Post #3237533

2026-05-31 20:38 UTC

No one told me I was trans. I wish someone had told me when I was young enough for it to have mattered. And the message I got from society certainly wasn't, "You might possibly be trans." It was, "Yes, there are a few trans people and they are freaks and jokes and you can't possibly be trans." I hope that might have improved a little. I think some kids get a more balanced message, like, "There are trans people and that's okay." (That's slightly sarcastic.) Hell, "Trans people are freaks and jokes," is still an improvement over, "There are no trans people." But sweet fuck, statistically speaking, no one is telling kids, "You are trans." No one is even telling them, "You might be trans." That's a made-up fear. But again, the people who made it up know that.

Replies (5)

@kinsale42@mstdn.games 2026-06-01 03:10

@YouShallNotPass@chaosfem.tw :cat_heart:

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@properlypurple@tech.lgbt 2026-06-01 05:10

@YouShallNotPass@chaosfem.tw This, so much this. :brdHug: My first exposure to transness was characters in Bollywood movies who were child kidnappers or just bad/villainous people, and that really fucked up my worldview for quite some time.

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@moriel@chaosfem.tw 2026-06-01 12:35

@YouShallNotPass@chaosfem.tw Oh yeah. When i as growing up trans people were only ever trotted out on daytime talk shows as freaks to be laughed at. i remember the information desert that kept me from knowing what i was until i was 19

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@pooserville@dice.camp 2026-06-01 14:14

@YouShallNotPass@chaosfem.tw I want to live in a world where loving my trans stepkids isn’t a radical act. But also, I’m okay with being a radical when necessary.

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@grace@social.lol 2026-06-01 14:55

@YouShallNotPass@chaosfem.tw what I would give to have had someone tell me I was trans. The time I could have had... The love I could have shown myself...

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