The fact that so many articles paint âgender dysphoriaâ as only something trans people experience is ridiculous.
The concept of societal gender has, and continues to, harmed cis people for a very very long time and causes cis folks to suffer similarly to their trans siblings.
While, yes, trans folks on average may have a greater sense of (and reaction to) gender dysphoria - a lot of that comes from actually understanding what that feeling IS and knowing how to combat it in the way they need.
Cis people, however, will sit there and be uncomfortable while not knowing WHY and when they are told âthat sounds like gender dysphoriaâ they will say âno, thatâs only for trans peopleâ - and then⊠continue to suffer.
Additionally âSocietal Gender Normsâ depending on where you are in the world you are and what is âGirlâ and what is âBoyâ can change DRASTICALLY depending on where you are from or the culture you grew up in.
This is to say that, overall, people attempting to adhere to the âAmerican Societal Gender Normâ as some âUniversal Standard of Genderâ are far more likely to be depressed over their gender presentation than in most other countries and societies in the world.
Why? Well⊠our standard of âBoyâ and âGirlâ is not only the YOUNGEST acting societal standard but it changes SO OFTEN that if you look at âThe Standard of Beauty for Womenâ and âThe Standard for Manlinessâ across the last 100 years you will see such dramatic shifts EVERY 10 YEARS which can cause increasing amounts of dysphoria as time goes on because:
1. The standard you grew up with and idolized is NOT the standard you live in NOW and you feel âout of sortsâ with your gender.
2. The standard you WERE considered âWomanlyâ/âManlyâ in has changed DRASTICALLY with time and now you are no longer considered that DESPITE not changing how you present your gender.
This is to say⊠cis folks and trans folks deal with a lot of the same issues, and by breaking down barriers between statements like âYOU CAN NEVER UNDERSTAND (X TYPE OF PERSON)â we can realize that AS PEOPLE we are all more alike than things appear.
Be that by gender, color of our skin, sexuality, spirituality, or ANYTHING!
We are all human, we all suffer, we all grow, we all learn, we all cry, we all smile, we all are people among other people.
Kindness and learning about yourself and others helps everyone in the end.
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