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uncanny-tranny · 1 day
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An important aspect of youth liberation is not tying the idea of later adult care with having children.
The broader attitude that only your children can ensure that you get taken care of when you grow old is not a good precedent to set. Having children should not be what ensures that you can live through old age, and fear mongering people with the idea that nobody will ever take care of them (or, rather, shouldn't) is such an awful motivator to have children.
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uncanny-tranny · 1 day
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Pouring one out for all the people in completely straight relationships who still solely refer to their partner as their partner/spouse and exclusively use they/them when talking about their partner/s. That's some real shit
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uncanny-tranny · 2 days
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Something beautiful about the word transsexual is that contrary to popular (often by transmeds) belief, it has always included people who don't medically transition in anyway. It simply is an older word for what a lot of people would now call transgender and there are so many transsexual elders who never went on hormones and never had surgery but have identified as transsexual for decades and still do. I know transmeds have been around back in the day too, claiming that transsexual is only for medical transitioners, but many elders will disagree. Even if you look at some trans glossaries from 15 years ago they will define transsexual the same way that we define transgender. Transsexual and transgender are largely synonymous with different connotations to different people. The beauty is that we as trans people get to choose whether we want to reclaim a term that was put on us by cis people, or if we want to claim a term that was created by us for us, and both are beautiful and radical in their own way.
The thing about the history of transness is... we have documentation of trans people having existed for at least a thousand years. Trans history is ancient. We are a fact of humanity, not an option.
The interesting thing about transsexual is that it's a new word - coined in German as Transsexualismus by Magnus Hirschfeld in the 1920s, introduced later as transsexual. Around this time, more people were interested in what would be known as transsexualism. It's around this time and after the war that more and more medical transition options became wide-spread and practiced. Medical transition is by no means as experimental as people fear monger it to be, but in terms of trans history, we're living in a vastly different era than our trans ancestors.
The understanding of transsexual depends on who you ask, but it's my opinion that we ought to include as many transsexuals as possible. The idea that transsexuals are the Good Trans People, the ones who Put In The Work is an idea that's based on transphobia, not the language that's used. The attitude is the problem, the idea that we are inherently broken or must prove ourselves worthy is separate from the words that we identify with or are used to describe us.
It's for this reason that transsexualism is important to me. It's for this reason that I want as many people to be transsexuals as possible, whether or not you medically transition. I personally started preferring transsexual because I see it as political, as personal, as a community of beautiful people I want to help make good. If you don't identify as transsexual, that is great! But, please, know that transsexuals are also not stereotypes. We're not the Good Ones. We are part of the broader trans community, and thus, we should all work together.
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uncanny-tranny · 3 days
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After making this post, I was looking at some free books my school was giving away, and I found myself looking at the thick accounting textbooks thinking, "what makes accounting interesting?"
It's something I haven't learned to see the magic in, but... that doesn't mean there is no magic in it. My own disinterest in accounting affected how I reacted to that magic, and I think it's often something you don't control, but you learn to intentionally counteract that.
Accounting isn't something I naturally see magic in, but others can say the exact same thing when they see what I see as inherently magical. The world works best when we not only dive deep into our own magic, but intentionally try to find magic in everything.
Please intentionally attempt to see the magic in everything. Everything is magic, even if you understand the "boring" reasons why things happen. Look at the magic in growing plants, the magic of your muscles flexing and retracting, the magic of your eyes and skull, the magic of a cat's purr.
It's all magic. Understanding the "why" is just understanding what makes things magical, it doesn't change that it's all significant and magic.
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uncanny-tranny · 3 days
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Please intentionally attempt to see the magic in everything. Everything is magic, even if you understand the "boring" reasons why things happen. Look at the magic in growing plants, the magic of your muscles flexing and retracting, the magic of your eyes and skull, the magic of a cat's purr.
It's all magic. Understanding the "why" is just understanding what makes things magical, it doesn't change that it's all significant and magic.
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uncanny-tranny · 4 days
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The filter is for clarification and accessibility's sake - I know it can be hard to distinguish screenshots from post text.
I'm not platforming the blog who wrote this as their entire platform is dedicated solely to trans people... but seeing as I have seen others say this type of thing, I find it useful to address with the assumption that people who wonder this are actually doing so in good faith.
The thing about testing and medication is this: we don't (typically, there can be exceptions) test for potential, we test for the reality.
When my testosterone levels are tested, it is because the reality of my endocrine system is that it is testosterone-dominant. Yes, my endocrine system can (and has!) changed, but why would you test for a thing that isn't currently reality? What would that accomplish? You wouldn't be treating me as a patient, but your ideal of what my body ought to be. In the example, I highlighted that my hemoglobin changed by two grams or so, and that is literally because my endocrine system has changed - it is reality for my body that it has "male levels" because, again, my endocrine system has changed.
If you want a different way to see how this logic is flawed: why should I pay taxes when, without a job, I wouldn't have money, and therefore wouldn't pay taxes anyway? I have the potential not to have money, therefore, regardless of if I have money or not, I should be treated like I have none because of the potential to not have any.
That isn't a perfect comparison, mind you, but the point is to illustrate why it doesn't work. You don't treat people within your ideals. Your ideal might be that I don't take testosterone, but that isn't the case, and hasn't been for years - I haven't missed taking my medication in nearly three years, thank gd.
Again, I wanted to take this chance to actually push back against this because I've seen otherwise non-transphobic people do this, and it's odd to me. I can't emphasize how important it is to actually treat people with the reality they are living with and in.
The interesting thing about medically transitioning is how you might just be treated with the wrong framework.
When I get my hormone levels checked, for instance, they check it against the wrong type of person, so everything is flagged. Did you know that testosterone encourages hemoglobin production? Well, my hemoglobin is perfectly in line with male levels, but my levels are checked for the wrong endocrine system. Before I realized this, I was really confused as to why my hemoglobin was two grams over the range given, and was confused as to why that happened, and worried about if I should be worried about that. But it was a normal consequence of my testosterone levels, which are also flagged though they are well-within the range that is typical for my age and health categories.
The way we treat and measure for trans people and trans patients will affect the treatment and education they receive. There are ways in which hormones especially can influence how one's body operates, and with that in mind, you also have to change the way you interact with a trans person. With my testosterone levels, if you were to measure them against the incorrect endocrine system, you would fail to treat me in reality - that being the way my body has changed and maintained homeostasis since being on T.
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uncanny-tranny · 5 days
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Something I realized (which was obvious to me subconsciously) is that... The family that vehemently didn't accept me when I first came out but now do accept me are still the same family that I am most unwilling to be open about things I feel protective over.
I remember that my dad reacted so poorly, not to my coming out, but to my transition specifically that my therapist was the one to ask if I wanted to put it on my file that I wanted nothing to ever be shared with him about my health after I broke down multiple times due to my anxiety that I would never transition. While there are and were protections for me, I was incredibly fearful at the time because I was a minor, and I was so worried that he would have prevented my transition that I couldn't have said for certain what (if any) lengths he would have gone to to prevent that.
He's grown a lot as a person, and made some commendable strides. But he didn't find out from me when I medically transitioned the second I turned eighteen, and I think that's among the things that truly made him realize the scope of the issue.
I'm not here to guilt trip parents, guardians, or other members responsible for the care of the children or teens or young adults in their care.... but this is a cautionary tale. You aren't saving the people in your care when you do this, you simply reinforce an idea that you will never care for them, never want them as they are, would rather them be shoved away.
When you give people reasons to be secretive, they will behave secretively. When you give people reasons to doubt their safety around you, they will become sneaky, defensive, and withdrawn. When you give people reasons to doubt that you value their life, they will believe that you don't care if they live or not.
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uncanny-tranny · 7 days
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Hi, I'm just wondering, as a transmasc gay guy, how do l help ppl respect me better? I would love to get on T and have top surgery (it was banned in my state for everyone on medicaid, so l can't). If you have any suggestions I would love to hear about it.
I'll be honest, I think it really depends on different factors and what you want from each relationship.
Some things that can help is to ask yourself:
What would I want a stranger to know and respect? An acquaintance? A friend? A close friend?
What does respecting me look like, and what would I be most comfortable with? Is this impacted by how close I am with somebody?
When I answered these questions myself, it became a lot clearer to me about my own comfort levels and how I felt best respected. So, for instance, a stranger isn't going to be told by me about my sexuality because I'm not comfortable with that (and, hell, even really close friends aren't given that level of intimacy often). I use sexuality as my example because I am more sensitive about it than being a guy.
Sometimes, the most respect will come from people who don't know your entire life story, and I think many queer people are so caught up in almost "proving" that they deserve to be respected that they tend to overcompensate. I don't fault anybody for this, but ultimately... You can only do so much "for" other people when it comes to respect that you can't be blamed if somebody sees that you want to be respected and they choose not to do that. It hurts, and it's scary, but it also isn't your fault.
I think it also depends on who you are trying to help in terms of understanding you, your comfort, and your needs. Some people will need to have a level of trust in order to relate, and some won't need your whole life's story in order to understand. When it comes to social exchanges like this, I think it's best to try understanding the other person, too, because their own experiences will impact their own threshold for understanding others.
I don't have a ton of those social scripts because this is highly interpersonal and impacted heavily on your own cultures, norms, and the overall attitudes or stereotypes that may (or may not) have about queer people. I do genuinely want to guide others, but I want to do so in a way where you can easily and without guilt discard what won't work for you. I seek to inspire, not to dictate.
I tend to see the most success from doing the above, so to simplify:
Understand your own comfort levels
Differentiate those comfort levels based on your relationship with others
Understand that you are not responsible for how other people ultimately do or don't respect you
Have strong, clear boundaries whenever possible. In the event that somebody doesn't respect you, have a plan for either addressing it or not engaging with them
Remember that you have inherent worth and deserve to be treated well
I really hope that maybe this gives you some ideas. Again, I don't want to tell you what to do, just inspire you to think about your own comfort and sense of safety. If anyone has ideas, feel free to share<3
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uncanny-tranny · 7 days
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Happy transexual thursday
Gonna be a bit blunt(perhaps even controversial) here but,
I love being straight, I love women, I love my girlfriend, I love loving women as a man
Love being a straight man, being a straight man is awesome
I love calling myself straight, I am so fucking straight and it's amazing
-sincerely, a straight trans guy
Frankly, there's nothing controversial about this, and (also frankly) it's something we should celebrate with you. I celebrate that you are the way you are, that you share a community with me and love women
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uncanny-tranny · 8 days
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Alright, today is Transsexual Thursday; put in the reblogs, tags, or on anon the things you have loved about your transness/transition/presentation/anything related to being trans! We can never have too much positivity about the joy of creation 💛
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uncanny-tranny · 9 days
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On the topic of hormones, the people who say that women, notably, are inherently weaker or less competent/competitive than men (especially physically) because of their estrogen are the same types of people to have said that women shouldn't run or ride trains because their uteruses would fly out of their bodies.
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uncanny-tranny · 11 days
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I think the way medicine is very slow to actually change with how even an individual changes is part of the reason why there's a phenomenon of trans people who have to have extensive knowledge about hormones and body functions. In my experience, it's been really rare that medical professionals will interact with you where you are and who you are. It's been, in my experience, more common that they will disregard anything which affects you or your body.
In the case of hormones, they do change your body because the body's functions are influenced by many hormones. In the case of sex hormones, they can affect the way your body functions in some or several ways. If you treat a trans woman patient who has an estrogen-dominant system as though she has a testosterone-dominant one, you run the risk of misinforming her about her own body and what her health looks like. While hormones aren't the mythologized, bioessentialist idea that many people have, they do have nuanced impacts on bodies and we should adjust our treatment of trans people whenever the need arises to ensure holistic and accurate care can be provided.
The interesting thing about medically transitioning is how you might just be treated with the wrong framework.
When I get my hormone levels checked, for instance, they check it against the wrong type of person, so everything is flagged. Did you know that testosterone encourages hemoglobin production? Well, my hemoglobin is perfectly in line with male levels, but my levels are checked for the wrong endocrine system. Before I realized this, I was really confused as to why my hemoglobin was two grams over the range given, and was confused as to why that happened, and worried about if I should be worried about that. But it was a normal consequence of my testosterone levels, which are also flagged though they are well-within the range that is typical for my age and health categories.
The way we treat and measure for trans people and trans patients will affect the treatment and education they receive. There are ways in which hormones especially can influence how one's body operates, and with that in mind, you also have to change the way you interact with a trans person. With my testosterone levels, if you were to measure them against the incorrect endocrine system, you would fail to treat me in reality - that being the way my body has changed and maintained homeostasis since being on T.
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uncanny-tranny · 11 days
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The interesting thing about medically transitioning is how you might just be treated with the wrong framework.
When I get my hormone levels checked, for instance, they check it against the wrong type of person, so everything is flagged. Did you know that testosterone encourages hemoglobin production? Well, my hemoglobin is perfectly in line with male levels, but my levels are checked for the wrong endocrine system. Before I realized this, I was really confused as to why my hemoglobin was two grams over the range given, and was confused as to why that happened, and worried about if I should be worried about that. But it was a normal consequence of my testosterone levels, which are also flagged though they are well-within the range that is typical for my age and health categories.
The way we treat and measure for trans people and trans patients will affect the treatment and education they receive. There are ways in which hormones especially can influence how one's body operates, and with that in mind, you also have to change the way you interact with a trans person. With my testosterone levels, if you were to measure them against the incorrect endocrine system, you would fail to treat me in reality - that being the way my body has changed and maintained homeostasis since being on T.
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uncanny-tranny · 11 days
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It actually does bother me that eating is treated like spending money - that you have an allotted allowance in the form of calories that you are supposed to budget.
"How are you spending your calories?" I'm spending them on experiences. I'm spending them on time with my community, my people, those who matter to me. I'm spending them on satiating a human need. I'm spending them on the feeling of being alive and not just living.
If there is one experience that I don't want to "pay" for, it's the basic human right of comfort, security, community, and care.
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uncanny-tranny · 12 days
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You know, if animals can have comfort objects and favourite people and relax when they have nothing to do, maybe we have that same permission. Maybe life - regardless of size - is about finding comfort, happiness, and security.
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uncanny-tranny · 13 days
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It's very funny being like... a stereotypically (as in, straight masc) masculine queer person. Like it's frustrating because I would love to have cute moments where I share tips with a trans woman or maybe help somebody in that kind of way, but like... why should she or anybody else listen to me when I only got my third pair of jeans recently? 😭
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uncanny-tranny · 13 days
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I think it's incredibly important to remind folks on testosterone or folks who want to reverse patterned baldness about their options, but man, does it sometimes suck wondering how much of our insecurities about our hair stem from backwards beliefs that to strive towards beauty is not only preferable but "makes you good."
As someone with a rather masculinized body pre-medical transition, patterned baldness has always seemed neutral. Hair is incredibly important (hell, much of my own energy is spent on my hair because I like it), but the pressure to have hair, to have hair the "right way" is something that I absolutely loathe.
I'm not here to judge people who don't want patterned hair loss or baldness, I'm here to say that those traits will never make you lesser. Not only is it neutral, but it is also just as worthy and beautiful.
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