Op-ed: When Trans Men's Visibility Comes at the Cost of Self-Esteem
Source: http://www.advocate.com/commentary/2014/12/02/op-ed-when-trans-mens-visibility-comes-cost-self-esteem
Author: Mitch Kelleway
Posted: Dec 2nd, 2014

"When Gay Star News published its list of '11 Insanely Hot Men You Will Not Believe Are Trans,' it perpetuated some of the most damaging social messages about trans men's bodies and appearances."

This is an issue for all genders. Cisgender people tend to see us as a lot less "sexy" when they know our history, because they don't see us as "fully a man" or "fully a woman". Julia Serrano talked about that in her book Whipping Girl. She called it ungendering.