Trans Men Only Have Representation That Fits Through The Queer Lens/Fuck The Male Gaze
Lately I’ve been bothered by
Just how many issues there are
With fatphobia, extreme dieting
Image obsession and concern trolling
In the male universe—
It seems at first
That gay men have it the worst
But that same lens
That same perspective
The one sharing pics of
Bulges in underwear’s and
Naked chiseled abs and
Voting for your favorite color
Pubes and how you like
Your asshole stripped—
This same lens
The Dan Savages
Is the same spectacle
Hovering over trans masculine bodies
Laughing at how
“Trans masculine” is an oxymoron
How moronic is that?
Maybe loads of trans men are gay—
Or maybe
Every gay men I’ve ever met in my life
Is convinced everyone else is a huge closet faggot
Using the same lens
They used to define themselves
On some random other guy
Who shares none
Absolutely none of their circumstance
Why do I see all these
Ripped, chiseled, thin
Top surgeried trans masculine bodies
On people’s newsfeeds?
Is it representation
Or is it just an attempt
To try and make gay men thirsty
For a body that they would be
Surprised to discover
Is more masculine than they are ?
Fuck the male gaze
Get it off of me
I hated it as a lesbian
And now that I’m a straight man
I can’t even get through the day
Without some pushy oversexualized nonsense
“Representing” me