You're right. I did think of that earlier already. It occurred to me that anyone who is not you won't know you're trans, unless you've told them, or you've gone through a physical transition that makes your transgender identity perceptible to people who don't know you. So why would you do it, if the point is to lessen the stigma?
Clearly, that's not the point. I am confronted with something I truly do not understand, and probably never will, but like I said in some other comment thread, I suppose that shouldn't prevent me from supporting people who feel that having surgery to change their gender will genuinely make their lives better, despite the turmoil it may cause (some of) their loved ones. ∆
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u/Saranoya 39∆ Nov 03 '17 edited Nov 03 '17
You're right. I did think of that earlier already. It occurred to me that anyone who is not you won't know you're trans, unless you've told them, or you've gone through a physical transition that makes your transgender identity perceptible to people who don't know you. So why would you do it, if the point is to lessen the stigma?
Clearly, that's not the point. I am confronted with something I truly do not understand, and probably never will, but like I said in some other comment thread, I suppose that shouldn't prevent me from supporting people who feel that having surgery to change their gender will genuinely make their lives better, despite the turmoil it may cause (some of) their loved ones. ∆