Sex toys are pleasure tools that can be used for sexual exploration, unique masturbation experiences, and to compliment the sex you have with partners. Generally, their methods and sensations can’t be replicated by hand. This allows you to interact with your body and others’ bodies in unique ways.
Transgender people who experience dysphoria during sex can often benefit from using sex toys for these very reasons. When the expected strokes and pokes aren’t appealing and affirming to us as individuals, sex toys offer alternative routes to pleasure and connection that are no less intimate.
To be clear, sex toys are not a solution to gender dysphoria. But they can be part of our coping toolkit!