Rant/When browsing Ao3 for M/M smut
Edit [it seems that my angry, sloppy writing has given rise to some very valid concerns and misunderstandings about myself, my worldview, and the points I was trying to get across. Therefore, some of the things mentioned in this post might cause upset, please proceed with caution. I will add corrective notes to this rant when I have the spoons for it. In the meantime, please bear in mind that none of what I write here is meant as a judgement on other trans people, their personal preferences or the kinds of dysphoria (if any) they have. It is all inward and personal to me specifically]
Oook, I dont mind my ships being made trans, I get that we lack representation. But am I the only one who feels like trans m/m smut isn't made for actual trans men who may have dysphoria? It feels like we're being fetishised for the women in the audience. It seems that I can't escape it when browsing now, it seems even more common than cis m/m in some popular fan bases. Its not even properly labelled in the tags all the time so I get some nasty shocks.
I read m/m fiction because I want to avoid the dysphoria triggered by writings about vaginal sex. Seeing some of those tags about fingering, eating out, penetration etc makes me feel sick to my stomach as I can't help but attach it to a part on myself that utterly horrifies me, and to see it being done to m/m trans characters only amplifies that. Its like they are just using trans men to shoehorn pussy in there for the girls. Why can't more writers wanting trans representation be respectful that trans men with dysphoria exist, and give us characters that are able to have sex were they are treated as men and the vagina is left out of the equation?
Sincerely, This latest horny browsing attempt has left me flipflopping between dysphoric disgust, sexual frustration and anger at how certain fandoms have been taken over by this for seemingly cheap, cis thrills and self-congratulation for being so "inclusive". I just wanted to get off to my favourite characters in peace without this rollercoaster