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TW Transphobia: Spotlight on De-transitioning

 

It’s been about a week since the spotlight on de-transitioning came out. How are my fellow trans/gender diverse/questioning people holding up? If you haven’t seen this piece of ‘journalism’ I would recommend against it, just for the sake of your own wellbeing. It was infuriating to watch but more importantly it is already having a significant negative impact on the way the trans community is being perceived (something we absolutely do not need).

 

I just wanted to let you guys know that this community supports you and that you are valid. I really hope that you feel safe and have people in your life that see you the way you see yourself. For anyone struggling with gender dysphoria, I promise you, it does get so much better than right now.

 

Please keep going so you can live as your authentic self. Whomever it may be. There is no right way to be trans. Gender is a spectrum and if you don’t fit at either end, that’s completely okay. I really hope you have all the love and support. And to any de-transitioners, I hope you can find comfort and peace within yourself and that you too have all the love and support.

 

The thing the spotlight completely left out was trans joy/gender euphoria so let’s create some. If you have already started transitioning, what so far has brought you gender euphoria? If you haven’t started transitioning, what are you looking forward to the most?

 

Here are some of my early gender euphoria experiences:

  • Getting my first masculine haircut
  • Getting masculine cut jeans (did not realise that it made a difference 😂)
  • Getting my first binder

These experiences made me finally feel at home within myself. I looked like me. I never really expected it to make that much of a difference but I’m so so happy it did.

 

Please show some love for the trans/gender diverse youth in this community! To any people who are well into their journey, if you can, share your story. Because we exist and we will continue to exist, no matter what.  

 

Lapis_Anteater
Lapis_AnteaterPosted 09-09-2023 12:48 PM
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sunset_hues
sunset_huesPosted 20-09-2023 04:54 PM

This is so beautifully written. Everyone deserves to feel accepted, safe and at home within themselves and I'm sorry that the trans community has been deprived of these things for so long. I'm so happy you've started to experience gender euphoria, it must feel amazing to finally get that sense of peace and comfort. And it also must have taken a lot to get to this point. Sending all the love to the gender diverse community, you are seen, valued and so welcome here 💙

 
Zoolie
ZooliePosted 11-09-2023 05:46 PM

so greatly writen, im cis, but have so much respect and love for the trans community, i cant imagine not feeling safe/comfortable in my own body. this almost made me cry! happy tears.😭

 
loona
loonaPosted 11-09-2023 02:08 PM

I'm cis, but I feel so angry for the trans and gender diverse people who are subjected to this awful political and media climate. The program was disgusting, with only one reasonable voice, the professor's, representing the vast majority of trans people. The cisheteropatriarchy doesn't do any good for us if it's something that has to be incessantly and repeatedly enforced (thank you Judith Butler). You and any gender diverse person here have my full support.

 

I'm so happy to hear of your gender euphoria, and I love the way you describe it as "look[ing] like me." I enjoy consuming art made by trans people as a form of witnessing trans joy, because firstly, good art brings me joy, and secondly, the creation of art symbolises immortalisation to me, which in this case includes the preservation of transness throughout time. Namely, I like the music by trans artists Ethel Cain and SOPHIE, though I wouldn't go to Ethel Cain's music for joy. 

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