• cassie 🐺
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    2 months ago

    Doesn’t sound weird at all! It’s a commendable thing to want diverse perspectives around you and to be aware of the gaps that exist in your community.

    I would say that a lot of trans people are open to polite questions, but it can be emotionally difficult to bear the load of educating people while also experiencing the stigma and abandonment that can come with the experience, especially right when coming out. Even good faith questions can feel like being asked the bad faith ones if there’s fresh pain there. A boundary that’s worked for me personally is to say ask me anything, but it has to be OK if I don’t want to answer it, or if I answer it in gory detail.

    Tbh I enjoy talking about this stuff so if you have any specific curiosities feel free to ask! But otherwise I do hope you find some folks to connect with in your environment - and even if they’re hiding, putting out the right energy will make them come to you 😁