We’ve all talked about how trans women are women, right? It’s going around the internet like crazy, and it’s amazing that people are standing up for them.
But the thing is, we haven’t really covered the topic of trans men. Trans men are men. Just because they were born as a female and were dressed in female clothes, given ‘feminine’ gifts and feminine hairstyles doesn’t mean they themselves are female. It’s fine to cross-dress, and it’s also fine to be born as the wrong gender.
I myself am a transgender boy, and I only realised about six months ago. Sometimes it can take ages to even realise that you don’t want to be a girl, but once your decision is made, it’s final. I was born as Hannah, but my name is Lee.
After I came out to my parents, my mother kept saying to me, “Would it matter that you’re a girl if we lived in a society where gender isn’t a big deal?” To me, absolutely it would matter. I don’t want my high voice, my slim and feminine body, my breasts or vagina. I want my voice to be deeper, my frame larger, my chest flat and a slight bulge in my underpants. I want to be able to go out in public and for people to call me a boy, a man. I never wanted this body.
I’ve only come out to a small number of people, mostly just friends. One of them asked me, “Why do you want to be a boy? You’re such a beautiful girl, and if you’re a boy you might be ugly.” Well, I don’t care about my looks. I mean, they’re not really the main concern. I would much rather be an ugly boy than a beautiful girl. In a perfect world, I might be a handsome boy, but the world doesn’t work like that. Everyone is insecure in their own way, whether it be something as small as not liking their nose, or the slight pudge on their stomach, or something as massive as gender identity.
The point I’m trying to make here is that you don’t need someone to tell you what to do. If your mum says something like that, ignore her. She might think she knows best, but you know she doesn’t. If a friend says something along those lines, ignore them. Who are they to tell you what to do? They don’t understand what’s going on inside your head.
So, fellow trans boys, we are just as important as trans girls. We are just as important as women. We are just as important as men. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise because they’re wrong. You aren’t perfect, but then nobody is.
Trans boys are boys. Trans girls are girls.
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