Allison Washington
Aug 8, 2017 · 1 min read

PSA:

  1. To those who feel compelled to comment ‘I have a right to not date trans women…’ Uh, yea, of course you do. That’s what the story is about. Your comment will be removed to avoid cluttering the conversation with redundancy.
  2. To those who feel compelled to inject their anti-trans perspective into every conversation here, you will be blocked to avoid cluttering the conversation with pointless and distracting transmisogyny.
  3. To those who have put effort into responding to the above and have seen their efforts disappear — I apologise. I block trolls as soon as I see them. In future, if you see them first, just PM me — there is no upside to arguing with these people.
  4. To those who are worried about getting ‘tricked’ into dating a trans woman — I feel you, brother. I worry about getting tricked into dating a transphobe. Just put ‘NO TRANNIES’ in your dating profile, somewhere prominent where I can see it without wasting too much time. You’ll be doing us both a favour.

❤ Allison

Allison Washington

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Journalist & essayist. Reporting from Cairo.

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