#TransID question

[teacher-stolas]

I think of myself as pretty accepting of transids.

But one argument that I struggle to accurately counter is the idea that if you can transition in one direction, you should logically be able to transition in the other. The first place I saw that argument was debating the idea of transautistic. The argument was that if acting autistic makes transautistic people autistic, how come acting neurotypical (masking) doesn’t make autistic people neurotypical? I feel like the issue is that one is an active choice and the other is from societal pressures. But still. I’ve also seen this line of logic get used on transintersex people. If transintersex people can elect to get surgeries that make them intersex, how come intersex medical abuse doesn’t make intersex people perisex? Again, I feel like it’s the issue of voluntary transition vs abuse. But I also see the other side’s point. Curious what your thoughts were.

A big part of it *is* voluntary vs involuntary, that's because that covers a lot more than just saying it seems

What you do for different reasons means something, like a TransMan having short hair because of dysphoria and a woman having short hair because it's just easier, different things and the outcomes for either means different things for both!

I mean the most straight forward example I could probably put is having a random person have a knife at your chest would be a really big problem! This is involuntary, then there's a doctor during surgery, this is voluntary! Very different situations but generally the same concept

So while yes a TransAutistic person changing how they act to pass or transition seems to be akin to a CisAutistic masking how they act for survival

But I think an argument on masking as that it isn't changing your whole self just on its own, it takes a lot of time for masking to actually change how you are. It would be more akin to passing than transitioning

And I would actually argue surgeries on intersex individuals are transitions, they are just transitions they didn't want. And if doesn't make them perisex as being intersex encompasses a lot more than what surgeries can cover, traits of intersex types are often still left over even with surgery.

There's some more nuances but I feel like those are for other / specified questions

If I misunderstood anything you said or have anymore examples, please feel free to let me know !

[bone-candy]

[a-dragons-journal]

How exactly is being otherkin any different than being transracial by idea? I’m not pro-transracial, but I can’t really formulate an argument on where the difference is and why one is okay while the other isn’t

The difference, in my opinion at least, basically comes down to the fact that race and ethnicity are things other real people deal with and which have big cultural impact for a lot of people; species is not. You can't hurt theriform wolves by identifying as a wolf because wolves are not people and are not aware of any of this. Dragons may be people depending on the dragon, but they don't exist physically in this world to have an opinion. You can, however, hurt people of color by identifying as transethnicity and approaching it in a disrespectful way.

And I say it that way because if I'm honest, transethnicity is one of those transIDs where I'm... a little torn on it. I can understand the feelings and experiences they're describing, but I struggle to find a way to engage with the idea of being transethnicity that isn't going to wind up being racist in one way or another. And while I haven't exactly spent a ton of time in radqueer/transID spaces, when I've gone into their tags and such to do a little research on them, I have overwhelmingly seen transethnicity people being kind of if not extremely racist about it. The experiences are not inherently harmful, but it's really easy to slide into engaging with those experiences in a way that's harmful.

And yet... in this community we have, for example, fictionkin whose fictotypes are a different race than them all the time, and sometimes that's very important to who their fictotype is and how they view the world. And that works out fine. I think the primary difference is that fictionkin are generally expected to acknowledge that they're not a part of that group in the present and can't speak on the group's issues or experiences as if they were, whereas the minute you put a trans- label onto the word, the expectation is that you should be treating a trans[x] person as if they're [x]. (And if it's not, then... why are you calling it trans- anything to begin with when that's what trans- means in an identity context?)

So, I do genuinely believe that they're having these experiences, but... idk, there has to be a better way to frame and engage with those experiences. I don't know what that is, but it's got to be out there somewhere, though it may not be a one-size-fits-all answer. (And maybe there's a transID community out there that's found it, I don't know.)

Anyway, open invitation for POC to give their thoughts on this, since they've probably got better-constructed ones than me; if I'm honest, I haven't spent all that much time thinking about this issue. I think about it on and off here and there when it comes up and then it gives me a headache so I move on.

[wanderingcritter]

Yk what fuck it im otherlink now idc :P

Im cervid (primarily reindeer and excluding moose) and corvid clado link. Honestly these might be legitimate theriotypes, Ive been questioning them forever, but I neither have the time or motivation to actually try to figure it out rn so whatever. They both just feel very me but in a much less serious/deeply rooted way as my other kintypes, if I wasn't already a therian I probably wouldn't think of them as anything more than animals I enjoy portraying myself as lol

But yeah this is what I look like irl, local reindeer and bluejays hmu lets be friends ❆.°🪶

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[skittishmutt]

I don't know what I am and that stresses me out! I enjoy putting labels on myself even if they are one day wrong, I like being able to pull up a page and be like "These are my identities, they explain everything about me!" But I can't do that because I don't know If I'm just a normal teenage nonhuman, A physical alterhuman, transpecies or some other term?

I've been doing loads of research because I need that label I need to update my pages and be like yes! An identity! I'm so cool! Look at my identity! Buttt I cannot figure out what and I'm scared I'll have to coin something because then nobody will even know wtf that is. Sigh

Maybe I'm just speciesqueer... I highkey like the sound of the term.. I'll see what I can come up with.

[radicallybucky]

Is it just me or do the tags such as “actually disabled” and “actually dissociative” feel ableist or in some form anti transid and anti endo? Even pro endos and pro transids are posting under those tags I’ve come to find. We’re not transabled or endo or of nontraumagenic origin so someone please correct me if I’m wrong. -ws

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purples: queerness

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[recovering-radqueers]

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[confessyourship]

Not a confession but what words and tags do I filter to keep the antis away and honestly any hateful people away in general would be awesome ty!

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[teacher-stolas]

I really need help understanding transhateful identities, because my only frame of reference for comparison is communities surrounding eroguro (so people exploring fascism and abuse through eroticism), the use of fascism in it's imagery in certain both scenes, and race play in the BDSM scene and I'm not sure any of those are great places to start :(

it's just pretty hard to look past the name and the idea someone could transition into hateful behavior towards un-consenting people like myself and I already don't live in safe situation due to the political landscape rn

so please help if you can :(

Apologies my dear that it took me so long to answer !

And I actually don't believe eroguro is such a bad way to start! A good portion of the community is kink centered so you wouldn't be entirely wrong! A part of it would be understanding the side that isn't sexual

Also starting with eroguro like areas let's you start off with a familiar and maybe even friendly start, you know how some parts are fiction, some are playing a role, parts with consensual dynamics, and so on! This also includes the personal reason why someone may see themselves in such a way! As the reasons aren't too far off, only TransHateful having a couple more reasons give or take on the person.

The part on transition is difficult though, as long as I've been in the community, and I was here when the term was coined and had drama around it, the community doesn't really accept TransHateful transition, nor can most who are TransHateful actually do so. TransHateful people are generally queer and/or racial minorities so they can't really do it without comprising themselves and their actual positions.

And on that note-

TransHateful people don't actually have the positions they are trans for, there's been a rare few cases, but most usually just want to feel in power. Sometimes to interact with intrusive thoughts in healthy ways, sometimes to take back on things they usually don't have power in, maybe to reverse a situation they were in, or sometimes it's kink!

But people who are TransHateful are generally progressing, even if their label seems counter to what they actually believe, which is sometimes the point!

To interact with another side you so vehemently oppose is appealing to some! Maybe to see what it's like, maybe because you fight them so often you figure out better arguments than they do, or whatever else it may be!

And the last group who is a part of TransHateful

Ex CisHateful people

Those who leave toxic and harmful groups often have a hard time, whether it be due to the familiarity of those groups, the memories, or anything else, they don't have the easiest time fully disconnecting. It is important to remember that this is okay, and it takes time. This is a healthy alternative to either going back or any type of repression or self destruction depending on how bad someone feels about said things

I would like Ex harmfuls to comment on this part as I was not one, but I do find their thoughts on this important, as I want to get the right idea across ^^

If I got anything wrong or you have anymore questions, feel free to ask dear !

[our-transid-experience]

Some rambles from a transgreek ghost:

I've been trying to astral project a lot because it helps with my trans-spirit dysphoria. So far, no dice. BUT!! The feeling of almost being there is so wonderful. I almost cry sometimes because I feel like a true ghost. I feel my soul leaving my body and it makes me want to scream with joy.

In other news, I'm going to start learning the greek alphabet to connect with my race more! I really wish I had an accent, though. Makes me feel a bit dysphoric not having one, too. Eh, you win some you lose some.

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[transx-mogai-cafe]

Hi. I thought I might send you an ask because your blog feels like a safe place for it.

I was doing a little research and trying to figure where the earliest transabled advocates are now. It turned out that the woman who had identified as transblind and blinded herself with drain cleaner did an AMA on Reddit. She confessed that her psychiatrist had had a fetish for blind women, and that he had gaslit her into believing that she had BIID and convinced her to go through with blinding herself. She said she regrets what she did and that she intends to pursue legal action. I feel terrible for her, and I hope she gets justice. But I’m also scared for what this means for the transabled movement at large.

I’m a transgender person, and I know how much the small percentage of detransitioners and desistors have been used by conservatives to push transgender identities further and further out of society. And detransition/desistance for transabled identities has got to be worse. With a transgender identity, the worst that usually happens to detransitioners is dysphoria, which is terrible but not the same as lifelong loss of an ability. The transgender community has mostly fought back against these attacks by conservatives by pointing out how tiny the detransition rate is. But we don’t know the size of the transabled detransition or regret rate. I think our best argument is that the right to bodily autonomy means that some people are going to inevitably make choices they might regret. But I wanted to hear your thoughts. I think we need to deal with the issue of regret before it becomes a weapon for those opposing transableism.

Hi! I'm honestly very flattered you sent this ask here as a safe space, which I do honestly try to be for well-intentioned discussion surrounding transid and queer identities.

Mind you I tend to type partial responses, save as draft, continue, save, etc. so these also may end up not nearly as cohesive as I may like but hopefully I'll be able to contribute discussion to your points.

So I first want to start off by stating, without trying to minimize the personal impact this woman's experience has had in her own life, that Ms. Shuping is basically the transabled Rachel Dolezal to the general public. By that I mean, news outlets started reporting on instances of what we now call transidentities in the mid 2010's as transgender talking points were starting to come up more in public discussion. She was made an example of in the public eye (as Dolezal was) in regards to the "slippery slope" argument of "if you can choose your gender, what's stopping you from identifying as literally anything else??" <- said as if that's somehow a bad thing. She is the first and usually only example ever brought up whenever transability is mentioned outside of our own spaces, usually by people trying to make a "gotcha that's why this is bad!" point.

With that being said, obviously it does sound like the went through something awful. And unfortunately you are correct that her story was and, as I've mentioned, still is used as an anti-morphological freedom talking point. This is because it is apparently easier and more satisfying to point and mock at others considered societally incongruent than to try and break down the bigger picture here - that being the (USA) healthcare system and the power imbalance providers have over patients.

When it comes to transgender/transsex "detransitioning", I actually have very mixed feelings on what "the best" talking points are. "There aren't that many anyways" sounds in line with "born this way" is that, sure I guess that might possibly be true in at least most instances...... but would it matter if that wasn't true? I feel we do ourselves a disservice in the long run attempting to minimize our existence in order to be accepted. Even if they may (arguably) help us in the short term, we start running into issues in the long term. We know that as transgender/sex acceptance has risen, so has the number of people who consider themselves as such. So statistically, it's more likely that there will also be more people overall that figure out they're actually cisgender/sex, even if it were a consistently small percentage of that population.

Given this, my current thinking is that you are correct - our best argument is that the right to bodily autonomy means that some people are going to inevitably make choices they might regret. And this is true for any and all morphological freedom. Some people will have invasive genital surgery because they feel its best for them in that moment to do so and then regret it later. Some people will have abortions and then regret doing so. Or have sterilization surgery up to and including organ removal for cisgender/sex people as well as trans. And some people, yes, will have some other non-reproductive organ removed or ability purposely lost and then wish later that they had not. What we need to instill is that none of these are good arguments for taking away bodily autonomy. There are many other avenues that we can discuss in trying to help minimize regret rates for any changes to oneself, but taking away bodily autonomy should never be answer. Unfortunately, due to this being a complicated issue because humans are complicated and the answer for every individual isn't going to be an easy straight-forward one, most people just prefer to not even engage with it and just ban things whole-cloth. Not like it affects them any, right?

This is getting pretty long and rambly already, so even if I haven't addressed all your points I hope you still get something out of it? And anyone who wants to contribute is of course always welcome and encouraged to!

[wanderingcritter]

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