There is No Transphobia.

There is no transphobia; that is the language of aggressors positioning themselves as victims.

There is anti-trans brutality, which is an extension of anti-human sentiment.

“Transphobia” means fear of trans people, but the supposed "transphobes" are not under threat of trans people imposing laws controlling whether they can use public bathrooms or be acknowledged in schools, nor are trans people mobilizing to criminalize healthcare for those with anti-human tendencies.

If you have cynophobia, the fear of dogs, you don’t aggressively pursue dogs, harassing them and their owners, spend all your time organizing and legislating against dogs. With an actual phobia even just thinking about the subject can be crushing for you, much less the action of engaging with others on the subject.

To continue using the language that provides cover for anti-trans aggression feels like complicity to me.

There is no fear to be found in the actions of those against the existence of trans people, only well-organized and entrenched attempts at establishing an ego-soothing façade of supremacy.

Now apply the same thought process to so-called “homophobia,” and “Islamophobia,” and so-on. People convince you to treat them as though they are rational and can be reasoned with by hiding behind the language of psychological and sociological sciences.

There’s no phobia involved. Only systematic targeting of people for victimization in order to temporarily feel powerful.

I say temporarily because if it worked people wouldn’t have to keep doing it. When you put resources into holding others down instead of improving yourself you end up in the same place you were to begin with, not an improved position…there’s just fewer other people around. In fact? You’ve probably lost ground because you put so much effort into going after other people instead of actually getting ahead.

Now consider those in positions of authority who encourage such an approach to life. That isn’t the kind of leadership provided by someone who wants you to succeed; a leader encouraging this behavior wants you distracted because they feel threatened the thought of you gaining ground in and of yourself.

I always tell people: reframe racism (and other prejudices against groups of people based on their physicality) as the sociopolitical manifestation of incompetence. Incompetent people understand they cannot stand on their own, and work to hold others down instead of working to stand on their own.

Investigating yourself is difficult, but at least take a look at whose advice you’re taking. If they exhibit the signs of incompetence that demand everyone else around them be “less than,” understand they will eventually run out of others to lessen and endeavor to make you less as well.

If you want a legit “phobia” to guide your actions try being worried about what happens when the people you're standing with eventually decide you should be on the menu.

Say it with me: there is no mass movement of transphobia or homophobia, but there is a mass movement of anti-human sentiment being used to consolidate power for those who despise the idea of other people existing. Trans people are the most vulnerable group and represent the lowest bar for uniting those of different races, religions, economic class, education level, genders, nationalities, etc.

One thing we often hear from the “facts not feelings” crowd is the phrase “words matter,” and in consideration of that let’s accept that a phobia is a debilitating condition, not an excuse to persecute, to chase people down in the streets, to target non-trans people for controlling how they comform to "traditional" male/female aesthetics and social roles.

The non-trans population has 99.5% of the population while only 0.5% is trans. You'd think having literally every advantage would be enough.

The next time that word pops up, transphobia, replace it with anti-human and then think about whether you as a human have any advantage in permitting anti-human behavior to flourish.