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Jocelyn Badgley 26a55741d1
Address generalization in physical dysphoria page
Fixes #151
2024-03-25 07:49:00 -07:00
Jocelyn Badgley ce35bfd983
fix typo
Closes #150
2024-03-25 07:42:37 -07:00
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@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Unless, of course, they ask you if you think they're trans... then the prime dir
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As always, please understand that I have no professional training in gender therapy. I am simply writing this from my own amateur research and personal experiences — mostly my own journey and conversations Ive had with other trans women and gender questioners. Keep in mind that I am coming at this from the perspective of a fairly binary trans lady who transitioned in her early thirties, which means that I am still blind to a lot of the trans experience. Things are are different for trans-masculine and non-binary people, as well as for many other trans women. This is not meant to be a universal expert guide — its just the best I can give you right now.
As always, please understand that I have no professional training in gender therapy. I am simply writing this from my own amateur research and personal experiences — mostly my own journey and conversations Ive had with other trans women and gender questioners. Keep in mind that I am coming at this from the perspective of a fairly binary trans lady who transitioned in her early thirties, which means that I am still blind to a lot of the trans experience. Things are different for trans-masculine and non-binary people, as well as for many other trans women. This is not meant to be a universal expert guide — its just the best I can give you right now.
### Consider That Most Cis People Dont Think About Their Gender Very Much

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@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ It's okay if you don't need medical transition *at all*. Body feelings are not t
The world is full of subconscious messages about how men and women's bodies should be shaped. We are bombarded with advertising and media creating a normalized view of what is and is not beautiful. Don't be too fat, don't be too skinny, don't be too tall, don't be too short, don't have too broad of a chin, don't have too large of a nose, wear makeup but don't wear too much makeup, don't leave the house without a bra, but don't let the bra show. On and on and on, the constant barrage of expectations of gendered appearance.
Everyone absorbs these messages, and trans people internalize the factors which matter to the gender they align with. Trans girls grow up mapping feminine standards onto themselves, trans boys map masculine standards on to themselves, and enbies often internalize shame around androgyny. This is *on top* of the shame they are loaded with for not living up to their assigned gender's standards.
Everyone absorbs these messages, and trans people internalize the factors which matter to the gender they align with. Those who align with femininity grow up mapping feminine standards onto themselves, those who align with masculinity map masculine standards on to themselves, and enbies may internalize shame around androgyny. This is *on top* of the shame they are loaded with for not living up to their assigned gender's standards.
What is the end result of this? Kathryn said it best: