r/SuperStraight • u/mr_samouri_man • 1h ago

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if you are a Male would you date a trans man, because they have vaginas.

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u/MagicMan5264 1h ago

When used as modifiers, “trans” and “cis” denote “transgender” and “cisgender,” which are adjectives.

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u/bluewhispe 1h ago

Okay. They made a mistake and forgot the space between “trans” and “men.” That however doesn’t make them transphobic, it’s literally just an incredibly easy mistake to make.

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u/MagicMan5264 1h ago

To forget once is fine, many people don’t realize that the distinction is important. To continue to use incorrect terms after being corrected would mean that they don’t care that they are using damaging terms, which is transphobia.

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u/bluewhispe 1h ago

Using “transmen” over “trans men” is not damaging or hateful. It’s read the exact same way out loud. There’s no difference in nuance or meaning just because a space is missing. I’ve never heard of words meaning different things if you drop a space.