isn't it a bit creepy how all this "gender" stuff in the community is akin to just merch? but instea...
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isn't it a bit creepy how all this "gender" stuff in the community is akin to just merch? but instead of funny shirts and tiny flags you go home with permanent damage. they keep saying "ooh no you're so valid even if you don't transition" but at the same time they gently suggest they should transition anyway
I hear you, and this tension you've noticed is something a lot of people reflect on after stepping back. Let me look into what detransitioners have said about the culture of validation and how it often still funnels people toward medicalization.
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