Comment on Why are there so many more mtf trans vs ftm trans people??
Marty_TF@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
…law.ucla.edu/…/trans-adults-united-states/
ur assumption is wrong
i think its bcs of western beauty standards imposed onto female presenting people, meaning it is much harder to pass as a woman than as a man in western societies, or in other words, you notice those who dont pass much more, meaning mtfs.
but it is actually quite balanced, historically it was actually leaning towards ftm (probably bcs patriarchal society made it undesirable to present female)
Wrufieotnak@feddit.org 1 week ago
Thanks for the linked publication. I had the same assumption, not due to in person experience but from what I saw in the online spheres. That felt like 90 % MTF. And I’ve seen multiple online comics in that direction but not the other way around. That’s where my assumption came from.
Pipster@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
Online skews things a lot. Often due to how they are raised in childhood you might find more trans women online as being terminally online was more socially acceptable and the norm with their, at the time, peers. Also you tend to find a lot of trans women seeking community to be themselves before coming out whilst trans men are often able to explore their gender more in person so the idea of presenting as the ‘opposite’ gender before or at the start of socially transitioning means trans men might not be seeking that extra level of community and support - there are generally less things to learn from scratch.