just saw a post where someone put “detrans dni” and like… hey we should be supporting detransitioned people bc if we don’t terfs will
sometimes you’re wrong about your identity and that’s ok like i used to think i was bi but it turns out i was wrong and i know ppl who thought they were trans but it turns out they were wrong and it should be ok and accepted that sometimes people don’t get it right on the first try
@gothhowl yeah… trial and error is an amazing way of putting it
If it helps - I’ve changed several times in my life, and I wouldn’t be very surprised if I changed again.
Sexuality and gender were always meant to be areas and spectra, not fixed categories. They may evolve as we gradually know ourselves and others better and also as we go through life experiences.
Also, identities come with a whole set of implications and expectations, and we may want to embrace some of them while we question others because they don’t feel “right” or “representative” for us in particular. There are endless ways to be queer.
If anything, it is useful to remember that what we have in common is the social stigmata usually associated with LGBTQ+ communities and the phobias they leave us with. No matter how much you want to regard this as a private matter, any social/political issues will affect you deeply. They will affect how others perceive you and treat you, and they will definitely affect your life choices.
