Your experience is faulty then. People who actively call themselves "detrans" are delusional and blame trans people for "peer pressuring" them into this when this is quite literally all on them. Trans people didn't just suddenly appear with randomly taking hormones and doing surgeries, it took decades for trans healthcare to progress to the point we're at today
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Dionicio3
Dionicio3
It's honestly rather disappointing but not surprising seeing you talk about trans people like this
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Not true, lurk moar
A lot of the detrans people feel they made the wrong decision, or were encouraged or pushed into it
But it's not like that doesn't happen, I had a lot of trans friends in college and my gf was a gender studies major - and behind my back they used to say I was an egg etc (in different words, that word didn't exist yet)
A lot of the detrans people feel they made the wrong decision, or were encouraged or pushed into it
But it's not like that doesn't happen, I had a lot of trans friends in college and my gf was a gender studies major - and behind my back they used to say I was an egg etc (in different words, that word didn't exist yet)
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But it's not to say they think all trans people are not actually trans, their point is just that they aren't trans
Dionicio3
Egg culture is a cancerous part of the community yes, but it's also a very vocal minority that should just be ignored. Detrans people who were "pushed into it" is just bullshit, there's so much of the process that has to happen to where they can back out at literally any time.
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It is like with anything, the ones who had a bad experience will be the most vocal
I'm not trying to say it's common, but it's a real thing
And the people on detrans ime aren't like going out of that sub to proselytize not transitioning - ime it's people who seek them out and ask questions
They are giving their lived truth
I'm not trying to say it's common, but it's a real thing
And the people on detrans ime aren't like going out of that sub to proselytize not transitioning - ime it's people who seek them out and ask questions
They are giving their lived truth
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The detrans people have body image issues usually before transition and they think transition will help, but it turns out for them they simply have body dysmorphia unrelated to gender and so it often makes it worse
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I got some body dysmorphia myself tbh - which is what led to an eating disorder in the past etc
Dionicio3
That's fine for the people who detransition and don't make it their life's goal to let people know about it, but r/detrans clearly isn't about that. They just hate trans people for the fact they fucked up on their own
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I don't really agree in my experience, but it has been months since I went on there
But usually it was more like a support group for the detrans community and occasionally people would come on to ask if they should transition, and people would say they should think about it deeply
But usually it was more like a support group for the detrans community and occasionally people would come on to ask if they should transition, and people would say they should think about it deeply
Dionicio3
I went on there right now and did not see that whatsoever. It's just full of hate. Even reading the top of all time I saw the same. Hell even the subreddit rules are full of hate
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I read through the rules just now
What???
They say don't encourage medical transition, but what do you expect from a detrans subreddit - if you want to transition there are other places to seek advice
What???
They say don't encourage medical transition, but what do you expect from a detrans subreddit - if you want to transition there are other places to seek advice
Dionicio3
"outsiders" being banned is pretty fucked up for something that's supposed to be inclusive, don't you think?
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It's a space for detrans people
I don't post there either (just lurk)
It's not hate to have a space for one group of people - there are plenty of spaces elsewhere for everyone else, and only one space for detrans
I don't post there either (just lurk)
It's not hate to have a space for one group of people - there are plenty of spaces elsewhere for everyone else, and only one space for detrans
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If they don't enforce that rule, being such a minority, there would be nowhere for them to speak
It's the same principle behind queer spaces, like my college had a group that was for trans people and you could only go if you were trans
It's the same principle behind queer spaces, like my college had a group that was for trans people and you could only go if you were trans
Dionicio3
that's fair, still doesn't excuse the actual posts themselves
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Like I said in my experience it's just a lot of people being regretful or encouraging other people to think about things before making decisions
Dionicio3
I'm not talking about what you've experienced, I'm talking about what I can objectively see right now with my own eyes
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Alright