So, honest question. Where does the association with becoming trans or cross dressing come from when it comes to Linux? I always see the memes and appreciate the pictures but I’m ootl on this.
Edit- lot of interesting takes on my question. Thanks for the info everyone 💜
I think I’ve read once that niche communities tend to have notably higher rates of things like trans people. It might be that it’s because these niche communities are more welcoming, so those people like LGBT+ who feel unwelcome in more mainstream places find a home there and bring their friends.
I don’t remember the source and I’m half-remembering the point anyway, so make of it what you may. The context was actually speedrunning (like AGDQ).
As a trans woman using Linux, imo it’s using something beyond it’s original design. Similar to how we ‘hack’ our bodies to go beyond our AGAB, a lot of us run Linux (on machines that come with windows) or hack consoles such as a 3ds we take machines with inferior software and make them better.
Or a may just be reaching and it’s just that security concious and nerdy communities are also largely queer ¯_(ツ)__/¯
So, honest question. Where does the association with becoming trans or cross dressing come from when it comes to Linux? I always see the memes and appreciate the pictures but I’m ootl on this.
Edit- lot of interesting takes on my question. Thanks for the info everyone 💜
I think I’ve read once that niche communities tend to have notably higher rates of things like trans people. It might be that it’s because these niche communities are more welcoming, so those people like LGBT+ who feel unwelcome in more mainstream places find a home there and bring their friends.
I don’t remember the source and I’m half-remembering the point anyway, so make of it what you may. The context was actually speedrunning (like AGDQ).
There seems to be large overlap between queerness and nerdiness. Although that just replaces one question for another, and idk why it is what it is.
As a trans woman using Linux, imo it’s using something beyond it’s original design. Similar to how we ‘hack’ our bodies to go beyond our AGAB, a lot of us run Linux (on machines that come with windows) or hack consoles such as a 3ds we take machines with inferior software and make them better.
Or a may just be reaching and it’s just that security concious and nerdy communities are also largely queer ¯_(ツ)__/¯