Originally posted by Bashar Teg
so you worded your state of mind incorrectly and actually meant to only describe your own condition as opposed to transgenderism in general.however "pretending to be a woman" denotes "drag queen". if your desire to appear feminine is rooted in something psychological as opposed to having a good time, and feel a true connection to being female, then that is not "pretending". you should have chosen more careful words if you're so sensitive about the issue. no need to flip out and demonize people for your lack of properly expressing your thoughts.
as far as eon, he literally said that transgenderism is based on nothing but "feelings", so it seemed a proper conclusion that he is actually a drag queen and not trans:
To address your point on what Eon said, you're very clearly misconstruing or plain misunderstanding it. Eon was asking whether people should be allowed to transition based solely off their feelings, which is a genuine question. One of the big problems the transgender community faces at the moment is people who just want to be trans, or vaguely 'feel' they are the opposite gender or gender non-conforming; this is opposed to the proper distinction of transgenderism, which is based around gender dysphoria, and always has been.
The reason why transgender people as a statistical group have such high suicide rates is because as a general thing, trans people have gender dysphoria. The suicide rate for trans people is identical to people who have some form of gender dysphoria because they are largely one and the same.
Of course, 'trans' as a term has changed and become broader; a lot of serious gender non-conforming people without gender dysphoria can also be considered 'trans' by now, but it is rooted in gender dysphoria.
I think however I phrased what I did before, whether it was adequate for you or not, I have made it clear that I still grew up with gender dysphoria, suffered from it, had a hard time coming out to friends and family etc., so you have no defence for your repeat targeting of me. You knew all the details. You have chosen once thing I said as the basis for a defence, and sorry, but it doesn't slide. I made it clear that my gender identity was rooted in everything associated with the 'trans' label, but you went ahead and continually slurred me anyway.
You're not fooling anyone, bigot boi.