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Title: Ask Matt Monday: Trans Men, Gay Communities
Post by: Shana A on January 05, 2011, 09:10:22 AM
Ask Matt Monday: Trans Men, Gay Communities

January 3, 2011 by Matt Kailey

http://tranifesto.com/2011/01/03/ask-matt-monday-trans-men-gay-communities/ (http://tranifesto.com/2011/01/03/ask-matt-monday-trans-men-gay-communities/)

A reader writes: "How could one change the current climate for gay trans men in the gay male community?"

My answer: One mind at a time.

This is a continuation of last week's Ask Matt Monday, which dealt with trans men and lesbian communities. And this is a tough one, because I think there is a different dynamic in gay male communities.

When I first started my transition, I identified as a gay man, which did not go over well with one population – gay men.