Trans chaser,[a][1][2] often shortened to chaser,[3] is a term predominantly used to describe cisgender men who are primarily sexually interested in trans women,[3] but it is sometimes used to refer to cisgender women and men interested in trans women and trans men as well.[1][2][3][4]
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;[1][5] however, some claim this term in an affirming manner.[6] Sociologist Avery Tompkins of Transylvania University in Kentucky argued in an article in the Journal of Homosexuality that sex-positivetrans politics cannot emerge if terms such as tranny chaser inform discussion of attraction to transgender people.[1]
^ abcdTompkins, 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. doi:10.1080/00918369.2014.870448. PMID24294827. S2CID9316028.
