high-as-a-kai-t:fiyhi:❖so… i made this post because, like a lot of us on the internet, i’ve run into
high-as-a-kai-t:fiyhi:❖so… i made this post because, like a lot of us on the internet, i’ve run into a lot of transmeds/truscum. [i’m sure many of you have seen the infamous “damian and skye” comic featuring a very masculine trans guy contrasted with a young, feminine trans guy to “prove” the more feminine one isn’t trans]i wanted to talk about this becuase, as a trans person with dysphoria, i am ashamed of these groups. there is so much more information i could cover about this (and would be happy to in dms) but there are several points i want to get across as plain and simple as i can:►divide some of us, and it can only hurt all of us. if a cis person’s going to think there are any fake trans people, you are putting it in their hands to decide that for every one of us. stand up for all your trans siblings, not just a few. ►if you ever catch yourself thinking, “that trans person isn’t suffering enough”, stop. no matter how much you yourself are suffering. you lose literally nothing by just living and let live and you cannot police others identities. period.►popularizing the idea that you need to meet some intangible bar to be trans doesn’t just affect the people you’re trying to target. it affects all trans people, especially young teens and kids. identity is individual and personal and no one can decide it for you but yourself.in the end, this is as much a message to transmeds/truscum as it is to the general public. the message is this: dont let suffering make you bitter. dont let it make you into someone who wishes suffering onto others. find happiness in knowing others aren’t suffering, not resentment. and most importantly, take care of your community. your whole community. god knows we need to stick together.❖[Image Description: Two trans men are shown in a full body shot, with different things pointed out about them. One is named Jack: he is taller, has “masculine” clothing, including thick-soled boots to add to his height, a big hoodie with an dead-looking emoji with scribbled out eyes and it’s tongue sticking out of mouth and some comfy jeans, is on Testosterone, is binding ( specifically stated to be “for comfort”) and has a packer. He stands in a relaxed pose with both hands in his hoodie pockets. The second, shorter one is Jordan, who isn’t on T and doesn’t wear a binder(Again, specifically stated to be “ for comfort”). He has jewelry and make-up, and his hair is dyed bright blue(Stated to be “for fun”). He wears shorts, cute socks, and a trans flag patterned heart on his shirt. He’s standing with a pair of peace signs and a huge grin on his face.The second image focuses on a close up Jack, with a gentle smile, and their is text reading “Meet Jack! Jack is a trans man who grew up with dysphoria. It’s pretty bad so it effects his daily life a lot. To combat it, Jack has been binding since high school and began taking T 7 months ago. Though his dysphoria is still uncomfortable, he is trying his best to be as happy as he can be.”The third focuses on Jordan now, with a similar smile on his face, with text reading “Meet Jordon! Jordan is a trans man who grew up without dysphoria. When he was 14 he learned about transgender identities, and finally felt a happy connection to his male gender. Jordan expresses his gender in his own way and wears what he likes and feels comfortable in, just like Jack. Though he does not have dysphoria, he still prefers to be referred to as what he is: A man.”The 4th image has both Jack and Jordan zoomed out, in a slightly more rough style that is white with black outlines, like whoever drew them has drawn the outline on a blank piece of paper and hasn’t coloured it in just yet. Also, where their once was an emoji and a trans pride heart on their outfits, there is now a male Mars symbol on each of them instead. Both are doing a side cuddle, with a noticeable blush, Jordan looks very bashful as Jack watches over his adorable cuddle partner. There is a little pink heart in between them. There is text here too, and reads: “Also they’re dating! Relationships (Friendships ect.) between dysphoric and non dysphoric trans people can be awesome because they can mutually uplift each other. Jack gives Jordanhis enthusiastic support in in his trans pride, while Jordan gives Jack a safe, empathetic soldier to lean on when his dysphoria woes get the best of him. They take care of each other. (Like all of us should).” End description] -- source link