Firstoff, I'm intrigued that you've drawn a connection between the Nazi/SS aesthetic and transgenderism. The male-male SM/leather scene is absolutely replete with such clothing and imagery and I believe it's not unknown amongst hetero 'pervs' either. From what you say, however, transpeople are overrepresented here?
So... immediate impression is that, rather than being specifically connected with transgenderism per se (and I assume you're talking more of the FTM variety) it might be more tied in with one particular (rather 'artificial'?) construct of masculinity which tends to invest in rather fetishistic authoritarian trappings. Since transmen usually have to consciously construct their own masculinity/machismo, they'd perhaps be more drawn to Nazi symbols, clothing, boots, etc. as a particularly overt way of doing so. Also, Nazi propaganda tended to feature young, clean-cut men who were often rather androgynous, facially, so it'd perhaps be a seductive aesthetic for transmen.
One might base another theory around the concept of fetishism itself. There's quite a degree of blurring around the concepts of transsexual, transvestite and transgender (the latter often used as an umbrella term), with transvestism embodying strongly fetishistic elements (classically, men fetishising female clothing). One might speculate, therefore, that those going under a 'transgender' banner might include a higher-than-average number of individuals with a tendency to fetishise - and the Nazi aesthetic is extremely 'sticky' in terms of fetish 'hooks'...
Will think about this and maybe post more later. |
