Like there are some people who think that we’re not valid if we don’t. Don’t people know how expensive and painful it is. Plus some of us just like what we got ya know. I’m proud to be a trans girl who still has the bits. Why is this so hard for people to understand? Also some people seem to think it’s much more common than it actually is.
Cis-male here, my best friend was a trans woman and when she first started her transition I asked the question that should only come from a close friend: are you going to keep it? She laughed and said “oh yeah, I love having a dick!” and that helped me better understand that her journey was about so much more than genitalia and sex.
So, for me the question wasn’t asked because I didn’t think she wasn’t ‘truly’ a trans woman if she didn’t get it, but it was just out of honest ignorance and misconception. That said, I didn’t think it is really anyone’s business what’s in your underwear - and I would have accepted an answer of “it’s none of your business” if she didn’t want to share.