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Trans masculinity is often argued against by people claiming that you have internalised misogyny. What if you just see men as superior? what if you're just scared of being a woman? How do you know that your past trauma isn't affecting how you feel now?
It's something that plagues a lot of us when we begin to doubt ourselves. This idea that your want to be masculine is actually just a want to reject femininity all together isn't easy to navigate, especially for those of us with trauma surrounding harassment. However, something I've been thinking about lately is this:
What if it doesn't matter?
I don't mean to say that your trauma can't impact your way of thinking. I've seen people, albeit mainly online, who thought they were trans but weren't, and thought so because of that kind of trauma. But the idea that all trans masculine people believe they're trans masculine because of trauma is in and of itself internalised transphobia. If you feel more comfortable, happier and better in your own skin calling yourself trans masculine, or any other non-feminine gender expression, then what's stopping you from trusting yourself and your ability to determine your own gender identity? You don't have to be a woman to be a feminist. No longer being a woman isn't rejecting who you used to be and the pain you went through as someone who was or believed themselves to be a woman.
You are just you. And that, in my opinion, is enough.
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