Has anyone else been reported on reddit when mentioning they're trans on a non-trans subreddit?
Twice now, I've mentioned I was trans in-context on non-trans related spaces. Both times, I was downvoted to hell and back and reported for s*****l behaviour when I was not at all that. This second time really bothered me - a trans guy posted his Leon Kennedy cosplay on r/residentevil which is usually a more chilled subreddit...except for trans people. I commented that he looked great and I'd also cosplayed as Leon before. Every trans guy who commented got downvoted to shit. All negative comments were banned, but soon after the one guy DM'd me to ask if I also received a report. I did. And so did the FIVE other trans guys who just wrote cute comments like "I'm 5'3 and this makes me want to cosplay Chris Redfield" and people just...hate us? Are they reporting us for unaliving since they can't report us for anything else?
My biggest guess is that cis male dominated fandoms can't stand it when trans men "invade their space" and get the attention they want. But that's my only leading theory, since they can barely handle having women in the space.
I just hate that we can't mention we're trans outside of spaces like this without getting flamed. We're just trying to be ourselves and minding our own business.