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While I think this is a better time to be a trans person than anytime in the past, I think the ‘trans community’ and ‘gender’ therapists are doing a great disservice to both people with dysphoria and society. /1
The good: We have anti discrimination protections, We have easier access to medical treatment. We have enough acceptance to openly transition and be ‘out’ if we choose. /2
Despite all this, we are told how oppressed we are. We are told how hard it is to be trans. Yet in the same breath, the ‘community’ encourages everyone to ‘explore their gender’. They tell everyone that if they think they are trans they probably are. /3
They encourage CHILDREN to transition and become part of this “oppressed” group. /4
Therapists are encouraging automatic identification as being transgender. They tell others to start “recognizing that identity” before they even MEET the client. /5
Instead of exploring the root of dysphoria, therapy is about making sure you are comfortable with being transgender. It focuses on guiding the client through transition. In itself, that wouldn’t be so bad, but a lot of the advice is harmful. /6
We’re told we were always ‘trans’. This takes all personal responsibility away from us. Does your partner not support you? They’re transphobic. People misgendering you? They’re transphobic. /7
If people don’t perceive you as the opposite sex, it’s their fault. It’s not YOUR issue to change so that they perceive you differently, it’s THEIR issue for having the wrong expectations of what a man or woman is. /8
