COMIC: What is love T4T?
Have you heard about T4T bonds? We explore them through the stories of a group of trans and non-binary friends, and tell them in this comic.
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What does T4T ? You've probably read this acronym or seen it used as a hashtag to locate meeting places on apps. However, T4T is also built on the level of friendship.
T4T is an acronym that comes from English: trans for trans. The 4 replaces "for" due to its phonetic similarity. The acronym describes a romantic, erotic, or affective relationship between trans people, with the awareness of a shared experience influenced by gender identity .
It's worth clarifying: it's not just about "both people being trans." Nor is it about everyone in a relationship being trans, but rather about an implicit mutual recognition, an affinity, and often a political or emotional complicity that breaks with cisgender norms. For many, T4T love means being able to connect without having to constantly explain, translate, or justify their identity.
The expression can be interpreted as a gesture of resistance . It challenges the cisnormative idea that trans people must seek validation through cis desire. T4T love is both an intimate experience and a stance toward love and desire.
Trans and non-binary friends: T4T loves
Gatía, Citré, Isaac, and Poni are young trans and non-binary people living in Mexico. They're friends, and they told us how they build a bond: T4T love. It's not something that happens by chance. It's more like a conscious choice to take care of each other, to mirror each other, and to support each other in moments of vulnerability.
At Presentes, we spoke with them and turned the conversation into a comic. The protagonists are four trans people who experience their friendship as a place where solitude is comforting, the body feels safe, and collective imagination allows them to create their own worlds.
Their stories intertwine grief, migration, emotional reconstruction, and a shared sensitivity they recognize as T4T. For them, love isn't limited to a couple. It's sustained by imagination, listening, and daily warmth. The result: choosing each other and supporting each other every day.
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