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Being trans is rough but it's also the best thing that's ever happened to me. I wouldn't actually want to be any other way.

this also sums up exactly how i feel as a cis woman

I am so very, very happy in my body.More than I can ever say. But, after spending over 60 years a butch lesbian and now being a white male? In the groups I have always hung with, being a white male creates the same amount of disapproval that I felt in the larger world as a butch lesbian. It’s weird

Being trans makes me so happy. That others can hate that about themselves is devastating. I wouldn't choose to be cis even if I could. Trans is metal as fuck

I don't necessarily hate being trans, per se. I hate the fact that my body feels so disgusting to me and that there are experiences that I crave which I'll never have because I'm not cis AFAB.

While I don't pass at all and have some horrible shit said to me it's still the best thing I've ever done. It's freeing to finally be yourself after 30ish years, and I've made incredible friends since coming out.

being trans actually whips so much ass. you get to experience something so rare and gorgeous; you get to challenge everything you thought you knew about yourself in order to become more than you are, and you work to accept all that and GROW. i wouldn't trade it for anything. 😌

Trans gender is best gender, no competition

I love being trans dude

thats how i think of it too. how many people transition to be a girl version of the asshole they already were? whats the point if we dont grow, nurture, sacrifice. it just happens to be a great opportunity to really meaningfully grow.

Unfortunately many do,many buckle under all the pressure and hate and then it turns into a resentful their Transness and decide that its because they are Trans that's to blame...instead of the bigots and sycophants who dedicate their whole lives to hating & killing those who are different in any way

Being trans is great, Ive never felt better and more certain of my self image. Living as a trans person in an insanely transphobic world sucks shit.

Being trans is awesome, it's being around bigots that sucks. It should still feel bad to be around bigots, even if you're cis and they aren't targeting you.

I will never hate who I am again. I did all I could to take that burden off my shoulders and choose to keep living. I love who I am. All that's left of my hate I choose to give to those who saw it's absence, and schemed to fill the space with theirs. Never let them make you hate who you are.

i hate a lot of the stuff that comes with being trans in the current political climate but i would never hate being trans

when I was a christian, I would pray that I'd wake up a different gender, or that all of my queerness would concentrate in my little finger or toe and I could cut it off i still feel like that sometimes i think that's also part of the experience, being comfortable with not knowing

I think that's how I feel too. Being able to be myself from a much earlier age would've been so empowering. I walked through high school in a daze, barely paying attention to the people around me. It would've been nice to have enjoyed my teenage years. Oh also a non-clocky voice would've been cool.

I've been very lucky to live in a supportive community, but being trans has also hurt me in a lot of serious ways. Even if it ends up killing me, I'm so glad to be trans. It forced me to discover myself in a deeper way than many people can ever imagine

Greatest thing I've done for myself. It was not normal to feel happy.

You can hear the confidence and peace in your voice. Youre a beautiful soul

Transition kinda feels like a blessing in the way that a prosthetic leg is an improvement over having been born with no leg, yes. Yet I can't imagine escaping the feeling that I would have preferred my own leg. I'm very happy that I can walk but I will only ever wish things were otherwise.

transitioning enabled me to be happy and make friends for the first time in 15 years. theres aspects that suck but i would never trade it

I found out about a month or so ago. Yes, it has made life a bit complicated in ways, but holy shit! A lifetime of background radiation anxiety and self hatred lifted off me in an instant. I have never wanted to live more now, despite the current horror show.

They don't hate being trans, not really. They hate transphobia. It's just that there is a LOT of transphobia.

i'm trying

I would be a different person if I weren't abused as a child, too. Doesn't mean I'm glad I was abused.

If you can stand Christian allegory, that whole sermon is very worth reading. "The Transformed Nonconformist".

I hate to be in the camp you're describing but realizing I was trans was literally the worst thing that ever happened to me. If I could have transitioned I would not hate it so much but I live in a country that won't allow it and my partner isn't keen on the idea either

cis people are boring and their relationships baffle me. its like straight cis people struggle to even actually feel love, they just date whoever, like they're an army of soulless alien robots.

Many of the things *around* being trans suck balls. But that is because of other people making them suck. Being trans itself? *GOD* being a girl is amazing.

I wish I could feel this way, but not seeing myself whenever I look into the mirror just makes me wish I had been born cis. The community and connection to others going through the same thing has basically been the onky positive, and even then, it feels more like coping to say that.

nobody can ever have time to be happy if they're too busy denying who they are, if they're not allowing themselves to embrace the things they love, the things they're scared of being called cringe about

the things I dislike about my experience are solely influenced by how our current environment affects my ability to live a fulfilled life with respect and dignity, being trans is natural and profound and will exist long after this phase of cultural vitriol!!!

I dont think ill ever be truly happy being trans. Its a state i accept because i can never be who i truly wish to be, so i am stuck in between both worlds (and not really accepted by either) Mixed race and now mixed gender. Lol

100% agreement with this sentiment.

this is awesome, thank you

absolutely

Absolutely this. I wouldn’t change being trans for its own sake; it’s a huge part of who I am and I value the experience & perspective it’s given me. I really wish the world would change to make our lives easier.

you are doing the work of the devil. find jesus

less than a minute in and they're doing the fuckin "god made adam and eve not adam and steve" bullshit. go fuck yourself. my "god given gender" is trans as fuck and Jesus loves me. stop making him weep.

30 seconds in and there's a slur. red flag number one. God made me trans and there's nothing you can do about it.

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I actually prefer being a trans woman over being a cis woman; I think I'd probably be a far more boring person if I was cis

I might never understand the politicization and public policing of one’s most private activity and identity, sex and sexual expression. If I hadn’t witnessed the criminalization of trans people, I might never have believed that gender is at the root of everything. Hugs for anyone taking.

I feel like it being hard is the point. It's hard to change your outside to reflect your inside, but in time we can move mountains.

We're not cursed to be trans, we *get* to be trans 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

Every moment of sadness I have experienced because of my being trans has been caused by other people. I have become a happier and better person since living as my authentic self. I love who I am now.

I love my transness. It has shaped me into the woman I am today, and it guides the woman I aspire to be. The struggles of my existence have built character, and made me into somebody that I love.

same here bestie. the only thing to hate about being trans is how the rest of the world treats us for it. but that's on them.

Being trans in a world like this is full of hardship, but it’s also what lets us live life fully. We get to experience things we never thought possible, and despite everything manage to smile by the end of it all. The best present you can gift yourself is the allowance to feel genuine.

There is deep stratification of privilege among trans people that I suspect plays a role in this sentiment.

i don't hate being trans i just hate looking like a weird ugly man

powerful: youtu.be/Ebodf8rWpv4

Sorry

Being trans is one of the greatest gifts life gave me. Did it cause me pain and misery for half my life? Yes. It means the sweetness of the closest relationships, freinds, comfort in myself and seeing the beauty in the world is so much stronger. We have truly lived. I make no apologies for it.

It can be rejuvenating to put in the effort to become who and what you want to be through shear force of will. Not to mention gender is a spectrum! There is no default hardware that aligns with my gender (I'm all kinds of nonbinary) and being trans allows me to be as ambiguous as I please with it!!

"Only trenders who are trans because all the cool kids on the block are trans like being trans." Why do you think this is even a thing?

If I wasn't trans I wouldn't be me

Not tans. Sorry that some are feeling this way. Makes sense given the hatred spewing forth all over the place. It's hard for us normies (? meant in a boring way - hope not taken wrong way - tell me if bad use) so can't imagine how hard it is for people being persecuted directly. Hugs for everyone.

I haven't even been able to begin HRT yet but just realizing that about myself was a big deal.

Sometimes I feel like that Hannibal Buress bit about juice and racism. Because I get caught up in the euphoria of being a woman, that for a minute I live when a world where transphobia doesn't exist. Men staring at me angrily and I'm like "you know you can have estrogen too?", I'm not hogging it.

Is only life harder? Yeah, but I'm happy I can fully be myself. I'm happy I know myself because of the journey of self discovery. They may make me afraid, they may even make me a victim. But I will not stop being the proud trans gal I am

"This lefty hates playing baseball for some reason. I don't understand why. Playing third base should be an honor!"

I hate myself the same way for being trans as I hate myself for being british