transenough - Profile (original) (raw)

on 31 January 2004 (#2065622)

Recently I have noticed a lot of people using the phrase "trans enough". Some people feel they are not "trans enough" because they haven't had an operation or aren't on hormones for personal, political or economic reasons. Others feel left out because they aren't "genderqueer enough", or feel more comfortable in a gender that some see as too masculine, too feminine, or too traditional.

This community is a place to discuss when we feel as though we are not trans enough, man enough, woman enough, androgynous enough, or gendered enough. It is a place to celebrate when we feel included in trans communities and create support for those who feel excluded.

I realize this is probably going to be a drama and debate filled community. I would like to ask that you be respectful of everyone. These types of comments will get you warned, and then kicked out:
1. Comments such as "you're so pussy" or "stop acting like such a little girl" or other comments that suggest femininity or female genitalia is wrong. I see language like this used a lot in the FTM communities and it makes me want to puke. Likewise don't hate on masculinity or males, but I can't think of specific phrases that do this.
2. Comments about how you know someone is "really" a gender they say they aren't, even if they have told you their gender.
3. You are not in kindergarten. Conflict happens but please don't resort to name calling. Words can hurt.
4. Anything transphobic, homophobic, classist, sexist, rascist, etc.

Please try to talk in the "I" voice when making generalizations. Don't say "all males are like this", but instead say "I think/feel/ males tend to do this" or "In my experience I have been treated this way by many males".

If you want to make an intro post (which I enourage) please include some of these things.
1. What is your definition of trans?
2. When do you feel excluded from trans communities?
3. How do you think you are or are not priveledged in the trans community? In the world?

If you write a lot of stuff, please use lj-cut.
THIS COMMUNITY IS UNDER MODERATED MEMBERSHIP AT PRESENT DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH SOMEONE TAKING SCREEN SHOTS OF COMMUNITY POSTINGS IN MULTIPLE COMMUNITIES AND PUBLISHING THEM ON ANOTHER WEBSITE. I WILL GET NEW MEMBER APPLICATIONS PROCESSED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, IF THERE IS A DELAY, TRY EMAILING ME at suevill@alphalink.com.au . THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

Very reluctantly, after escalation of the problems a number of the trans communities have been having with posts being leaked via screencaps and posted elsewhere, we, along with many of the trans and trans partners communities have had to set the default for posts to friends only. Hopefully we will be able to change this in the future, but at the moment for the safety of our communities, this is the way things have to be.

Anyone wanting to join the community who has a community only LJ needs to email one of the moderators with both their normal and community on LJ user names. Emails can be sent to suevill@aphalink.com.au.
I'm sorry we've had to do this, but until we can stop the problem, this is the only way we can safeguard (to the best of our ability) the communities we are responsible for.
Simon

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