[ SECRET POST #4759 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4759 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[The Mandalorian]



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02. https://i.imgur.com/jciwSVo.png
[linked for nudity at OP's request]


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06. [minor spoilers for The Witcher]


















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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I agree, that is a big deal. But it's your big deal, and shouldn't be used to harm others. I don't presently have any reason to believe that the mass, mass majority of teens exploring their gender identity go through with hormones and surgery. That is between them and their doctors, at any rate.

For the record, I also don't think it's appropriate either way for fandom or anyone else (who isn't a health professional) to advise you what you should/should not do with your body. The scenario of fandom telling a confused teen that yes, they should take hormones and have surgery because they feel uncomfortable with their body is HUGELY problematic and dangerous. Relating a personal story to a confused friend about how hormone therapy has worked for you is another matter, but beyond letting teens know they aren't alone and they have options and support no matter what, no one should be pushing them either way.

But let me emphasize again that it would have been a lot of work for you to start hormone therapy or surgery. You really would have had to seriously pursue those decisions. This couldn't have happened on a whim because of fandom. This would've really been a you thing - it's not like trying meth one night on an impulse.

It may be the case that there are people out there who felt they were trans and changed their minds. Some of them may have gone through with hormones or surgery. It isn't impossible. And that must be a horrible feeling for them, and I wish them all the best in whatever they need in the future to feel whole again.

But the alternative of discouraging young people from gender therapies or dismissing their trans identities is so, so much worse. If we do that, we're going to have more dead kids on our hands.