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Because I& #39;m still thinking about That aggressively bad take, I& #39;m also thinking about my own history with transmed ideology- hear me out for five seconds yall
Transmedicalism is (for those who aren& #39;t familiar) is the notion that in order for a person to "really" be transgender, they must physically transition and undergo or want to undergo medical treatment to alleviate dysphoria. it also happens to have a lot in common with TERF ideas
They aren& #39;t the same thing, but they do have a lot in common. Obviously, for many MANY GNC folks physical transition is not possible. For reasons of class, race, religion, or ability, a medical transition is not always optimal. Not only that, it& #39;s not always desirable!!
Transmed ideology says that for you to be a Real Trans, you must, inherently have gender dysphoria, and that your ultimate goal MUST be to take steps to medically transition, or else you& #39;re just Not As Real Trans as they are.
Needless to say this is complete dogshit yall
Needless to say this is complete dogshit yall
The idea of a gender identity that is 1. Rooted in a binary "switch" between Male and Female that 2. Should be validated by the medical establishment is antithetical to queer liberatory tactics. It is inherently racist, classist, and ableist. This is just the truth.
The reason why I say all of this up front is that for a while, back when I was first transitioning, before I identified as both transmasc and nonbinary, I wanted so, SO badly to get surgery, to go on HRT, to "pass" as cis etc etc.
My body dysphoria was absolutely horrible.
My body dysphoria was absolutely horrible.
I was so caught up in my own suffering and my own self-hatred of who I was in my body and how my body was perceived by others that I could not even barely begin to conceive of how someone else could be trans and NOT hate their body. it was intrinsic to my experience.
I fell into incredibly judgemental thought patterns, and made snap judgements on folks around me in the community who experienced gender differently than I did.
This was all because of an absence of gender *euphoria*, which is an incredibly important part of trans-ness.
This was all because of an absence of gender *euphoria*, which is an incredibly important part of trans-ness.
Transmeds aren& #39;t able to ideate a version of gender which is grounded in joy. a version of trans identity which doesn& #39;t strive to assimilate into cis-ness. It is absolutely a kissing cousin of trans-exclusionary radical feminism.
It& #39;s only through understanding and living my own identity as one which will NEVER be able to assimilate into cis-heterosexuality that I& #39;ve been able to experience and appreciate gender euphoria for myself, and to start to understand the trans people around me who live different.
it& #39;s about EMPATHY, and having the security in yourself to love your community, and to understand the historical and societal factors that lead to different versions of gender non-conformity. That& #39;s it. That is all there is to it.
Anyway fuck terfs and fuck transmeds forever
Anyway fuck terfs and fuck transmeds forever
Anyway this is muted y’all have fun
