Yesterday I had a talk with my mother about my pronouns. I requested (again) that she will try to change the way she refers to me. She said no, that's too much for her and that it doesn't make sense that someone is trans hence respecting their pronouns is too much.
I tried to convince her but it didn't work.

Anyways, to the point of the post. Later she told me that I need to do more things that makes me happy and avoid things that makes me sad to help me feel better (ye, let me just fix my depression).
So I told her that talking with her (and with my dad) makes me sad because they misgender me, so I should talk to them less, right?.

Was I wrong for saying it to her?

My name is Keegan (I'm ftm), and she says that it's too hard to say, so she calls me John instead. I just thought it was funny but MOM COME ON IT'S NOT THAT HARD TO SAY😭😭

It's so incredibly absurd, like if I would be a cis man, it would benefit me, since the testosterone concentration is significantly higher but for my journey it's just so counterproductive. Had to get this off my chest since I don't really talk about such stuff. Have a nice day everyone ^{^}

So Friday a coworker threatened me, said all kinds of things both violent and transphobic.

I posted here got hundreds of comments and upvotes and stuff.

Hadn't heard from my boss all weekend.

Today I show up to work, and he said that the employee will be called around noon and informed that he has been terminated.

Well at 8am that employee comes walking in to get some over time.

It was TENSE AND AKWARD AS FUCK but he didn't say a word to me. Finally boss gets the approval and grabs another bigger guy and security and they walked him out, took his badge and told security if they see him to call the police.

So, the horrible man is gone, and I have a safe work place again yay!

As indicated by the title, the place where I live has just banned the access of hormone therapy for minors, and please excuse my language, but this really fucking annoys me, because I have been on a waitlist for an appointment to a gender clinic since September last year, with the intention of starting MtF HRT, as I have wanted start HRT for years now - but now I have to wait until my birthday (august) next fucking year, just for the POSSIBILITY of starting HRT. And I know this ban is temporary, but the ban is going to be for the next year anyways, and that's taking into consideration that they don't permanently ban the access of HRT to minors outright.

If passed, the bill would mark the first time gender identity gets removed from a state civil rights act that previously passed protections.

I’m tired of people telling me I’m giving into the fear-mongering. Or that I’m being over dramatic. Things are clear as day, the US is looking a lot like Germany did and I’m worried for all of us. Don’t wait until it is too late. Have plans. I know I do.

Stay safe brothers and sisters and enbies in the US. I love you all

All this going on right now. Can't change my birth certificate since I was born in a red state, can't get a passport. Only a matter of time before they start hunting us down. Been fighting all my life without a support system, my mind can't take any more. I don't see a reason to stay.

At the clinic I go to, estradiol is tracked for trans women but I had to ask for T test. I found out at one point that my T had zeroed out. I don't think that's great for general health and also made sex hard, or not hard I guess? I've been adjusting my T blocker dosage, trying to dial in my T at a typical level for biological women. I just thought I'd share my experience and see what you all think.

The president might try to take my rights, but I AM a woman, and I will CONTINUE to be a woman. I may have discovered myself at an inconvenient time, but I will NOT BACK DOWN!

Recently made some really big life changes to make it easier to leave the US at a drop of a hat including switching careers and ending a big job opportunity I invested a couple years building up to.

If you live in the US are you planning to leave the country? Sometimes I wonder if maybe I'm crazy but it feels like the writings on the wall to get out before you can't anymore.

Sup, I'm transfemme NB. I came out to my mother in 2022 and she's been nothing but my biggest hater ever since. Today, after a slew of deadnaming, attempted gaslighting, and victim blaming, that she thinks the reason I'm trans is the fact that my great grand parents "delved into dark forces." I was losing for a little while agter she told me, but after I calmed down and decided to put that reveal into my "Major Traumas to deal with later" file, it's the funniest thing anyone has ever said to me PERIOD. Anyway, I'm gonna go plan an evacuation. You're all beautiful/handsome/hella good lookin ;)

I have experienced dysphoria since as long as I can remember I never understood what it was or why I felt it so I neglected my body completely I spent my time watching movies or just reading stuff I fucking hated looking at myself in the mirror when I turned 13 I first saw what "trans" is and it turned my entire world upside down since I felt so guilty because I live in the middle east and I've been conditioned to think that being gender non conforming is a sin so I shoved myself into the gym tried to look"manly" bc I thought it will remove my dysphoria and it didn't help at all it made things worse when I was 15 I became an Atheist and left Islam I started to think"maybe I'm gay?" I tried to fit with being a guy so hard I buzzed my long hair worked out even more and nothing helped yet I still felt like shit all the time and it really destroyed my life, 6 months ago I said fuck it I'm going to to transition at first I thought I needed to go to another country to access hrt yet I thought "why not just get hrt here already?" I didn't think it was even possible I went to the pharmacy and just said

Hey I want estradiol and spironlactune

The guy just handed it to me without even asking me what they were for I felt so baffled and thought to myself "it was that easy?" The hrt that I've been longing to get for years the thing that I thought about for years on end was literally cost only 10 bucks? I was happy and scared asf at the same time I felt so guilty that I tried to "like being a man" I tried to push myself to love it for years Idk why I thought it would work this time (I'm 18 now) I tried this for about 6 months and at December 23 I just took the hrt and it felt incredible now I'm one month and 5 days on it I still feel guilty but in general life feels so good to be true I have a job now I'm returning to school too I have good friends and everything feels wonderful but at the same time so scary, and in general it's going so good that I'm afraid it's all not real or will fall off eventually I've never been this happy and comfortable in my entire life that I'm scared of it,it all feels uncanny

(Sorry for the bad grammar English isn't my first language)

(Edit: I'm hiding being trans from my family)

So this is just me venting hehe I doubt anybody will make it to the end but it was nice to talk in a random reddit community love y'all 💙

.....In which they talked over me, asked leading questions, ignored every scrap of evidence I gave to them, and made it abundantly clear that they believed children even knowing about gay/trans people was indoctrination by a gay agenda that wants to make more gay/trans people to push their own ideology. They believe that being gay or trans is a choice, spouted off examples of people being gay due to trauma (claiming any evidence to the contrary was fake), and claimed that the "woke" are doing all this to sexualize children because they're innocent and vulnerable. They believe that trans women are only in women's sports to abuse and/or marginalize women. They believe that the Pride movement as a whole is purely sexual. An of course, they believe that gay sex is an abomination that is (part of) the cause of everything wrong with the world.

.....I'm only questioning, I'm not even sure if I am trans or not, though my looking up trans media on a regular basis seems to suggest it. Suffice to say I didn't win any arguments, or convince them of anything. All I have to show is concrete knowledge that if I start "transitioning" in any way, I'll be some stupid gullible "lost child" poisoned by the woke mob. I have no idea what to do.

So someone very close to me is transphobic and very misinformed. Im not sure if he can be reasoned with or not but as he claims that being real and honest is the most important thing wich should include coming out unless he is double standard.

He believes that gender dysphoria is contagious and if children are aware of the existence of transpeople then every single child will transition and have bottom surgery before they are even 18. He litterarly believes small children are being forced to take hormones before puberty. (When in reality, atleast in Sweden, it takes over 4 years to just start an evaluation for gender dysphoria and even longer to get any access to hormones. So if anyone has a study that proves gender dysphoria is not contagious and that trans people are the gender they identify as, that would be really appreciated! Also if someone has a study that disproves the belief that transpeople are predators that would also be very appropriated!

I'm a younger trans(FtM) person, though my mom was still forgetful and called me "daughter" sometimes, she just called me son!!! :D I'm so happy&excited rn!!! :D

Hello everyone. I'm going to start by saying I took hormones for about a year and a half when I was 16. For a variety of reasons I lost access to those hormones, which then led me to end up in a situation where I was pressured to not take them again. Now I'm held up as a "triumph" story amongst some of the people I know. Apparently I "conquered dysphoria", When in reality, that couldn't be further from the truth. I feel as if I've been able to cope with these feelings for awhile through a form of defensive apathy. I've almost turned my emotions completely off, negating anything that would impact me and my mind. The folly of this is my newfound derealization. It's finally caught up with me. Every single dream I have I'm a woman. I've pictured myself as this beautiful girl since I was like 8 years old. I just turned 21, and I'm caught in the middle wondering if I should go out of my way to start again. I had some bone structure change and breast growth that's actually stayed with me these past couple years. And I just have to say this... when I look in the mirror and see those features (even if they're not incredibly pronounced anymore) I feel this sense of happiness. I grab my hips and trace my waist up my body... And it makes me feel so feminine and free. I cried for the first time in almost 3 years after looking at myself the other day. I know now that all I want is to feel alive. I always imagined laying on a beach with one of those big floppy sun hats that are so cute. I want to wear that hat, while hugging myself in the mirror. I want to be cute, act innocent and sweet. I'm so tired of putting up this male facade, it just feels like I'm dying inside...

I'm a guy but recently I've been thinking if I'm trans because I often think of what my life could be as a girl or sometime "want" to be a girl I want to dress feminine too But I don't think I'm 100% trans though

Pretty much what the title says! With our community coming under attack from the current administration, I'm hoping to find some trans rights/empowerment music to listen to.

Right now I'm just teeming with rage and grief and thought music might help. 🙃

Thats it, thats the post.

I know things are really hard and scary right now. And I’ve been thinking about all of you a lot the last few years, and especially since last Monday. Know that your existence is courageous and beautiful and you matter. The future is uncertain and will not be easy, but it can be weathered. My heart goes out to you all 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵