Transgender AMA

[drizzleRomanceGirl]

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was just wondering what you thought of certain genders that don't have an equivalent in the West

like what? i've heard of a third gender in a religion in India i think which i think is really cool but i forgot which religion exactly or what the gender is called

How and when did you choose Rebecca to be your name?

my mom wanted to name me either Rebecca or Megan if i was born physically female and my dad originally wanted to name me Ariel after The Little Mermaid but my mom wouldn't accept that so he was going to name me Ariana instead but i don't like any of the other names besides Rebecca and i love the name Rebecca

[the sun fan]

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like what? i've heard of a third gender in a religion in India i think which i think is really cool but i forgot which religion exactly or what the gender is called

there's probably too many to list so I suppose I'd change the question to the concept(?) of having different genders in different cultures

was always something that was neat to me but I'm not exactly sure how to phrase/ask a question about it I suppose

[AutotelicBrown]

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my mom wanted to name me either Rebecca or Megan if i was born physically female and my dad originally wanted to name me Ariel after The Little Mermaid but my mom wouldn't accept that so he was going to name me Ariana instead but i don't like any of the other names besides Rebecca and i love the name Rebecca

Rebecca is a great name!

[drizzleRomanceGirl]

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there's probably too many to list so I suppose I'd change the question to the concept(?) of having different genders in different cultures

was always something that was neat to me but I'm not exactly sure how to phrase/ask a question about it I suppose

i think it's wonderful; i like that there are different genders in different cultures especially when people don't identify with the genders in society and they feel like they don't belong

Rebecca is a great name!

thank you

[Ghost_Medley]

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Another trans person coming in with a question to another:

What is your experience with body hair like? I am kind of manic about it, a more minor case of TTM/DTM, though with electrolysis that should be a lesser issue for you.

[drizzleRomanceGirl]

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Another trans person coming in with a question to another:

What is your experience with body hair like? I am kind of manic about it, a more minor case of TTM/DTM, though with electrolysis that should be a lesser issue for you.

i couldn't stand all the hair on my legs before i started taking hormones so i used to shave it every once in awhile but after i started taking hormones for 6-12 months there has been a lot less hair on my legs even when i don't shave

i also detested the hair on my face so i kept shaving it every day and every once in awhile i accidentally cut my face a little and about two years after i started taking hormones i cut my face that day and i was on the bus with someone in one of my classes and we were talking and she noticed i had a cut on my face and she asked how it happened and thought it was because i got an injury so i ended up crying in front of her and i decided i would get electrolysis

i've been getting electrolysis for about two years total not including the time i've been getting it on and off and the hair on my face is almost completely gone even after 6 months or so

*edit* also it's really annoying getting electrolysis because it takes a long time for the hair on my face to stop growing back so i feel the hair on my face to see how much hair is left even right after electrolysis because even after 3 or 4 hours they don't get every single hair

[andy-o24]

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Born male transitioned to female, what gender are you attracted to romantically?

-o24

[komochii]

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All of them

-o24

[Hakulyte]

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if gender is a social construct in and of itself, then how can you feel like another social construct?

In the transgender context, I believe it's a realization after facing enough situations to evaluate yourself and making enough connections that it doesn't make sense to feel any other way.

So, you don't "feel like another social construct"; you simply realize that the other social construct had more weight than the initial one for yourself.

btw, gender is used to identify a group while gender identity is used to identify the individual.

It's a little weird to formulate your question that way.

Gender identity is what should truly matter for this question, but gender identity is not a social construct.

I hope I'm not confusing with terminology.

[drizzleRomanceGirl]

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Born male transitioned to female, what gender are you attracted to romantically?

-o24

i'm attracted to boys

[Funnygurl555]

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In the transgender context, I believe it's a realization after facing enough situations to evaluate yourself and making enough connections that it doesn't make sense to feel any other way.

So, you don't "feel like another social construct"; you simply realize that the other social construct had more weight than the initial one for yourself.

btw, gender is used to identify a group while gender identity is used to identify the individual.

It's a little weird to formulate your question that way.

Gender identity is what should truly matter for this question, but gender identity is not a social construct.

I hope I'm not confusing with terminology.

Oh okay. IDK much about gender studies and stuff, so sorry if I'm using terms incorrectly. Why is gender identity not a social construct?

[mellonxcollie]

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Disclaimer: I am not trans. Just feminist trying to explain as best I can

Back in the day people considered gender to be a binary thing. You were either male or female, and this gender was based on your biological sex characteristics. Nowadays people realize that gender isn't binary, it's a spectrum, and people can land on the spectrum pretty much anywhere.

Gender identity is realizing for yourself where you, personally, fit into the gender spectrum of society. The spectrum itself is a construct but your gender identity is something you find for yourself, about where you fit into that construct personally.

A lot of people consider themselves to be "non-binary" people. and this just means they either don't believe in the gender binary/societal constructs, or they believe they do not have a place within them and they do not fit society's traditional male/female constructs.

[dadcop2]

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damn u must be on another spectrum to be this woke

[Hakulyte]

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Oh okay. IDK much about gender studies and stuff, so sorry if I'm using terms incorrectly. Why is gender identity not a social construct?

Gender identity is realizing for yourself where you, personally, fit into the gender spectrum of society. The spectrum itself is a construct but your gender identity is something you find for yourself, about where you fit into that construct personally.

A lot of people consider themselves to be "non-binary" people. and this just means they either don't believe in the gender binary/societal constructs, or they believe they do not have a place within them and they do not fit society's traditional male/female constructs.

That's pretty much it.

[rayword45]

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damn u must be on another spectrum to be this woke

are these the jokes we're gonna get when the alt-whiteys become dads