[CW: Transmedicalism, (Internalized) Transphobia, Enbyphobia]
I sometimes get into these depressive episodes where I feel like the majority of the trans community is against me and wants me to suffer. As a non-binary person, I've had to deal with a heated amount of emphasis from trans people who hate my guts because they don't perceive my identity as suiting a "norm" they believe I am required to fit.
I have gone through so much hell from cishet people, and one of the worst aspects of this is that it's insanely isolating. Before horrendous encounters with transmedicalists, I generally had no doubt that the trans community would be pretty universally and even unconditionally on my side. Now, I feel like I'm alone. I feel like I have to avoid trans communities for my own safety and well-being, but I also cannot bring myself to be interacting with cis people because that clearly has done me no good either.
I also have fears about these things from a legal perspective. I am on HRT, I have terrible dysphoria, and I want to get on with my transition and my life, but especially since I live in Florida, I sometimes feel like transmedicalist rhetoric might seep into law in a way that will leave me with two options where either I can:
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A) Keep my HRT by shoving myself in a "box" that I don't want to be in because it'll leave me dysphoric and uncomfortable.
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B) Just go on without any medical transition, which will, yet again, make me miserable and have me see no point in life.
Both of them are horrendous. I already know that cis people want me dead. Knowing that trans people tend to feel the same way just does zero help for me.
That rock kept me ignorant of my egg for 32 years, so it had its drawbacks.