a lot of non dysphoric trans people say that they like calling themselves trans because it gives them a label: here is a label for you. GNC. gender non conforming. use that. stop hurting people with a medical condition by appropriating our words thanks!
ok but… you don’t have to feel dysphoria to be trans?
That’s like saying you don’t have to be attracted to the same sex to be gay.
Being trans isn’t fun. The constant feelings of disgust when you see your own body, the sickening feeling when you get your period (for trans dudes), and the self-mutilation because you can’t stand your body being wrong.
I tried cutting off my breasts because of dysphoria. I broke down crying in school because of dysphoria. Being trans is not fun. It’s not trendy. It’s not cool.
I hope I don’t come off as rude, but I’m so sick of people saying dysphoria isn’t a requirement for being trans, when it’s what qualifies you to be trans in the first place.
No, it isn’t. The ‘requirement’ to be trans is to not fit into the gender you were assigned at birth.
Look, I don’t have the time to debate this right now, but you’re wrong. You have to have dysphoria to be trans.
