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[–]peakingatthemomentTranssexual (natal male), HSTS[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Hi Fleurista, sorry I’ve been so slow to respond! This is an interesting topic!

Do you think trans people tend to be more inflexible in thinking and openness to new experiences overall than non-trans people? Do you think maybe only certain types of trans people or people with trans identities do?

I don’t really know. I feel like some trans people who are very gender focused might be more inflexible in their thinking. It probably isn’t like one group of trans people who could be like that though. A lot of us may have experienced being raised with really traditional ideas about gender and being trans doesn’t necessarily break those for you. I feel like other things in life can, but if you just think you are the wrong sex that’s more of a reinforcement than breaking them down. I’d don’t really know that many trans people well enough to know though. A lot of people are inflexible or lack openness to new things in general, so it’s hard to know if trans people would be better or worse overall.