anyway as a trans man with a horribly transphobic family, i owe everything i know about masculinity and being a man to queer women. the trans girl i dated in high school teaching me how to shave my face because my dad wouldn’t. to my butch friend giving me fashion tips and ways to look and act more masculine to ways to flirt with women without making them feel uncomfortable. to the queer women who helped me advocate for my name and pronouns in high school and college. to swapping clothing with a different trans woman friend in college. i wouldn’t be the man i am today without the queer women in my life so happy pride to queer women ily MWAH
