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What is something you wish cis people knew? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/mtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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What is something you learned or experienced from being trans that you wish you knew pre-transition, or that you wish cis people knew?

I'll go first: the temperature differences when going from testosterone-dominance to estrogen-dominance is not just real but significant, my body just puts out less heat and I feel colder much easier now even when otherwise maintaining a high metabolism, eating in excess, etc.

It may have just been my trans denial before, but I really wanted to believe that the difference was not that great and I was wrong.

What's something you wish people knew?

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[–] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Come to your neighbor in the north! We're pretty trans friendly up here in SE Michigan and job opportunities are pretty good.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Illinois and Minnesota would be even better states for trans people (at least based on the laws, rural southern IL is obviously not going to be the best), but Michigan is much better than Ohio, it's just purple-ish politically and it's not clear how that situation will go as the anti-trans backlash builds. For example, the Michigan House passed an anti-trans sports bill, even though it failed to become a law.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    Oh, for sure. Fortunately, we do have laws protecting GAH and LGBTQ+ non-discrimination, albeit unfortunately only for adults at this time. Still, medical providers have emphasized their commitment to providing care for trans kids too, even if it's not enshrined in law yet.

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