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user-inactivated  ·  3210 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Transphobic violence in the punk community

transitioning is certainly healthier than suicide, which is where a lot of trans people end up without the appropriate medical care. if you're concerned about how natural it is, you're also questioning things such as birth control, which uses exactly the same hormones. as for right and wrong, well, if you support the basic human right of bodily autonomy, right is whatever the inhabitant of that body decides, and wrong is anyone else's interference.

saying "i don't know how i feel about this :(" contributes to an atmosphere of shame and incredulity. perhaps you shouldn't voice any doubts on the subject if you admit that you don't understand, you believe you shouldn't judge, and you know that trans peoples' decisions aren't harmful to others.