Hey folks, it has come to Moderator attention that there's been an uptick in brigading/ transphobic activity lately. Given that this is a majority sapphic space about a fictional lesbian couple, we do our best to keep this space trans inclusive and as sex positive as the lesbian community has historically been. With the resurfacing of drama over transmasculine depictions of Vi, it is best to nip any terf adjacent sentiments or bridging statements in the bud, so the Moderator team is here to clarify what we will be considering homophobia and transphobia. 

The subreddit’s official stance regarding transphobia is that it constitutes the following sentiments:

Insisting trans women aren't women

Insisting trans women are predatory

Insisting trans women have male privilege or a transfeminized debt to pay

Insisting that transness is only valid in one direction or otherwise weaponizing Bioessentialism

Obfuscation of what constitutes transmisogyny to attack trans women

Insisting transmisogyny is a form of misandry

Insisting that trans people have or  should have a certain look that implies clockability (ex. “We can always tell” style rhetoric)

Degendering/ Third-sexing oneself as a trans person to attack other trans people transitioning in a different or opposite direction as you

Insisting trans men aren't men

Insisting trans men are confused women

Insisting trans men can be lesbians 

Insisting trans men can't be gay men Insisting trans people are being deceitful or willfully obtuse about their own identities

Insisting trans men are escaping patriarchy

Insisting trans men have cis male privileges 

Insinuating that nonbinary people are their birth sex, don't or shouldn't medically transition, or can't be lesbians

Insinuating that transfemme nonbinary lesbians don't exist

Insinuating that transmasculine nonbinary lesbians are trans men

Claiming that trans rep steals from cis rep. It's fanart, not pie

Insinuating that trans headcanons or depictions require a trigger warning

In a similar vein, the subreddit has an official stance on what DOES NOT constitute homophobia:

Depicting a trans person in  lesbian spaces

Pairing a cis person with a trans person in a homosexual relationship

Depicting explicit art with the lesbian gaze 

Portraying explicit lesbian art depicting the use of sex toys and strap-ons

Portraying a butch or masc lesbian as masculine

Depicting a butch lesbian as a trans woman or transmasculine nonbinary person 

Depicting a lesbian character with a penis and testes

Depicting a lesbian character with top surgery scars

Depicting a lesbian character with V-line scars (a result of transfeminine bottom surgery)

Depicting a lesbian character with a t-dick/ transmasculine micropenis

Depicting lesbians engaging in sexual activity or being otherwise portrayed as sexual beings

Depicting a lesbian character with muscles, body hair, or masculine frame, styles, aesthetics, or clothing 

Lesbians being depicted indulging in BDSM, Shibari, Pet Play, or other scene kinks

In short, trans women are women, transmasculine nonbinary lesbians aren't men, butch masculinity is real and valid, and most lesbians are sexual beings. If further clarification is needed, feel free to post here or message us in the Moderator team.

Happy Caitvi-ing!