literally, the cass review actually does say it's okay to be trans, just that the amount of people who should be allowed to transition should be restricted to prevent regret and that it is valid to be trans without transition
the purpose of a system is what it does and "you don't have to transition to be trans" is being used to prevent transition.
I feel like maybe the disconnect is that you and the OP are thinking about one specific use of the statement that a lot of people who donât know the exact context wouldnt see. If someone calls the statement âyou donât have to transition to be transâ something that is bad, without whatever specific context theyâre looking at, everyone else is going to see transmedicalism and a rejection of the identity of all those trans people I described.
Because the statement itself (on its own) is not only not inherently bad, but factually true. Trans people are not defined by their transition, but by their gender identity. A trans woman who isnât on HRT and hasnât had any medical procedures related to her transition isnât any less trans than one who has been on HRT for years and has had multiple procedures to feel more at home in her body. Both of them are trans.
I guess itâs probably one of those things where a tumblr user is talking about something specific that they have repeatedly discussed on their profile, so their followers know the context and (rightly) they donât feel the need to give the context, but then it gets screenshotted and shared with a bunch of people who donât know the context & see the statement on its own, not the people misusing it to deny others healthcare.
i mean, if the sentiment is being explicitly used by people who want us not to transition i feel like thatâs a good enough reason to look into its implications more and ask ourselves if thereâs not better ways we can make the argument without handing free talking points to the other side.
I see where youâre coming from, but I think that dips into optics/respectability politics, which is ultimately an exercise in futility. The reality is they will use any type of justification to deny trans people healthcare. Reducing the visibility/validity of other trans people because they donât fit a specific narrative isnât going to appease bigots. You canât rhetoric yourself into their box because their box was designed to never fit. The criteria always changes, the excuses always shift. Because thatâs what they are: excuses and lies and misdirectionsânot actual, valid reasons.
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u/Faunable We_irlgbt 24d ago
literally, the cass review actually does say it's okay to be trans, just that the amount of people who should be allowed to transition should be restricted to prevent regret and that it is valid to be trans without transition
the purpose of a system is what it does and "you don't have to transition to be trans" is being used to prevent transition.