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Stupid Reasons to Give Your Parents as to Why You’re Trans: a thread
DISCLAIMER: this thread is a joke, and should be taken as such. No one should have to justify a change that makes them feel happier and better.
CC: @vultureshocked
DISCLAIMER: this thread is a joke, and should be taken as such. No one should have to justify a change that makes them feel happier and better.
CC: @vultureshocked
1. [for trans women] Estrogen increases your likelihood of surviving the coronavirus, and therefore transitioning now is the responsible thing to do
2. [for trans men] Testosterone makes you stronger and enables you to dismantle the Patriarchy from the inside, thereby giving you Unlimited Power
3. There are not enough of [gender] in the field you’re going into, and you feel you have a personal responsibility to help change that
4. Alternatively, [gender] is predominant in the field you’re going into, and you want to fit in with everyone else
5. It’s excessively hot this summer, and wearing booty shorts helps with that
6. Dresses go spinny
7. All your friends are doing it, so you might as well do it too! (This works best if you have a lot of trans friends)
8. Your favorite show is Very Gay™ and it made you realize that you want to be Very Gay™ too
9. The Gay Adgenda recruited you, and it’s too late.
10. You did [hormone] once, and now you’re addicted [to the amazing ways your body is changing]
11. [for trans women] You want to take advantage of discounts and specials for women at your favorite bar or club
12. [If they’re religious] It is your destity to defy The Heavens and to take matters into your own hands
13. Because if you can’t make your own [estrogen/testosterone], storebought is fine too!
14. College radicalized you. You now plan to start a revolution to overthrow the capitalistic ruling class, so that you may one day live out your life in peace and harmony on an LGTBQ commune
15. [if you’re gay] You like [your gender] so much you wanted to be one
16. [for trans men] You decided to take being One Of The Boys™ to it’s logical conclusion, and so you literally became One Of The Boys™
17. [for trans women] Girls Night Out sounds *amazing*, and now your friends invite you to come with them!
18. You wanted a sleepover with your best friend, but you know your parents don’t allow multi-gender sleepovers
19. The Supreme Court said you could
20. The Trump Administration is insane and might get us into a war, and now you’re justified in avoiding the draft
