Trans chaser explained

Trans chaser,^{[1] [2]} often shortened to chaser,^[3] is a term predominantly used to describe cisgender men who are primarily sexually interested in trans women, but it is sometimes used to refer to those interested in trans men as well. 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. However, some claim this term in an affirming manner.^[4] 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.

See also

• List of transgender-related topics
• Attraction to transgender people
• Transgender sexuality

Notes and References

1. 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 . 10.1080/00918369.2014.870448 . 24294827 . 9316028.
2. Baker, Paul (2004). Fantabulosa: A Dictionary of Polari and Gay Slang. Continuum International Publishing Group,
3. Web site: Milloy . Christin Scarlett . 2 October 2014 . Meet the Chasers, "Admirers" Who Really, Really Want to Date Trans People . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190824011656/https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/10/trans-chasers-exploitive-admirers-who-harass-trans-people.amp . 24 August 2019 . 24 August 2019 . Slate Magazine . en.
4. Web site: Green . Eli . Eric Peterson . LGBTTSQI Terminology & Definitions . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140329030053/http://www.trans-academics.org/lgbttsqiterminology.pdf . 2014-03-29 . 8 May 2014 . Trans academics.