cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/15223477

We need more transmasculine people (and people in general) on here. If you know a transmasculine person please get them to check this place out. Spread the word!

  • Of the Air (cele/celes)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    2·
    3 months ago

    We think the primary problem is that transmasc people are not often encouraged to get into tech and it feels unsafe for them because it is.

    Tech is dominated mostly by cis men and trans femmes. Cis women and trans masc people are excluded and not encouraged towards such spaces or interests most of the time, partially because the structures are not built for them, partially because of the rampant misogyny that exists and partially because people who tend to run tech but especially open source tend to be very ideological and don’t like to consider alternative views.

    Basically what we are saying is that in order to have more transmasc people here, a lot of stuff in these spaces and society needs to change.

    • Borger@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      0·
      3 months ago

      How are trans men excluded from tech?

      (Not trolling, genuinely asking. N.B. I am a stealth trans man in tech.)

      • dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        I assume they are referring to the perception that some (most?) trans men are raised with the social pressures & expectations put on girls and women, and thus whatever social forces that discourage cis women from being in tech also discourage trans men from being in tech?

        There’s a lot to unpack there and plenty of ways it paints an inaccurate picture, but I assume that’s the gist of it.

  • Evkob@lemmy.caEnglish
    2·
    3 months ago

    I wish I could help, but the transmasc people I know are all way too cool to waste their time on Lemmy.