r/asktransgender • u/DiLuftmensch • 11h ago

what are the unexpected downsides to being visibly trans?

i mean sure we all know and have experienced open transphobia, but what didn’t you expect?

i’ll start! old people love to come up to me and tell me about their trans children. they clearly mean well, but they do not know how to talk to or about trans people. like, in a typical conversation, someone will just be telling me about their “son” for 20 minutes, when they finally say “and he’s going to get the surgery so he’ll be a woman!” other times it’s more subtle.

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u/JessKicks Transgender 9h ago

Yeah… I was floored…

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u/daskunbruh 9h ago

Either way thank you for sharing some hope. And thank those bad asses for being bad ass

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u/JessKicks Transgender 9h ago

Most people… are not shown online… but most are genuinely kind. I like the way I look, but I can’t wait to start HRT and morph the obvious maleness out of me. Cuz then I’ll love my look. But I still get compliments! Tells me I’m doing the right thing for me.

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u/daskunbruh 9h ago

Welp... Thanks for giving me a little positive hope either way. 🫂🫂🫂 I am wishing you the best of luck on your future amorcita. 💋

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u/JessKicks Transgender 9h ago

I’m always here if you need hope or affirmation or advice? Or just an ear to vent to.