u/Otherwise_Data_209

this is not meant to sound like the typical "grooming our children" transphobic rhetoric. i am a transsexual man, i am autistic, gay, etc etc. this is just a genuine problem i have noticed with how common "tucutes" have become lately in the "trans community" online since the 2020s/qurantine.

i found this youtube account through a public post on my feed of a child, clearly younger than a middle schooler (under 13), asking what name they should go by, then listing their pronouns. i felt concerned immediately, the lack of internet safety and the amount of crazy labels. i was a child once too, a trans child. i understand to some extent, but its the fact that people are in support of this kind of thing. i see so many kids younger than 13 claiming they are therian, ze/noun/xir, etc. i have nothing against gay or transgender children, i support them with all my heart, but this is absolutely something that needs to be called out even if children will grow out of it. the fact that so many children have flocked to thw whole "tucute" you dont need dysphoria to be transgender, you can be whoever tou want to be, etc is concerning and i really do think its the reason people continue to further push the idea that we are "grooming" children.

calling yourself a femboy and polyamorous when you are under the age of 18 is sickening to me. this is not the childs fault but i really do think its the fault of "tucutes" making it okay to call yourself a femboy if you're a feminine trans man. the polygamy is a whole other thing itself.

the fact that a child this young feels the need to apply so many labels to themself has to be damaging, i dont know how else to describe it. no child should feel the need to have to label themselves as he/they/skull, femboy, poly, aroace, whatever. its okay to explore but i wish more people pushed away from all the "queer" and "tucute"-esque labels and taught more safer ways for children to explore and question.

i dont know, i cant put my thoughts into words that well. i dont know if im diving too deep, if im just attacking "tucutes" for no reason. i knew i wanted to post this here and try to communicate my thoughts though as this is a genuine serious issue ive noticed since 2020 and thw rise of more tucutes pushing this kind of thing onto online spaces, being a therian, being "trans", neoprounouns, etc....yeah?

currently at 0g, i'd like to stretch to 7/16 eventually but im not even sure if theyre big(?) or flexible enough to size up from 0 to 00. i havent had any problems stretching so far, my lobes arent perfect but ive never had any pain while stretching so im doing something right at least. i follow the size up times and everything, i stretch every like 5 months or so.

ive never done one of these before so i just used my 2 most recent drawjngs since ive been slacking off a lot

17M...third photo is WAY old, but i wanted an example of a "mustache" i did with mascara.

i intend to go through with T when i turn 18, if i get a job im applying for then i will try to pursue diy although im possibly not in a safe household, im willing to risk it. im not out yet either besides to a few friends, so im unsure how supportive my family is.

short haircuts make me look more feminine ive noticed, but shag cuts usually look fine. if short haircut has to be done i can find something im sure

my hair is bleached, although i feel its more of a "natural" color compared to blue, red, pink, etc.

i bind but i need a new binder, i usually wear my coat out and boots as well. i'm 5'3 1/2, but my boots make me 5'5. i feel like thats killing me. i only wear "masculine" graphic tee shirts, and absolutely no v necks or "feminine" shaped shirts. usually my size or a size larger in shirts.

im in the process of losing weight as well, not sure how much for certajn but i weigh anywhere from 130-135lbs currently based on my last weigh-in when my scale worked. i workout if that means anything.

ive been called man and sir before, as well as "gentleman" when i was witj my dad at a local gun shop owned by an old conservative man.

i just feel like im not doing much else.

dont have any piercings other than stretched lobes, 0g, planning to get tunnels done as a lot of the cis men i see around here have tunnels.

im able to do makeup for a fake mustache but i am iffy on minoxidil because i have 6 cats at home and i would hate to make any of them sick. any alternatives or tips for that would be appreciated too.

any tips are helpful and i will take all of them into consideration as i am willing to do whatever it takes. i posted in malehairadvice a month or two ago, and it was kind of divided between keeping the longer hair and buzzing it.

on my left toe. not exactly sure how it happened but i think i dropped a pencil on my foot?

wont post their photos, blurred the user and such but i just need to rant about this or at least show someone. why do people call themselves transsexual yet have absolutely no desire to transition fully and just take hormones for facial hair and to use their gender/identity as a label and a "gotcha" joke??? i cant put my thoughts into words that well but i hope you guys get what i mean..??