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I know this may be hard for some people to believe, but not all trans men and nonbinary people who were AFAB:
- have bottom dysphoria
- want bottom surgery
- are against becoming pregnant
- want to get a hysterectomy
- have bottom dysphoria
- want bottom surgery
- are against becoming pregnant
- want to get a hysterectomy
Stop arguing that all trans men want to have x surgery. You're not going to be finding masses of trans men who have had hysterectomies (especially full hysterectomies). Full hysterectomies will make you go into menopause. It's not a minor surgery to have.
There are tons of trans men and nonbinary people who were AFAB who gave birth before/after coming out. Trans manhood is not a monolith. Treating pregnancy as solely a "women's issue" erases them and others who want to become pregnant! A lot of dysphoria comes from erasure.
Imagine a world were menstrual products were not called "feminine products" and advertising was trans and nonbinary inclusive. Imagine that gynecologists were equip with skills to treat trans and nonbinary patients.
I imagine that for many people, their dysphoria would lessen greatly. For some, it might even not exist. If pregnancy wasn't treated as only a women's thing, then I feel more would be open to being pregnant. Dysphoria is definitely affected by how others gender experiences.
Periods aren't inherently "woman". Yet they are a source of dysphoria for many trans and nonbinary people. Why? Maybe it has to due with the entire world treated them as being inherently "woman". Trans people have existed as long as humans have.
Do you think that thousands of years ago, before Western colonialism, in societies where trans people were the norm, much of what we experience as dysphoria existed? So much of dysphoria is reliant on Western colonial ideas of gender.
CW: sexual trauma, rape
As a survivor of sexual trauma, my dysphoria is paired with trauma. Being treated as a woman, for me, makes me feel like I'm not in control of my body and how it is perceived. It reminds me of the loss of control I had when I was molested and raped.
As a survivor of sexual trauma, my dysphoria is paired with trauma. Being treated as a woman, for me, makes me feel like I'm not in control of my body and how it is perceived. It reminds me of the loss of control I had when I was molested and raped.
So I understand deeply how it feels seeing and hearing people constantly treat issues as if they don't include you.
So many issues like flipping breast cancer are treated as if only women get them. The breast cancer ribbon is pink for crying out loud! It's ridiculous!
So many issues like flipping breast cancer are treated as if only women get them. The breast cancer ribbon is pink for crying out loud! It's ridiculous!
