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  • AcidSmiley [she/her]
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    3 months ago

    I feel that a lot actually. I grew up in the 80s and 90s, transitioning as a kid would've been outright impossible back then unless my parents would've moved the entire family to the Netherlands or smth. That was the only place where that was a possibility back then. And i seriously struggle to think of a way i could've dealt with knowing that i was trans in the early 00s. Like, i could see this working out in my favor if we're talking some time travel scenario where i go back knowing all that i know rn, but if i had to navigate the nightmare levels of medical gatekeeping that existed back then on my own, without prior knowledge, at a time where my sexuality automatically made me inelligible from receiving any gender affirming care, my life would've just been constant unsolveable dysphoria with no way out.

    • magi [null/void]M
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      3 months ago

      I grew up in the 80s and 90s

      Same, I knew I was different, found out from the crying game basically..that similar people to me existed then spent the rest of the 90s trying to avoid the transphobia

        • magi [null/void]M
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          3 months ago

          It's a bad 90s movie that got way too much traction and sparked a ton of transphobia through the 90s.

          It's a prime example of a shock twist surprise transgender reveal, plenty of them going back.. Ace Ventura parodies it.

    • Babs [she/her]
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      3 months ago

      Trans healthcare before informed consent was commonplace was soooo fucked. I'm glad my first therapist was willing to lie about "Real Life Experience" for me.

      • AcidSmiley [she/her]
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        3 months ago

        Informed consent still isn't commonplace outside of the US and Canada, btw. I still had to get letters from a psychologist to access any gender affirming care, the barriers are just lower now.