Transgender and your body
Sam Dylan Finch to Ravishly:
As a transgender person (someone who does not identify with the gender they were assigned at birth), some of the language used in this movement can be a little … off-putting.
The most glaring issue that comes to mind is the mantra of “love your body, no matter the shape or size, exactly as it is.”…
Well, I can’t….
On my worst days? I can’t leave my apartment. I ugly cry like there’s no tomorrow. And there’s a crushing weight on my chest, making it difficult to breathe, let alone function like the adult I’m supposed to be.
…it’s not about hating myself, and it’s not even about hating this body … It’s about hating what my body has come to symbolize. It’s the mixed messages and the misgendering that come with having a “feminine” body but a masculine gender identity.
Cap by Queer Stories.
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