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“Transgender WTF” by Van B.

My final project for a feminist performances class. I chose to do a web comic of myself and how I feel about being trans/what trans means to me.

It’s part of a more extensive project/paper, creating a new trans narrative not based on self/societal hatred or violence, the denial of the former self, etc. Just because I’m a transman doesn’t mean I follow traditional masculinity. (This also extends to transwomen.)

Yes, I paint my nails. I love things that have glitter. I am fabulous.

I am and always will be trans, and I’m proud of that.

We hope you’re enjoying the comics! Van has been invited to create a storyboard with a fellow illustrator/animator, so we’ll see more shortly.

Feel free to reblog/repost, just give Van B. credit! :)

When I first came out I didn’t automatically understand this but it’s one of the first things I learned during my transition. I DON’T HAVE TO BE EVERYTHING MASCULINE TO PROVE MY MASCULINITY. In fact, I don’t have to prove my masculinity at all. I’d much rather just do/wear/act however I want and be a little more femme than be really butch and angry all the time like a lot of transguys feel they have to be to prove that they are “real men.” 

(via mytransworld)