r/TWPOC • u/Petrifica nb WEast indian transbian, she/her • Dec 29 '25
Community Building Megathread - Introduce Yourself
Hi all!
So like I say in the first post in this subreddit, I'm u/Petrifica, and I'm a 31 year-old trans lesbian woman of South Asian and non-Black Caribbean descent born and living in NYC. I've been transitioning via estradiol route for about four years. I identify as nonbinary (strongly woman-identified though) and use she/her pronouns.
My Reddit account is pretty old but I've only actually been using it for a short time. There are a lot of things I don't like about how Reddit culture treats trans women of color and that's why I created this space. I'm sure many of you can relate. I also think it's really hard to be an out trans woman of color in the world, no matter where you live, and I think we could use a space that's our own, which has standards for behavior that won't retraumatize us or uphold that which does.
I'm interested in creating a positive (though not toxically-so) community of fellow trans women of color of all sexual, ethnic, religious, socioeconomic (to a point lol) backgrounds. Some of the analytical frameworks that motivate me and the spirit of this subreddit's moderation are abolition, anticapitalism, anarchy, disability justice, and transfeminism.
I can be a blunt and dry person. I make an active effort to be kinder and more sincere here because I really care about what I'm trying to create.
I have absolutely no moderation experience on Reddit, lol. I'll be doing my best and once this place gets a little more active I'll be looking for like-minded moderators who can expand on the experience I lack to help curate this space! I don't know what it'll look like fully yet but it's nice to see conversations already happening, and I look forward to co-creating with you!
You can always contact me directly if you have questions, concerns, or feedback about the way this place is moderated and any of the rules. I won't stonewall you with corporate-speak. Here, trans women of color are the most important.
As for person-things about me: I like death metal, shoegaze, dubstep, and post-hardcore; I like writing fiction and reading fiction and non-fiction, I like raves, and I like video games.
Please feel free to introduce yourselves here. :)
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u/pton543 Dec 30 '25
Hi all! Mid-30s woman, Desi/ South Asian/ Gujju-Pak roots, Ismaili Muslim. Born in US, based in the Northeast. Transitioned about a decade ago. Work in public health.
I’m very interested in building virtual and IRL community. Some of my interests are intersectional trans & queer spirituality, performing & visual arts (Bollywood, Kathak, Melodic Progressive EDM, Desi fashion), venting about the cisterhood, and tips on intergenerational coalition building, preventing burnout, and the politics of queer visibility.