@NicolaElle @JoscelynTransient @emmalilian @faithisleaping @rooster @siege And to enforce that belief on ourselves, we had to place others' acceptance and approval far, far over our own well-being. We had to minimize ourselves and our needs, until the "me" part of it disappeared, or near enough as the difference doesn't matter.
That instinct built an intense trauma reflex in us. And, as a result, we see that the only "acceptable" trans person is one who isn't visibly trans...
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