Having followed the Tooter saga with interest, I have seen this thought debated on at length throughout many threads. Including a thread that attempted to figure out what "trans" actually meant.
But for all that, there has never been a thread dedicated to the very specific overriding question. Is Tom actually Trans? I would argue, based on what I know about it, that no. No he is not.
IMO Tom is in fact a Narcissist and most likely also a sociopath. He clearly has a high opinion of himself as he is now, and couples that with an explosive desire to destroy anyone who dares challenge him in any way. This clashes hard with what constitutes traditional dysphoria and transsexual identity. Desperate loners, depressed, borderline suicidal at times. People absolutely DESPERATE to fit in. Just not in a way that their biological gender allows them too. Tom by contrast happily puts on a wig and then demands people adore him for it. He puts no effort into it and by all accounts has done nothing but taking hormones and testosterone blockers.
Which is the other red flag. Most MtF trans take chemicals that in essence castrate them. Their sex drive is suppressed and they also become emotionally volatile in a way that is amusing to us observers but is apparent is not in any way driven by their desire to fuck. Tom by contrast seems to persist in his creepy and deviant sexual desires.
It all paints a picture of a MAN with issues. But none of those issues is actually dysphoria.
But for all that, there has never been a thread dedicated to the very specific overriding question. Is Tom actually Trans? I would argue, based on what I know about it, that no. No he is not.
IMO Tom is in fact a Narcissist and most likely also a sociopath. He clearly has a high opinion of himself as he is now, and couples that with an explosive desire to destroy anyone who dares challenge him in any way. This clashes hard with what constitutes traditional dysphoria and transsexual identity. Desperate loners, depressed, borderline suicidal at times. People absolutely DESPERATE to fit in. Just not in a way that their biological gender allows them too. Tom by contrast happily puts on a wig and then demands people adore him for it. He puts no effort into it and by all accounts has done nothing but taking hormones and testosterone blockers.
Which is the other red flag. Most MtF trans take chemicals that in essence castrate them. Their sex drive is suppressed and they also become emotionally volatile in a way that is amusing to us observers but is apparent is not in any way driven by their desire to fuck. Tom by contrast seems to persist in his creepy and deviant sexual desires.
It all paints a picture of a MAN with issues. But none of those issues is actually dysphoria.