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Apparently it's controversial to say that I, a trans woman, support trans men, as well as trans people of other genders and of no gender, and further people who don't identify as trans of other genders and of no gender?

I don't get it. I really don't. If a cis person said the same thing, we'd put any controversy down to transphobia or more broadly perhaps queerphobia. So... how is it not when I say it? How is it not transphobia for my statement above to be controversial?

Beyond that, what possible reason could trans women have for failing to support trans men, trans nonbinary people, and other genderfucky sorts of people (I'm sorry if I'm excluding someone and I don't intend to, it's just that there's no simple collective noun for "the non-cis of all genders" because even that category isn't perfect)? I mean, I guess there are individuals who fall into the category of "people who aren't cis but who also aren't trans women" who are assholes and shouldn't be supported, but that's true of pretty much any category of people. It's no reason to deny support to everyone else.

Anyway, my trans masc siblings, I love and support you and I think you're amazing. My trans and non-trans siblings of various or no genders, I love and support you and I think you're amazing. Anyone who I've missed who isn't cis in some way or other, I love and support you and I think you're amazing and I'm sorry I can't be more specific and you're not last or least.

And this isn't to imply that I don't love and support my trans women sisters. My love and support isn't a limited quantity or mutually exclusive. There are plenty of things I love and support which I haven't listed here. Fedi, please be nice.