identify as a man, have male genitalia, but still present many feminine secondary characteristics as you call them

I think beyond that, genitalia are a priority for many, if not most people, at some level, don’t you?

From everything I understand about this dumpster-fire of a man, this is just the kind of attention-seeking, nonsense thing he does... kinda constantly.

That’s interesting, I honestly wasn’t aware - within our friendship group, the trans men generally don’t “pass” as well.

Wouldn’t it make sense that gay men wouldn’t be that interested in trans men?

I reckon it’s because trans women were socialised as men and so have that male pushiness / listen to me thing going, whereas trans men were socialised as women, and were quieter, less pushy, more used to being in the background.

This isn’t a contest.

They don’t call T an “invisibility potion” for nothing.

I was certain that was some committed satire... but no. It was not.

I honestly think so much of this is about visually trans individuals who remind men that men can transition into women. My more visibly trans women friends get all kinds of nastiness directed at them all the time. But I, in identical situations, don’t get anywhere near their reaction even when I have been outed by some…

As a gay man who doesn’t agree with everything being “fought” for right now

In MA voters rejected a challenge to our 2016 law providing protections to transgender individuals. This is a historic and first-of-its-kind win not just for trans rights, but for individual liberty across the nation.

I don’t think a lot of the pushback was from religious persons in MA. Honestly, the largest pushback came from the more working-class areas where men felt threatened by the simple existence of trans women.

We may be conservative compared some European countries, but compared to other US states we are socially progressive.

...I mean, did you forget about Romney?

At this point I am greatly rooting for the day when New England, led by ornery Bostonians and VT hippies, finally leave the union and join up with Canada.

she described trans students as “claiming gender confusion,” bathroom equity as “radical new gender identity policies,”

Ironically, it appears Maxine is played by a cisgender actor per PinkNews.co.uk. I’m not trying to start a fight, just pointing out that if the “perfect” show is lead by a cisgender boy, there’s a chance this movie did it well too.

My point is that you can either wait for the perfect movie which might never get made

Why is it so important for you to be telling not one, but two trans women how to feel about the depiction of trans women in media?