t4t and trans separatism: the politics of radical love
t4t is known for being a Craigslist hookup forum (that FOSTA killed — thanks Congress) for crossdressers and trans folks to get it on with each other.
UPDATE 2023: I wrote all these essays back when I was immersed in trans ideology. I detransitioned and I’ve changed my mind about many things. https://youtube.com/@RayAlexWilliams?si=JIEdBcopAIxOPtEW
Although it has a seedy connotation, I’ve been starting to rethink the conceptual potential of t4t as a framework for understanding trans liberation. Why should t4t be seedy? If we truly believe the meaning behind Laverne Cox’s hashtag #transisbeautiful then logically we should believe that t4t is beautiful².
I therefore propose we depornify and desexualize t4t.
This thought has been percolating for awhile but my most recent relationship with Jacqueline has stirred up these feelings again(who I asked for her permission before outing her as trans, something you should ALWAYS do even if they broadcast it on their own social media — it’s about having control over our own narrative).
In this essay, I want to explore the possibilities surrounding t4t as symbol for a trans separatist politics, an ideological sister to the old feminist politics of lesbian separatism but with a new trans-liberatory twist. But…
