In my experience simply knowing and understanding why transmasc people transition and what they feel dysphoric over and don’t doesn’t really get rid of my envy or confusion, it just urges me to be more empathetic to them. To an extent I think it’s just normal for trans people be envious and confused of each other? I imagine transmasc people have the exact same thoughts about transfemme people all the time. Like, I don’t understand why people like IPA’s but I don’t think they’re less valid for liking them (or that I’m less valid for not liking them!)
In my experience simply knowing and understanding why transmasc people transition and what they feel dysphoric over and don’t doesn’t really get rid of my envy or confusion, it just urges me to be more empathetic to them. To an extent I think it’s just normal for trans people be envious and confused of each other? I imagine transmasc people have the exact same thoughts about transfemme people all the time. Like, I don’t understand why people like IPA’s but I don’t think they’re less valid for liking them (or that I’m less valid for not liking them!)