Oddtail on Nostr: TikTok showed me a video of a young trans woman who seemed happy and at ease with ...
TikTok showed me a video of a young trans woman who seemed happy and at ease with being trans.
A "concerned" person expressed sadness that she was "ruining her life" at such a young age.
So let's talk about it.
You know what can ruin a life or even end it before one's time? The irreparable damage that hormones do through and beyond puberty and throughout adulthood. It doesn't stop at birth, it doesn't stop at your teenage years.
If you're a cis woman, imagine you start losing your hair, quickly, in your 30s or 40s. Imagine the body hair you have at least quadruples. Imagine your emotions are out of whack, your sense of smell and possibly colour is off, your skin ages rapidly, your waist is like, gone, as are your hips. Your shoulders broaden. It's just the tip of the iceberg. And it'll continue to get worse but that's preventable.
If you're a cis man, imagine you grow breasts, you become physically weaker, your emotions fluctuate to the extent you can't get your shit together, you're too short and didn't seem to grow much as a teen, your voice never dropped. And it's just the tip of the iceberg. And it'll continue to get worse but that's preventable.
Now imagine you stumble upon a young person who's taking medicine specifically to prevent much of what's happened to you. And imagine this person has been told on the regular she or he is ruining her or his life.
Now you have a glimpse of what we the older generation(s) of trans people witness. And why we tend to be protective of young and/or newly out trans people.
It's not that complicated, is it.
A "concerned" person expressed sadness that she was "ruining her life" at such a young age.
So let's talk about it.
You know what can ruin a life or even end it before one's time? The irreparable damage that hormones do through and beyond puberty and throughout adulthood. It doesn't stop at birth, it doesn't stop at your teenage years.
If you're a cis woman, imagine you start losing your hair, quickly, in your 30s or 40s. Imagine the body hair you have at least quadruples. Imagine your emotions are out of whack, your sense of smell and possibly colour is off, your skin ages rapidly, your waist is like, gone, as are your hips. Your shoulders broaden. It's just the tip of the iceberg. And it'll continue to get worse but that's preventable.
If you're a cis man, imagine you grow breasts, you become physically weaker, your emotions fluctuate to the extent you can't get your shit together, you're too short and didn't seem to grow much as a teen, your voice never dropped. And it's just the tip of the iceberg. And it'll continue to get worse but that's preventable.
Now imagine you stumble upon a young person who's taking medicine specifically to prevent much of what's happened to you. And imagine this person has been told on the regular she or he is ruining her or his life.
Now you have a glimpse of what we the older generation(s) of trans people witness. And why we tend to be protective of young and/or newly out trans people.
It's not that complicated, is it.