They inspired my own transition years later. And guess what - both of us REMAINED LESBIANS!!! I promise you, this is not at all an isolated experience. If you’ve been tapped into lesbian culture, you know this happens. So, when I see a vid celebrating someone’s perceived “cis-ness” it gives me ..ick

I wanted to take claim of my partners womanhood, force this concept on them so my pain could feel valid. Obv a losing battle. If i learned anything from studying feminism and liberation it is BODILY AUTONOMY. And my way wasn’t going to work - they eventually socially transitioned.

I was a young femme tryna understand myself - when I started dating I wanted to shout to the rooftops I AM GAY!! I love WOMEN!!! Even tho my ex had massive dysphoria - didn’t want me calling them my GF. This rattled me - i fought so hard to be seen as *LESBIAN* and didn’t want to settle 4 less

don’t identify with.
What do you do? In the past I have bent myself to fit relationships. Sure I’ll be a she/her woman for you baby. When it ends I get delulu - was I rejected bc I didn’t pass the woman test? Too dysphoric for you? Regrettably, before transition, i had been on the other side too

reality - that, not all, but many masc women and lesbians have really complicated relationships with their bodies/how they are perceived. Like god forbid this masculine person wants to transition one day but then their femme has fallen in love with a version of them that they

This just happened the other day but this could exactly apply to so many instances in my life. But now that I’m masc men try to fight me so that’s new