#cisness isn't the default and we don't need to justify why we're trans
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"What if I'm not trans, what if I'm choosing to be trans for [list of reasons]"
I am grabbing you by the shoulders and shaking you like a can of soda. If, for whatever reason, you looked within yourself and decided to be trans - you're still trans. We (as trans people) don't need to have an "I always knew" story. We don't need to have the ~magical transsexual gene~. It's incredibly hard for so many of us to figure out why we're trans, and if being trans was always a choice, the reasons for choosing to be trans would be complex. If being trans is always a choice, that doesn't negate that we deserve human dignity and respect for who we are.
It shouldn't matter if you chose your trans identity or not, becayse you still are a person. You breath the same air I do, and you deserve to live how you want, on your terms. You watch the same sunrises and sunsets I do, you are here. I, for one, welcome you no matter what your inner reflections are about your transness. You have a place in this world, you have inherent worth.
#trans#transgender#lgbt#lgbtq#ftm#mtf#nonbinary#i have many 'i always knew' stories but like...#...if you met one trans person you met ONE trans person#cisness isn't the default and we don't need to justify why we're trans#if a cis person doesn't need to have all the answers as to why they're cis the same principle applies to trans people#if transness is a choice for some people then i for one welcome them in my spaces#i WANT to break bread with transsexuals-by-choice. i WANT to fight for all of our rights. i WANT them in my community
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