🏳🌈 Trans community
Hello!
For the first time, I've befriended another trans person in real life.
And it's made me realize how valuable it can be to just talk to someone who understands, and to share those experiences.
Unfortunately, social media and the wider internet often isn't the safest place to do this, and my anxiety (and location) can make finding other trans people difficult.
So I thought it might be cool to have a thread specifically for assorted trans* stuff here.
Any trans people around who wanna hang out?
I just had to try on a bunch of clothes and wow does that do stuff with dysphoria.
This is a great thread, thank you @Tiny_leaf for starting this and everyone here for sharing your thoughts and experiences! I think it's so important to share and learn from each other, especially when there's not many other spaces we feel we can do so in.
Joining in myself, I'm nonbinary and have been out as trans for uhhh, 6 or 7 years! It's been a long journey with lots of twists and turns for me. I love how it's taught me to love and accept myself, and that I can absolutely fit into some wonderful communities.
@Remithat's exciting!! I like to think if circumstances are keeping you from seeing each other in person at the moment all the anticipation will make it really joyful when you can go to see each other.
@Tiny_leafthose both seem to me like great guiding experiences! Sometimes it's nice to see the results of something you're considering in someone else first, like going window shopping for something before you actually go and buy it. I'm sure you'll find that feeling of really being yourself too 
Any trans folks around who want to talk?
I'm feeling a bit isolated at the moment...
I'm very sleepy, since I'm having to change my sleep schedule at the moment 
How are you!
@Remiwoah, nice! Sounds like you've got something really clear to look forward to 
Heya! just wanted to let everyone here know that next Tuesday we are having a chat about all things LGBTIQA+ so if you're free it would be great to see you all there! If you want to submit a question you can on the thread here
@Tiny_leaf I've been having a bad time with hayfever and work, but on the other hand, I've got GRS scheduled for January! 🙂
@Remi oh my gosh that's huge!! Are you excited?
Ugh hayfever.... I found out I had hayfever right in the middle of lockdown - it was not good timing...
I hope it clears up for you soon!
How did you know you were trans? I’m a girl whose at least gay (I just say Pan for now) but I’m not a guy but then I don’t think I’m a girl, I mostly like my long hair I hate my body and I like wearing stereotypically girls clothes and I cannot talk to anyone about it.
It took me a fair while to realise I'm trans, and it's worth noting that it works for everyone differently.
(Just for context, I was assigned female at birth)
I knew I was gay for a long time, and my first hint was that I always preferred describing myself as gay rather than lesbian.
I didn't think I was trans because I'm definitely not a boy.
I was really uncomfortable for a long time because I didn't feel like a girl either, so it was like I had nowhere else to go.
Anyway eventually I remembered this show I saw years ago which had interviews with people who weren't make or female, and that sort of fit.
Basically I don't fit into either binary gender.
Rather than being called he or she, I use they/ them, and I'm most comfortable with that.
I wear I mix of "male" and "female" clothes. I don't mind some parts of my body, but get dysphoric about others.
I have long hair, but prefer to hide my chest.
Also, you're welcome to talk about it here. Welcome to the forums!
Thanks that really helped 🙂 just wish I could speak to people in real life but none of my friends get it.
@ImJustConfused23 Hi again, sorry for the late reply!
You're free to talk about it here. 
Good to see other trans people on here! I'm glad we now have a thread.
I just got repeatedly deadnamed and misgendered by my doctor's new receptionist.
I swear she was exaggerating the "she".
Does anyone know how to deal with this?
[M] That's happened a couple of times with us. It's awful. I'm not sure if there's any way to deal with it other than correcting them, but I understand how hard that can be to do. I'm sorry you had to go through this.
im not trans, but lately i have been questioning and im really confused at the moment...can someone help?
Yay! So happy you've befriended a trans person. Also, thank you for creating this as a space for trans people
Thanks everyone
Oh! Also I was recently able to get my hands on a pronoun badge which I am incredibly pleased with.
It's coming to my next NDIS meeting with me.
Hi everybody!
I have a few questions about coming out when you’re young and trans. I don’t know if this would apply to many other people, but what happens if you get kicked out of home for being trans after coming out? Where do you go? How do you manage being transgender as well as homelessness? I would expect that trans youth are at a higher risk of abuse, violence or even death when they are homeless, so are there places to go or things that can help homeless lgbt+ youth?
