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[–]Lane3723 99 insightful - 8 fun99 insightful - 7 fun100 insightful - 8 fun -  (2 children)

You and I share very similar backgrounds. I am on the spectrum, fell into the thrall of Queer Theory at community college, and socially transitioned despite having little to no dysphoria (only internalized misogyny).

My heart aches for you being swept into this by people around you who you should have been able to trust. I know that feeling because I lived it.

GC was 100% what saved me from the point of no return. I found so much solace in that place and to see it taken away feels like a punch in the gut. I, and many others here and on other platforms, are here for you. If you ever need to chat, I'm just a DM away :)

We can get through this together, sister!

[–]Zednix 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

May I ask you to define what you felt or thought as internalized misogyny? I've seen that term bandied about before but struggle to understand and see it as more than nonsense.

[–]slushpilot 24 insightful - 2 fun24 insightful - 1 fun25 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

You can loosely translate it as self-loathing or a lack of respect for yourself. Often by starting to believe in what you think men want from you, and shaping yourself into that self-image for the sake of men—or else the other extreme of denying your own womanhood because of what it entails.