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i think a lot about how when it comes to art of trans mlm (mostly talking about nsfw art), the Vast majority of it that i've seen is trans guys with cis guys, and it's much less common to see art of trans mascs with other trans mascs
this isn't meant at ALL to reflect negatively on anybody who draws that, i mean i've drawn that, i think it's beautiful/hot/cute etc. & i love to see it!
and i'm not at all saying that people should stop drawing it in favor of drawing trans guys together, or that anyone should feel bad for drawing what makes them happy! draw what you wanna draw
this isn't about individuals, it's just a trend i've noticed (and i've talked to other people who see the same thing) both in the general art community and in myself. so i'm just gonna speak from my own thoughts about my own self:
i had to ask myself whether my own interest in the dynamic OVER t4t (in art) is influenced by internalized transphobia, like the idea that the ultimate validation of our genders is cis people finding us attractive
i asked myself if it's influenced by the idea that a cis man is inherently more attractive than a trans man? bc on a conscious level i love trans people, i want to surround myself with trans people, i think trans people are beautiful and amazing
but i had to ask myself if that's true, why doesn't that reflect in my art? why is there so much more art of cis men fucking trans men than trans men fucking each other?
i made one of my OCs trans after i started thinking about it, and i drew that pic of mac and astral together where they're both trans, because A. it's hot and B. i asked myself why does it feel so Weird to think of astral as trans? why does it make me feel slightly uncomfortable?
ofc this is all just my experiences, and might not resonate with everyone, and i'm not saying that internalized transphobia is the reason that there's a lot more cis/trans nsfw art than there is t4t, i'm just saying this in case it does resonate with anyone
and hey, maybe i'm wrong about there being more cis/trans than t4t. i don't think so because i've talked to several other trans people who have all said the same thing, but i DO see people drawing trans mascs with other transmascs and maybe i'm just seeing a biased slice ykwim?
idk its just stuff i think about a lot. again i don't want this to come off like i'm telling people what to draw, or telling people what they draw is wrong or transphobic bc i don't think drawing trans men & cis men together is transphobic, i just think a lot about "desirability"
sorry for the huge thread lol it's just something that's been on my mind a lot for a long time, and i've been afraid to say anything about it because it is something that could easily come off like i'm shaming people if i word it poorly, and that's not at all what i want to do 
and just to say One More Time: i Looove the art i see other trans people making, that's why i follow y'all! it makes me super happy to see other trans people expressing our desires 
make art cause it makes you happy not cause you think it's what you should be making c:
make art cause it makes you happy not cause you think it's what you should be making c:
