at least satsuki respects him enough that it makes him guilty that he thinks of him as a girl, that's better than most people who don't even try
please don't let my employer ever find this account (・–・;)ゞ
Comment by crustyfit23 on After School Mate - Chapter 7
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@crustyfit23 True. Proves he's trying to be better person and understand Rika for the boy he truly is. I think if Satsuki learns more about what he's going through and sees him as 100% a boy in the next chapters, we could have our first representation of trans men still being men while loving another man. It doesn't invalidate Rika as a boy to be with Satsuki by definition. Problem is people assume transgender people can only be straight by default to be considered vaild. Yes there are plenty of transgender man who are straight men and plenty of transgender women who are straight women. However, transgender men can be gay men or bisexual men. Transgender women can be lesbians or bisexual women. You're still vaild. The transgender community is diverse and very trans person's experience is gonna be different. I think if done right, this Manga can show you're still vaild in you're gender identity for liking a guy as a trans guy ftm, and that there's not a right or wrong way to be trans , you just are trans if you are trsns. You know?
*Trans* I mean type o ooof
But that can only happen if Satsuki starts to see him as 100% as a boy for them to be a couple, if the Manga gose that route. I'm sure which direction the Manga is going in , but I pray the Manga doesn't make Rika deny his identity as boy , cause that would be shi*** and in poor tatse. So the Manga better keep him as the trans boy he is . Or imma be disappointed. Unfortunately media when portraying trans people is bad. In Media either they are forcing the trans character to deny who they are , which again I hate, or have them have a sad ending where they die or they are the bu** of the joke or worse gross stereotypes. Trans people are villinzed enough as it is. Even though we are people just like you . We just happen to be transgender. As a trans guy ftm I'm tired of all the misinformation and lies spread against us when they aren't even true . Just to make people hate us more . Some world we live in. Sorry for the long ,kinda rant thing. Just this Manga hits close to home for me. I just hope the creator portrays said trans boy ftm character with dignity and respect. I can only hope.
Type o I meant to say I'm not sure what direction the Manga is going in
Hopefully in the end, this ends up being good trans represntation. Media is often really bad at portraying trans people in a positive way , due to lack of education on trans people , and transphobes (tranphobic people )spreading lies and misinformation to make you be prejudice towards trans people . Which sucks. Well let's hope shall we? Tired of either being invalidated or denied of my identity and I'm tired of everyone treating us like monsters for being trans.