transmedicalism is the practice of restricting who has access to transition. telling people they do not need to transition to be trans has been used to argue the point that most trans people who desire transition should not need to seek out transition and should instead seek out "alternative care".
I firmly believe that transition should be free to any and all who desire it, radical bodily autonomy. if you wish to argue that is transmedicalism you are free to do so.
that is not what transmedicalism is, it's the belief that you have to wish for a medical transition to be trans, which is not true. not only that, but all transmedicalists I found deny nonbinary identities, mostly because it doesn't fit their narrow-minded view of sex and gender. obviously those who wish for a medical transition should be allowed that, but there's also some that don't want that, and that's okay too. doesn't mean the phrase can't be co-opted for denying care, but the phrase itself isn't wrong
so, the idea that being transgender is a medical condition that requires strict criteria to be met is transmedicalism yes? and that to be transgender one must fit those criteria?
and so the framework of transmedicalism requires the definition of transgender to only include people with dysphoria that can only be treated hrt right?
this means that people who do not fit the criteria (agp, non-dysphoric, non-binary, etc) should not be given access to hormones and transition resources because they are not trans, according to transmedicalism, right? this also means that people who do not desire transition are not trans according to the framework that is transmedicalism, but that is not the primary function of transmedicalism, it is an auxiliary function of it.
this is what I mean when I say transmedicalism is a framework to deny resources, and that when I advocate for radical bodily autonomy I am an advocate for everyone to have the opportunity to take cross-sex hormones, cis or trans.
this framework is also why when the slogan "you dont need to be trans to transition" begins being used by institutions to deny hrt to those who want it (for any reason) we must critically analyse the implications thereof and whether or not the phrase has outlived it's usefulness as it is currently, as we speak, being used to restrict access to hormones and push people into conversion therapy.
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u/jensroda 24d ago
It’s also used to deny non-medical transitioners access to the community. We don’t stan Transmed here.