Trans chaser

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Trans chaser, [a] [1] [2] often shortened to chaser, [3] is a term predominantly used to describe cisgender men who are primarily sexually interested in trans women, [3] but it is sometimes used to refer to those interested in trans men as well. [1] [3] [4] Transgender people often use the term in a pejorative sense, because they consider chasers to value them for their trans status alone, rather than being attracted to them as a person. [1] [5] However, some claim this term in an affirming manner. [6] Sociologist Avery Tompkins of Transylvania University in Kentucky argued in an article in the Journal of Homosexuality that sex-positive trans politics cannot emerge if terms such as tranny chaser inform discussion of attraction to transgender people. [1]

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  1. ↑ Also called sometimes tranny chaser

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Tompkins, Avery Brooks (4 May 2014). "'There's No Chasing Involved': Cis/Trans Relationships, 'Tranny Chasers,' and the Future of a Sex-Positive Trans Politics". Journal of Homosexuality. 61 (5): 766–780. doi:10.1080/00918369.2014.870448. PMID   24294827. S2CID   9316028.
  2. ↑ Baker, Paul (2004). Fantabulosa: A Dictionary of Polari and Gay Slang. Continuum International Publishing Group, ISBN   978-0-8264-7343-1 [ page needed ]
  3. 1 2 3 Milloy, Christin Scarlett (2 October 2014). "Meet the Chasers, "Admirers" Who Really, Really Want to Date Trans People". Slate Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  4. ↑ Valentine, David (1 May 2014). "Identity". TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly. 1 (1–2): 103–106. doi:10.1215/23289252-2399749.
  5. ↑ Serano, Julia (2016). Outspoken: A Decade of Transgender Activism and Trans Feminism. Oakland, CA: Switch Hitter Press. pp. 150, 211–213, 250. ISBN   978-0-9968810-0-5.
  6. ↑ Green, Eli; Eric Peterson. "LGBTTSQI Terminology & Definitions" (PDF). Trans academics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-29. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
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