Transnista wrote:This is, however, EXTREMELY rare. Nearly every person who goes through transition, myself included, have been trans since they understood the differences, or at least perceived differences, between genders. Many of us have stories of the exact moments we realized we were, idk, "wrong" I guess. Like God messed up, if you believe.
Most people who are even remotely questioning won't go through transition, because its not just something you can "go and get done." It takes years to do, unless you do it illegally and/or unhealthily. I believe every transition clinic in the U.S. requires long-term proof of dysphoria and at least 1.5 years of HRT, at least for M2F, can't say I know much about the F2M side, not being biologically female myself.
EDIT: You have obviously never met anyone on HRT if you think it's some sort of easy "just take it for a few months" kinda deal. It's literally a second puberty, but 3-4 times faster, significantly more painful and mentally taxing, expensive, and comes with high risks of side effects and cancer. Anyone who has been on HRT for any committed amount of time is most likely "actually trans." Frequently informed consent arguments hide transphobic policy designed to prevent people from getting the help they need, while claiming to be humanitarian.
If YoU dOn'T aGgReE yOuRe SeCrItT tRaNsPhObIc
HaVe yOu EvEn MeT aNy TrAnSpEoPlE?
Straight with a) assuming any proponent of an alternative perspective must be cis b) assuming they're masking hate-fuelled intentions out of malevolent conspiracy instead of honestly disagreeing. Did I accidentally log on to trans twitter?
No I don't have a hidden nefarious agenda I'm masking this is what I actually believe and yes I meet a transperson every time I look in the fucking mirror.