oNeviaM to TransEnglish · 8 months agoDo you remember the last thing you told yourself was a reason you "couldn't be trans" before your egg cracked?message-squaremessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up158file-text
arrow-up158message-squareDo you remember the last thing you told yourself was a reason you "couldn't be trans" before your egg cracked?oNeviaM to TransEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square33fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarecetvrti_magi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·8 months agoI just wanted to deny it because being trans is kinda scary, even after accepting myself there is still some doubt from time to time that I’m just faking it (I know this is normal thing for trans people so I try to ignore it).
minus-squareoNeviaOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 months agoThat’s a good point and it resonates with me. Being trans can be scary! And it’s scary mostly because of the thoughts and actions of others. None of us “choose” to be trans. Who would choose to paint a big red target on their back that society is oh so happy to fire at.
I just wanted to deny it because being trans is kinda scary, even after accepting myself there is still some doubt from time to time that I’m just faking it (I know this is normal thing for trans people so I try to ignore it).
That’s a good point and it resonates with me. Being trans can be scary! And it’s scary mostly because of the thoughts and actions of others.
None of us “choose” to be trans. Who would choose to paint a big red target on their back that society is oh so happy to fire at.