twshitlord:

Can we just talk for a moment about gay and lesbian people who call themselves, respectively, trans femme or trans masc and nonbinary? 

Really, when they elaborate, it seems that many of them actually  have a legitimate problem with internalized homophobia.

You can be a man who likes men and who loves presenting in a traditionally feminine way. That doesn’t make you less of a man.

You can be a woman who likes women and who loves presenting in a traditionally masculine way. That doesn’t make you less of a woman.

My good folks, dress and act however you want, but don’t assign your gender based upon your fitting inside of the heteronormative binary, or whatever. Being transgender – legitimately transgender – isn’t about societal factors: it’s an internal disconnect between your brain’s perception of your body and your body.

I know that lots of nonbinary people point to cultural third genders as “proof” of nonbinary identities, but don’t take to heart the generally homophobic mindset of these cultures (many of which considered gay or gnc men or women as “third genders” because they literally were not heteronormative).