A part of me genuinely dies seeing so many ppl within my age/gen group medically transitioning. And I say this because so many of them are going to deal with life long medical and psychological issues, especially if they stop taking HRT, the surgeries, everything that encapsulates ātransitioningā (medical or social wise). I grieve for all the young lesbians, bisexuals and gays who wonāt be able to just exist and be as they are without the pressures and grooming from older adults and teens, insisting that their āegg is crackingā. My question to any TRA or parents who have kids who self ID as trans is this; if youāre against teen girls getting cosmetic nose jobs and boob jobs, why are you supportive of prepubescent kids being put on hormone blockers, getting top surgery, while their bodies, minds and emotional regulation arenāt even nearly close to being fully developed? This isnāt a matter of bodily autonomy, because none of that shit is necessary to live and function normally, unless you threaten to kill yourself or harm others. You canāt claim that all other methods have been tried and exhausted, thereās no way in fucking hell that affirming a childās discomfort and self hatred of their natal sex is more beneficial and productive. In the last five years, Iāve met more lesbians and gays who would rather transition and be perceived and treated as the opposite sex⦠all within my age range, except one who was a grown ass TIM who suggested I take it as a compliment when our 52 year old coworker called me āsexyā. I was 17 ffs, and my boss blamed me and told me I needed to defend myself next time, and she didnāt do shit to him ofc. And itās no fucking coincidence that most TIFās Iāve met were survivors of male violence and rape. One of them unfortunately was raped and underwent an abortion, and thank fucking god she was able to. I genuinely hope that all of these ppl I met are at peace and living adjusted lives. Except the older TIM I worked with. I genuinely think he wanted to have sex with me cause he always posted his OF links on Snapchat (yes I was friends with him while we worked, I was 17 and this was way before I peaked lmao) and heād always offer me to come over and smoke weed and do shrooms with him after our shifts endedā¦. Mind you he was like 26-28? At the time, I really saw him āas a womanā, but looking back, he behaved very much like a stereotypical gay male. the mannerisms, the speech patterns, everything. TS LYDIA, that was his snap name, like it doesnāt get more AGP coded than that.