Post #1236534
2026-03-30 06:49 UTC
@Azuaron @Tattie
This feels so relatable!
What finally opened my eyes to the desperate need for trans rights to be encoded (is that the correct verb?) permanently into law was my one and only full-term pregnancy.
Long story short, my body did not like being pregnant. It was not a pleasant experience. And then my tailbone fractured during delivery.
For the next few years, I felt like I'd been ripped from my true body & transplanted into someone else's. Wholly surreal, dysmorphic experience.
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@courtcan@mastodon.social 2026-03-30 06:57
@Azuaron @Tattie It was truly horrible. Gradually, I became aware of the realization that this is what trans folk experience ALL THE TIME, at least until they can transition to the point of finally feeling like themselves. That was the tipping point for me: knowing how horrific it would be if there were a law against my doing everything I could to heal my body to the point of feeling like me again. I'd been empathetic to trans people before, but this experience unlocked a whole new level.