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Some trans women don't care if they pass.
Some specifically *don't* want to pass.
Others want to pass, but aren't able.
Passing is not a requirement for being trans, and not passing isn't always a bad thing.
All trans women's bodies are valid.
Some specifically *don't* want to pass.
Others want to pass, but aren't able.
Passing is not a requirement for being trans, and not passing isn't always a bad thing.
All trans women's bodies are valid.
Some trans women don't care if they're stereotypically pretty.
Some specifically *don't* want to be.
Others want to be, but aren't able.
Stereotypical beauty isn't a requirement for being trans, and not having it isn't always a bad thing.
All trans women's bodies are valid.
Some specifically *don't* want to be.
Others want to be, but aren't able.
Stereotypical beauty isn't a requirement for being trans, and not having it isn't always a bad thing.
All trans women's bodies are valid.
Some trans women want, and receive, all the available surgeries.
Some only want, and receive, some of the surgeries.
Some want them, but can't get them.
Others don't want any surgeries at all.
All trans women are valid.
Some only want, and receive, some of the surgeries.
Some want them, but can't get them.
Others don't want any surgeries at all.
All trans women are valid.
Some trans women like their penis and want to keep it.
Others don't like it and want it removed.
Others don't really care one way or the other.
All trans women are valid.
Others don't like it and want it removed.
Others don't really care one way or the other.
All trans women are valid.
Some trans women like their facial and/or body hair.
Others don't and want it removed.
Others don't really care one way or the other.
All trans women are valid.
Others don't and want it removed.
Others don't really care one way or the other.
All trans women are valid.
Some trans women enjoy performing and/or watching drag.
Some like watching, but not performing.
Some don't like it at all.
All trans women are valid.
Some like watching, but not performing.
Some don't like it at all.
All trans women are valid.
Some trans women knew they were trans when they were kids.
Some didn't know until they were adults.
Some trans women still don't know they're trans.
All trans women are valid.
Some didn't know until they were adults.
Some trans women still don't know they're trans.
All trans women are valid.
Some trans women want HRT to the full extent possible.
Others want estrogen, but not anti-androgens.
Others want some other combination.
Others don't want HRT at all.
And many want, but can't get.
All trans women are valid.
Others want estrogen, but not anti-androgens.
Others want some other combination.
Others don't want HRT at all.
And many want, but can't get.
All trans women are valid.
Some trans women experience voice dysphoria.
Some trans women don't.
Some trans women have voices that pass.
Others don't - and may or may not want their voice to pass.
All trans women are valid.
Some trans women don't.
Some trans women have voices that pass.
Others don't - and may or may not want their voice to pass.
All trans women are valid.
Some trans women are sex workers by choice.
Some trans women are sex workers by force.
Some trans women aren't sex workers, but wouldn't mind it.
Some trans women don't want to be sex workers.
All trans women are valid.
Some trans women are sex workers by force.
Some trans women aren't sex workers, but wouldn't mind it.
Some trans women don't want to be sex workers.
All trans women are valid.
Some trans women are attracted only to men.
Some trans women are attracted only to women.
Some trans women are bisexual.
Some trans women are asexual.
Some trans women are demisexual, or pansexual, or something else entirely.
All trans women are valid.
Some trans women are attracted only to women.
Some trans women are bisexual.
Some trans women are asexual.
Some trans women are demisexual, or pansexual, or something else entirely.
All trans women are valid.
Some trans women are comfortable talking openly about their bodies and their transitions.
Some are comfortable talking about their transitions, but not their bodies.
Some aren't comfortable talking about either.
All trans women are valid.
Some are comfortable talking about their transitions, but not their bodies.
Some aren't comfortable talking about either.
All trans women are valid.
All trans women are valid.
Being a trans woman is not like wearing a costume or putting on a show.
Trans women are trans women because we're trans women; that's who we are, regardless of what we look like, what we sound like, how we dress, how we behave, what our interests are, and so forth.
Trans women are trans women because we're trans women; that's who we are, regardless of what we look like, what we sound like, how we dress, how we behave, what our interests are, and so forth.
Lipstick doesn't make someone a trans woman, though some trans women do like lipstick - and some don't.
Surgery doesn't make someone a trans woman, though some trans women do undergo surgery - and some don't.
Surgery doesn't make someone a trans woman, though some trans women do undergo surgery - and some don't.
Passing doesn't make someone a trans woman, though some trans women do want to pass - and some don't.
Wearing stereotypical women's clothing doesn't make someone a trans woman, though some trans women like to wear such clothing - and some don't.
Wearing stereotypical women's clothing doesn't make someone a trans woman, though some trans women like to wear such clothing - and some don't.
Not wearing lipstick, not having surgery, not passing, not wearing stereotypical women's clothes -- none of this makes a trans woman not a trans woman.
Trans women are a diverse demographic - not only in terms of race, age, nationality, economic class, and so forth, but also in terms of aesthetics, interests, personalities, experiences of dysphoria, desires regarding transition.........
Trans women aren't trans women because we say we're trans women.
Trans women say we are trans women because we are trans women.
We say we're trans, because we are trans.
It's not a choice. It's not a performance. It's not a stereotype.
It's a biological reality.
Trans women say we are trans women because we are trans women.
We say we're trans, because we are trans.
It's not a choice. It's not a performance. It's not a stereotype.
It's a biological reality.
All trans women are valid.
All trans lifestyles are valid.
All trans personalities are valid.
All trans aesthetics are valid.
All trans women are valid.
All trans lifestyles are valid.
All trans personalities are valid.
All trans aesthetics are valid.
All trans women are valid.
(Now go back to the top of this thread, replace "trans women" with "trans men," tweak other phrasing as needed, and the sentiment is exactly the same.)
