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Spoken as someone who used to consider believe that you have to have dysphoria and be taking hormones to be authentically transgender,
the Transmed philosophy is so incredibly harmful for the transgender community.
Ignoring the obvious like the fact that not everyone can medically transition if they wanted too (for economic, social, or medical reasons) which already makes this movement seem out of touch, because in order to believe in this you have to create a definition of transgenderism which intentionally excludes massive demographics within the community.
even more than that is that you genuinely have to believe you know more about peoples lived experience and situation than they themselves know. People know better than you what is going on in their lives, for you it might have been the right decision to medically transition but that doesn’t mean that anyone who decides against it is less than you in any way.
Everyone who wants to go on hormones should 100% be able to and it really is disheartening to hear about people who are not able to for a number of ways, but it does not mean that it is necessary.
For me, I never felt worse than when I ardently believe this. It was always what I needed to do next and that I was never good enough, when you believe that you never give yourself time to feel good about how far you’ve came.
The best way to help your community is not to tear other trans people down, if there is an issue with any part of the trans community it is with people who choose to turn their own insecurities on other people.
In the words of a great orator “If you can’t love yourself, how the hell you going to love somebody else”
A simple comic to demonstrate the difference between LGBTQ+ and LGB:
The fundamental goal of LGBTQ+ is equal opportunity and rights for EVERYONE. No matter your gender or orientation, you deserve to be included and represented in society. We fight for everyone's rights - gay rights, trans rights, women's rights, racial equality, disability accommodation - because all of these are equally worth fighting for, and because these topics overlap greatly (intersectionality, look it up!).
The fundamental goal of LGB is to exclude trans people. This is why so many of them say LGB✂️TQ on their profiles; they're not here to make progress for gay rights, celebrate lesbian history, or combat biphobia. They just want to see trans people suffer. They'll gladly spout the same continually-debunked bullshit as conservatives, the side of homophobia and patriarchy, just to keep beating down trans people. LGB hinders the fight for equality. They are hurting themselves by bringing down others.
This is why so many gays, lesbians, and bi folk proudly identify as LGBTQ+. They feel safer in a community that fights for everyone's rights than one that wants to hurt a marginalized demographic.
let me make a few things clear, my loves.
look men (including anyone who identifies as a man), i don’t care if you have tattoos on your face. i don’t care if you have female parts instead of male parts. i don’t care if you wear dresses. i don’t care if you wear makeup. i don’t care if you’re short or tall. i don’t care if you drive a bright pink mini car.
i’m androsexual. attracted to masculinity. i may not be attracted to you, but that doesn’t mean that you’re not attractive or valid. you’re still a man. you’re still you.
have a great day everyone :)
The problem with only being friends with queer communists is that no one in my group believes in marriage or having kids.
This is seriously getting in the way of me living my best cool-bridesmaid/goth wine aunt life.
Sometimes I hate how confused I am by myself and my place in the lgbtqia community. And not bc I dont feel welcome but because I CANT FOR THE LIFE OF ME FIGURE OUT WHAT I AM.... at least it feels like this.
First: i definitely like girls 100% they are pretty and all, i also like boys even tho i like them more rarely than girls ... so ig I am bisexual
But also what if I am lesbian? And even wors what if I am straight and just force myself into liking girls? (Okay nah thats no option but sometimes that crosses my mind)
This is the thing i worry about the least, like idc if I like girls and boys or only girls
Second even more confusing thing: do it like romance in general? I love a good romantic story and all and I have a fair amount of crushes on real people and fictional characters but every time I think about getting in a serious romantic relationship it feels weird??? Like not wrong but also not right.
I definitely love relationships between ppl more then I love thinking about my possible relationships (aka I love shipping bc I fills me with so much joy and love) but on the other hand im really wanna experience it in real live, but i also don't.
So I think I'm also on the aromantic spectrum but also not? I thought about being aegoromantic or demiromantic, or its my dream of "commitment" that keeps me from getting in a romantic relationship.
Or i'm just "late"(I don't really belive that, especially bc I had a bad crush abkut 2 years ago and it stayed until there was a real possibility for me to get in a relationship with that person.. than my crush vanished over night)
Third thing: and the only thing I'm really confident in saying: I'm somewhat on the Asexual spectrum. Not entirely sure where (aka if Demi or straight Ace or aego) but i know that i like the concept of sex and intimacy in my head and in fiction but as soon as it comes to thinking about doing it in real life ... HELL NAH
Yeah generally I know its no problem to be unsure and that there is no pressure to label yourself. But I really would like to have labels for me personally so that I know what I feel T.T BECAUSE THE MESS IN MY HEAD ANNOYS ME.
It’s been a hot minute since I did a comic and I have been having THIS feeling for a while- so what better way to express it. I most likely will never transition. I think it would be better for me if I just stayed as a woman. As much as I want to be a man, It’s not worth the fight for me.
Bruh my mom said I should try out Tinder 😭
She said that because I always say I'm single and lonely and tinder has worked for my older cousins.
When I tried to explain to her, she of course doesn't understand, that it would be harder for me to find a date there. My cousins are cishet... I'm nonbinary, bisexual with preference towards women (+meeting men irl scares me). And I live in a fairly homophobic region, most people here are straight or taken or both.
My mother doesn't understand why I DON'T want to try dating straight guys. Because she doesn't fucking acknowledge that I'm not a girl... And we'll straight guys would probably see me as a girl or just not want to date because they're straight and I'm not a girl.
She fucking frustrates me. I would consider making a dating profile but I won't date straight men and she's pushing. If anything I'll go out with women from there or queer men.
