Why Transmedicalists are Wrong
I am a binary-ish trans woman. About the most visible of the trans identities, people like me receive a lot of airtime, for better or for worse. Our struggles are more well known than most others under the trans umbrella, and the most frequently traveled path of our ranks is often framed as a guideline or common narrative for the trans experience. We (binary trans women) often seek particular changes to our body, tend to have gender dysphoria, and we are seen and represented in media through actresses and activists like Laverne Cox, Janet Mock, Jazz Jennings, Carmen Carerra, Amanda LePore, Andreja Pejić, Chelsea Manning, and a number of other high profile trans women. That said, these women all have something in common: their experience is binary and tends to make more sense to the general population than non-binary trans experiences. The narrative surrounding trans feminine people is abundant and readily accessible by the masses through shows like Orange is the New Black, Sense8, Euphoria, and Pose, while other demographics of the trans community are quite overlooked.
To get to the core of the anti-non-binary methodology, you need to first understand three tenets of trans representation:
