Trans man who had 33 surgeries after a botched SRS might just stop being a man so she can cry at films

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[–]Haylstorm 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I'm hoping the more cases like this come out the more people realise it's fucked up and the more people realise it's not the sunshine and roses that it's being portrayed as. It saddens me that that means more people will suffer, but it also feels like the only option. I'm angry that there's people that aren't being protected and it's encouraged. All we can do is hope that it stops before too many get hurt. Though really I feel like we passed too many at one...

[–]tiny-brown-mug 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I think we will see people begin to wake up. It's the formerly-trans people who really have the power to stem the tide. People who know what it feels like to want to try to become the opposite sex, only to begin to miss your old body and who you used to me. Sometimes going through Hell and waking up, getting help, and getting out is the only way to learn, and the only way to help others. I agree that it stinks, though.

[–]Haylstorm 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The trans community really goes after them though, hopefully they'll be able to get their message out without a ton of harassment. I just don't get why the advice wouldn't be "wait" for most people. Being a teen tends to make most people hate their body and I can see that conflating with trans rather than just normal puberty. I can't imagine how it feels to be pushed towards that rather than someone letting them know it's super normal to be uncomfortable at that age.

[–]LyingSpirit472 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

On the plus side, there's a chance people can use it as the cautionary tale- if you have problems and want to detransition, all your friends in the trans community WILL turn on you and see you as worse than [insert cancelled person of the day for doing it], and you'll have turned anyone on your side now away from you for it. Even making the doctor cut you a check so at least you get money may not help since they'd have the "oh no, you threatened to kill yourself if we didn't do this surgery. Careful what you wish for, you just might get it" aspect that'll see these lawsuits blow up in their faces.