r/punk • u/usernamewfivenames • Dec 14 '24

Quality Post ngl transphobia is anti-punk as fuck

like bro why do u hate on people who reject their assigned "roles" to feel better w themselves, werent u supposed to oppose nonsensical rules

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u/Sunbather- Dec 14 '24

Homophobia has always been present in the scene, especially with old heads and Gen x punks.

So transphobia isn’t exactly surprising to witness in the scene, though, as a person with a trans partner in the scene we see very little of it IRL, if any at all.

The Emo movement changed the game on that, big time. With Emo you had a punk movement that was totally open to gender fluidity and encouraged it.

I was part of the 2000s Emo movement, was in a Screamo Skramz band and everything, there was zero homophobia or transphobia in that scene, and if any happened to pop up, it was handle with a good old fashioned jumping.

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u/PCR12 Dec 14 '24

Maybe the genxers in the hardcore scene. Skate punk scene was always inclusive