finch, I'm going to tell you something. I recently made a Facebook account again and added some friends and people I knew from high school. Well we were all talking and friendly, but since I started putting up memes about Jesus and God, or my health issue they just stop talking to me. WHY do you think that is? I know why, and you should know why too. Expect the same treatment more or less. Sad but true
Yea, sadly its true... I made a post about me on Facebook as it was hard to remember who knew and who did not and i have 150 people added but out of that, 80 is family and the rest is friends. There where about 40 people who where nice and commented or liked the post, but thankfully no rude comments. I however noticed i lost 15 friends in one day from that post.
You can always see your true friends from stuff like that. IRL i have not had luck with friends, and most come from the support groups I go to. In college everyone (Including staff) disagree with there being people genderfluid or born trans. I have to hear it every class and just makes me sad, but nice to know that i have some friends that live near me.
Although Lately I have been finding it hard looking for people to talk to. Even online I had to leave the emc discord from the names i was called from others, and not from the kids, its older players who just are ignorant.
But one thing is though this journey you start to thin out the group but find those true friends who will stick with you and support you for you and not just to have you as a number on their friend count. I would rather have a group of 30 true friends rather than 900 friends who are not true friends but just a friend to have their cluster larger irl and on facebook.
Wow yeah if you can find 1-2 true friends in your life [REAL LIFE] not online, then you are lucky. I have 22 friends on Facebook so you got me beat with people to talk to. I don't add people I don't know at this time for personal reasons. Regardless of whether it being religion, politics, gender/ sexuality, discrimination can be found anywhere
Just be thankful to be in this generation where trans is more accepted than it was many years ago. I've learned a lot about how to keep myself from judging people because it can greatly affect the individual, and I wouldn't want to be the catalyst for causing someone to inflict self harm mentally or physically.
people cant add me, i have to add them, and i do it rarely. I have my account very restricted so only friends of friends can add me, and only friends can see my stuff. I have it set like that and even my url link is a custom one.
Also make it hard/near impossible for people to easily look me up unless i give the url to my profile. It may seem like i have a lot, but i have never removed anyone and the account i had setup in 2004. haha.
I find people are more accepting in person, but online on say EMC, people are like its 1950 still. And i get the "Oh its just the way its read but not mean" all the time, yet its on stuff like when people say "Trannies are freaks and should be illegal and sent to prison for being freaks". But its only coz they are talking to a screen rather face to face. I have found country makes a huge difference.
Anyone can be a keyboard warrior because it takes no courage to type and hit enter. I have a question you were born a guy, but now identify as a woman. Do you have interest in women or men. Did you go through the whole process of doing the surgery to change into a female and doing the hormone injections? Are you 100% all the way or just borderline?
I was born male, but i identified female at age 6. I was never able to start anything till just before i turned 21 so was still 20 but was delayed a bit more due to the holidays. It was delayed so long due to lack of info out there and family issues. My dad's ex-girlfriend found out and tried to admit me to a mental institute coz of it and assaulted me daily, so did not grow up with a calm time.
I have been on HRT (Hormone replacement Therapy) for 24 months now, and have been dressing as Non-binary in public and female at home and around the neighborhood. I Still have many more body changes to come with HRT, and I have the papers done for Name change and Gender Marker but dont have 250$ to spare for that atm.
I have also been in the middle of the paperwork for OHIP (Gov Health Care in Ontario) coverage to cover the main bottom surgery. Just need some papers sent back and forth but hope to have that sent in and hope to get the date this year.
I have been diagnosed by 4 counselors with GID now, and I have made some support threads on emc as well as came out on emc and helped others on emc with the topic, hence how some know the info as well.
You don't have to answer that question if you're uncomfortable. It was going to lead me to a concluding comment to your journey, but it's not necessary on your behalf.
sorry forgot, someone came to my house to plow and had to go talk to them. But I used to identify as Bi, but with HRT it has altered my Mind a bit and now I am lesbian. Also many think that Gender Identity is the same as Sexuality but its not and its not related in any way. But yes, I am Trans-Women-Genderfluid-Lesbian (The gender fluid is 90% female with the little 10% up and down).
Interesting. If it's of any worth I share my consolations with you. Although I do not personally approve of the lifestyle. I do not discriminate in anyway and hope you find happiness. It's a tough world and it's good to have friends to talk to sometimes. I hope you have a happy new year.
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