experience and we owe people a chance to understand. Many reject the difficulties of that, and engage in hyper-individualists identity-focused behavior which I think does more harm than good broadly. Not to mention the fact that, as a consequence of the community kinda prioritizing validity, gender non-conformity, and non-binary presentations, this has led to a big push for demedicalization which would harm the poorest and most vulnerable trans people. All of this is really complicated, and I can very much tell that the wind is blowing in a way that doesn’t actually do vulnurable people any favors. After all, if identity is just freely chosen and is whatever you want, who needs HRT? That language is already used inside and outside the community, and I think a lot of people’s personal choices influence the strength of that language. Not that they are at fault, but it’s clear a lot of young people don’t know what these things mean and are inventing new meanings out of thin air without any mentorship.
2026-10-26 21:54:25