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uncanny-tranny · 2 years

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A thing I find interesting about the forced politicization of detransition is the idea that now a person has transitioned, they must "live with the agonizing depression as a result of their body" - as though trans people (many of whom do have dysphoria) can relate with. But that brings up a point - the pain of people presumed not to be trans is seen as legitimate, while pain stemming from transness is seen as a failing, or righteous justice for... the crime of having discomfort.

I am very empathetic with the narrative of living in a body which makes you uncomfortable. That was my reality for around eighteen years. But why did I deserve that? And what about a detransitioner and me, a transitioner, makes us different? We have a shared interest, and it's very telling as to the reason there is a forced political divide.

#trans #transgender #lgbt #lgbtq #ftm #mtf #detransition #dysphoria tw #transphobia #transphobia tw #i have shared interest with a detransitioner to make sure that physical looks don't equal gender...#...that what somebody says about their self is true...#...that healthcare is fundamental and bodily autonomy is an unalienable right #we ought to have these shared ideas due to experience (or that is my assumption)#and i know so many detransitioners who fully agree with me! but i cannot ignore that their voices aren't valued...#...especially by non-trans people or those deeply invested in transphobic ideas #i want to push against the idea that detransition is a political stance or that it is a righteous atonement for the crime of existing #(talking about this because i have seen this conversation more and more and it has really started to bug me the way people engage this)#(i know i have talked about this topic before but i have to say that trans liberation also includes this point of interest)#(i am not liberated until i know people can have the choice to be themselves truly without being demonized for it)#(being a detrans person is NOT a political stance however you cannot pretend like detransition is not weaponized by anti-transpeople)

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