Hello all!
I'm Ona 😘 and it's great to be here!
I'm just curious on the ethics of actually coming out... Like is it even okay to be trans?? I've lived my whole life without much thought to my gender disphoria. Always knowing I'd be happier with a seamless transition, however also being aware that there is almost no such thing. Since graduating and just kind of being done with school (for the time being), I've learned that I am much happier just ignoring gender and allowing people to call me as they see fit...
My concern is that people are doing themselves (and the world at large) a disservice by not finding an acceptable happy medium, and thinking they have to fit into one box or another.
Would I be happier if I transitioned? To me it just seems like more risk for minimal pay off.. I'm so proud of all my trans friends for doing what they think is right for them, but I'm worried we're just making more knots and confusion than is necessary...
Any response is appreciated and thank you for reading 💜
Hi Ona You have a very youthful out look on life. I love it Not everyone can disregard their dysphoria.You can medicate and go into denial as i did and a lot of us have and still do. When i say medicate I am saying self medication its avery destructive way of handling your dysphoria.Society demands that we be one gender or another today. The simple question on any application now "what gender do you identify with" still puts you back into societies rules. Male or Female Society has accepted trans to be added but we still are either male or female. Society always understood there was this problem with those who did not identify with their birth sex. The way of dealing with it in the past was declaring it a mental health issue. In some ways it is.but there is no cure except to medicate beyond what is reasonable to allow some one still to function in society.That is not a cure.The way i see it the best solution today is to change the physical body to best match the individuals brain.We can ignore our dysphoria. In my opinion thar would be denial.We are all very good at that I know.At some point in our lives we have to deal with it or make the decision we will not in which we will meet our maker never knowing true happiness of mind,body and spirit in perfect alignment. Luv Stephanie
