DiscussionDo you think many non-binary people become trans?

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[–]strawberrycake 18 insightful - 1 fun18 insightful - 0 fun19 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

I’m a desister technically. Thought I was genderfluid/non-binary/whatever then a trans woman for a bit. Never medically transitioned.

These in-between genders are still dangerous in my opinion. I watched a few videos from detransitioners who once thought they were something in-between until transitioning to a trans woman or trans man. And as I mentioned, I went from being a nebulous gender to contemplating medical transition as a trans woman.

All the detransitioners I’ve watched (and I agree with them) say that if you believe in gender identity then gender becomes a spirit quest of sorts. You are constantly searching for the true self. So yes, it’s likely that if she continues this spiritual journey that she may come to the conclusion of transitioning.

[–]xanditAGAB (Assigned Gay at Birth) 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

So I always thought of nb as a sort of philosophical belief, personal belief about sex roles and such, but someone said they also experience gender dysphoria, like trans people. Did you?

[–]INeedSomeTimeAsexual Ally 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

It truly is religious-like belief which I am so allergic to as someone non-religious and done with religious dogma. Crazy how people are still so prone to secular religious seeing the cult of gender identity. Terrifying.

[–]strawberrycake 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Most humans have a desire to believe in something greater than ourselves. Even the most rational of humans. Anyone is prone to ideology. Clearly this is the case with modern day events…

I don’t think I’m particularly smart for what it’s worth but what I will say is that I was raised in a very Catholic family. The blueprint was there despite my rejecting religion in Catholic school. My conclusion is that secularism does not necessarily equate to rationality. Something will take its place.

[–]strawberrycake 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I was more in the genderfluid/genderqueer camp of non-binary. The biggest issue with it is that it has no concrete definition so anyone can identify under this “umbrella”. So for me, I did not view myself as a sexless being but instead desired to be female. This feeling was not consistent and therefore I believed I was in-between. Of course exposing myself to trans propaganda made these feelings worse which is why my desire to be female morphed into a desire to be a trans woman later on. I’ve hated my body until very recently so I think general body dysmorphia got into the mix.

I believe you are correct, though. Most enbies are buying into some sort of philosophical belief (a religious rebirth of the self). If the person is experiencing body issues and mental health issues (I was to severe degrees) then that is a recipe to join any sort of ideology. Unlike transsexuals I personally don’t believe non-binary is real outside of a spiritual context.