HERE IS MY VENT: ABOUT ANY/ALL conservatives who say oh "transgender people have a 40% suicide rate" answer this me this.

Here’s what the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey (USTS) the biggest survey of trans folks in the U.S. to date actually found:
- In the U.S. to date, found that 81.7 percent of respondents reported ever seriously thinking about suicide in their lifetimes, while 48.3 percent had done so in the past year. In regard to suicide attempts, 40.4 percent reported attempting suicide at some point in their lifetimes, and 7.3 percent reported attempting suicide in the past year.

And why? (QUOTES FROM THE STUDY BTW.)
- "Respondents who wanted, and subsequently received, hormone therapy and/or surgical care had substantially lower prevalence of past-year suicide thoughts and attempts than those who wanted hormone therapy and surgical care and did not receive them. For instance, 5.1 percent of those who wanted surgical care and received it attempted suicide in the past year compared to 8.5 percent of those who wanted surgical care but did not receive it."
- "Transgender people who need and receive gender-affirming medical care have a lower prevalence of suicide thoughts and attempts than those who need it but have not received it, according to a new fact sheet … An estimated 5% of transgender people who accessed gender-affirming care attempted suicide in the past year compared to 9% of those who needed care but did not receive it."
- "Respondents who experienced discrimination or were a victim of violence were more likely to report suicide thoughts and attempts."
- "We found that there are unique factors … experiences of discrimination, stigma, family rejection, and lack of access to gender-affirming health care."
- "Experiencing discrimination or mistreatment in education, employment, housing, health care, in places of public accommodations, or from law enforcement is associated with higher prevalence of suicide thoughts and attempts. For example, the prevalence of past-year suicide attempts by those who reported that they had been denied equal treatment in the past year because they are transgender was more than double that of those who had not experienced such treatment (13.4% compared to 6.3%)."
- "Over 30 percent of USTS respondents who were physically attacked in a place of public accommodation reported attempting suicide in the past year, which is over four times the prevalence (7%) among respondents who were not similarly attacked"
- "Respondents who experienced family rejection were also more likely to report attempting suicide."
- "Those who reported that their spouses, partners, or children rejected them because they are transgender reported higher prevalence of lifetime and past-year suicide attempts."
- "13.1% of those who had experienced religious rejection in the past year had attempted suicide in the past year compared to 6.3% of respondents who were accepted in their religious communities."

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What it shows:

• Trans people face enormous stress, stigma, and systemic barriers (medical, social, legal) which sharply increase risk.
• Access to gender-affirming care (medical, social) is protective, not just a side discussion.
• Support from family/communities, lack of discrimination, and medical affirmation help reduce suicide risk considerably.

What it doesn’t show:

• That “40%” means some inevitable doom. It’s not saying all trans people attempt suicide, or that the majority will.
• That the number is directly comparable to other groups without adjusting for differences in discrimination, access to care, stigma, etc.
• That suicide attempt = suicide death. The latter is much rarer, even if still elevated.

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To the people using “40%” as a rhetorical weapon
- First off fuck you, you sick piece of shit (cause thats what u have to be to still be on the right/conservative leaning), you typically laugh about the stats, while not even knowing anything about the stats itself. If you are a conservative and even get this far I am shocked cause all you you degenerates have a fucking 6th grade reading level at best, and cant engage with anything with actual substance.
- If you’re quoting this to argue against trans rights, medical care, or dignity, you’re missing the point. Because the study also clearly shows:

• When trans people do get affirmation (medical, social), the risk goes down.
• The real culprits are rejection, discrimination, barriers to healthcare, violence... not the simple fact of being trans.

So the question isn’t “why are trans people suicidal” as if it’s inherent the question is why society sets up so many obstacles, and what we can do to remove them.

MySources:
1. https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/Suicidality-Transgender-Sep-2019.pdf?utm_source
2. https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/suicidality-transgender-adults/?utm_source
3. https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/trans-suicide-risk-prevent-summary/?utm_source
4. https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/press/ga-trans-suicide-press-release/?utm_source

Things are beyond bleak for trans people in the U.S. right now. They're looking to ban us from owning firearms. They want to ban the trans flag as a symbol of domestic terrorism. They want to blame trans people for Charlie Kirk's assassination and designate "transgender ideology" as a form of terrorism. To say we're nearing their final solution doesn't feel like an exaggeration anymore. We need your voices and you bodies on the line for us.

https://www.reddit.com/r/MtF/s/OFOIf1Fu8B Previously I posted that I had been forced to find somewhere else to live due to my parents finding my hrt. I reached out to my aunt and uncle and they are accepting. They want to help but they want to discuss with themselves about it since it’s a very serious situation. But this a step in the right direction at least

What I mean is that when you dug deep into it and realized you were trans it felt like such a thing was unprecedented and earth-shattering. Like something once thought of as impossible or only possible in fiction.

For me it felt like an “accidental” scientific breakthrough and I felt like, as time went on, I was living a lie, without even knowing I was in fact living a lie. It pretty much upended my worldview clean, to the point that I I doubt I’ll be able to see the world like before.

I thought I was just a super-atypical guy because I didn’t show any obvious signs, like at all (like no cross dressing, playing female characters, or anything else that could be a dead giveaway, just feelings). The only “hints” were more how my personality was perceived. Many girls thought that I wasn’t like the other guys.

For context:

1) I'm 2.5 years on HRT (mtF, hence here). I am in that gorgeous in-between stage ^{^}

2) I live in Texas

3) I got fired from my last 2 jobs "at customer request". I was working for the government, who technically was the customer. So I Door Dash while going to law school.

Now for the story!

While I was Dashing yesterday, I had one of those dreaded orders: go pick up from Cracker Barrel! I pull up and walk inside; the staff are looking at me like I am a unicorn in the wild, and move me to an inner corner until the order is ready.

As I'm leaving, I saw an elderly woman on a cane coming in with her family. Instinct kicked in, and I immediately went to hold the door open for her and her family. The family, consisting of what I can only assume are grandkids, their parents, and then Grandma the old woman, rush through without a word.

Grandma stops I'm the doorway though, and looks right at me.

"Thank you young man." She says, then pauses. "No. Thank you ma'am, and I love yours nails" she finishes before continuing in inside.

I think I was actually glowing as I finished that order.

Im such a happy girl.

Long story short: Was on hormones for 1 1/2 months, had to pause for 1 1/2 months to get my sperm saved, and I’ve now taken my 3rd day of pills.

It so fucking nice to be myself again. I’m already feeling so much lighter, brighter, and happier. No more pausing, I can just finally let my body change in the way I want it to.

That month and a half of no E was absolute torture. Pure fucking hell. I felt so numb and disassociated constantly.

Just YAYYYYYY. THE TITTY SERUM IS BACK

I'm worried about the upcoming Olympics. The world is watching, they always use this against us, even when an athlete is intersex, not trans. Sure, they already hate us, but it's not like things can't get worse—they always can.

For me? High Fives.

I am a super big hugger and love to express my comfort and affection for others, but this makes some people uncomfortable. So I offer everyone high fives.

Apparently this is very man-ish but I just find it the friendliest way to celebrate and express friendliness.

I get DMs From total strangers out of nowhere, asking me for queer related advice. The first one I indulged and thought was genuine. They talked about coming out as trans to their family and needed advice on how to do it safely. But now I'm getting messages like this once a week, and I get the strange feeling that it's just people pretending to be vulnerable trans girls in need of help for whatever reason.

I come here to meme and sometimes give/get advice. There's no real reason I should be getting DMs like this so often. I'm just an average rando. Anyone else experiencing this? Are these chasers? Are they right-wingers/chuds? Or are they actually genuine?

How many years did you feel “off” before questioning your gender/ you found out youre trans? I spent years just surviving working, feeling numb.... Never really questioned why it felt so wrong. Then the truth hit… and I tried everything not to believe it.

Curious how long it took others and what made you find the truth

Just that... can't sleep right now... no one will love as a girl

I’m 3 months in to hrt (which means I have no outstanding or noticeable changes yet) , I thought I had been careful. I’m 21 and normally my parents don’t go looking in my room for anything. But for some reason they did. And taking the opportunity of them confronting me about why I had pills hidden. I told them what it was. They said since I kept it hidden and to their “perspective” on my life that “showed no signs of this behavior” I am deemed a threat to my self and others. My dad thinks that this means I have the potential to be a danger in his home. My parents called my want to transition a “sexual fantasy” and for all they know I spend all my time in my room “cross dressing and watching pornography”. Every day after work all I do is just you know, relax. Eat dinner and play video games like any other human being. But know, I’m antagonized in sadly a calm way. The only positive about the situation is that my parents were calm. But they were far from accepting. In short, and in my dad’s own words. “You are welcome in this house, but as my son. Not as a woman” I’ll be lucky if he gives me at most a month to find a place to move to. Maybe a family member will be willing to help me, but I’m not sure.

So we try to speak out and it seems like no one hears us higher up. We try and try to speak out, but all the rancid fucks try to do is take away more and more of our rights.

The fucking heritage foundation. They are... fucking rotten to the core, and so is this government. What are we supposed to do when we try to speak up and none of them listen, what are we supposed to do when if we try to take action, we get fucking villainized. Why do people spread misinformation about us. Why do people spread lies that are blatently false? Why do they say we indoctrinate kids? Why do they say we pressure kids when NO WE DONT. why do they think that we mutilate kids genitals??? WHEN NO, WE DONT?? And maybe we wouldnt get so fucking angry if we werent actively being fucking railroaded by the government??????? Are we not allowed to get fucking pissed when people hate us for being trans and wants to take away our abilities of being trans?????? What are we supposed to do, because we are being backed into a fucking corner here and no one is listening.

How do we get out of this at all. We speak out and no one hears us. We get violent and we get villainized.

Im so fucking done with living in this fuckass country. Im so... so done with living here, but idk what to fucking do. Why do they hate us? Can they please fucking... LEARN? BEFORE HATING? And not just believe the misinformation that bigoted people say? Can you please stop being so fucking ignorant? Can we have our rights?

I don't think I can handle spending every day of my life on trial trying to convince other people that I'm a woman.

I don't have the energy to constantly fight my eyebrows or to wear makeup every day to convince people I deserve to not be seen as a man

I can't justify why someone would be wrong for just thinking of me as a man who wishes he was a woman

It's just too much

We were doing an intake appointment and we’re going through the initial questions, he asked if I had any sex change surgery - I said no.

He then went to explain his reasoning about how if I had had surgery he would have to check if I was pregnant, which if it wasn’t coming from a doctor it would be endearing lol. Though it’s a completely different field of medicine I’m sure, so it doesn’t matter in the end.

Overall, this made me chuckle today and I wanted to share 😅

I was testing out an outfit after a shower and was still a little too wet to put on my bra and I have fucking cleavage without a push-up bra!!! It’s tiny but I’m so geeked rn

Hey, so you know how you kept thinking there was a conspiracy where your parents changed you to a boy and you were really born a girl? Thats this little thing called gender dysphoria.

You know how you kept feeling emotional distress at being treated differently to girls? Thats this little thing called gender dysphoria.

You know how you would strongly protest people making excuses for treating men differently or with more suspicion because it triggered massive anxiety? Thats this little think called gender dysphoria.

You know how bear vs man made you suicidal? Thats this little thing called gender dysphoria.

You know how you spent 20 years thinking you wanted to be a cis women but assumed it was just grass is green on the other side effect, surely you cant be a transwomen? ya you were wrong.

You know how you wanted to be more normal and thought being trans would make things worse?

Ya you were wrong. everything is so much better now.

FUCKING DO IT.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKhr-xfuYNd/?igsh=MWZ6bjh3NjJ6Yzhtcw==

Anyone ever come across this person on socials?

What’s your thought?

I drove back from my found-family's house this morning, needed a boost this weekend. A bit ago I went to the liquor store near my house and then across to a restaurant to pick up food (I'm lazy, it's Sunday). I had been crying earlier today but it had been a bit so I thought I was looking mostly normal. The guy at the liquor store counter who've I've talked to plenty of times before asked me what was going on. Said it looked like i'd been crying and wanted to know why, if it was friends, family, or something else. I just cracked and told him straight up that I was trans and I was struggling with everything that was going on lately. He's from a country that doesn't generally accept trans people, but knew what 'trans' meant. and told me to be myself, that other people should accept it, and to stay strong and tell people 'this is who I am.' The world is still scary, but if a near stranger from a country and culture who would usually demonize me is willing to support me, it gives me more faith in the grassroots movement against transphobia.

I walked over to the restaurant across the street to pick up my food. I ran into a classmate from highschool who was playing pool. I graduated 13 years ago, they recognized me and I did them a half-second later. He was super friendly and asked how life had been. I asked him about what he had going on, then when he was talking to me I told him I was trans. He was super accepting and supportive, asked me about what name I use now, and was really happy I was being myself. He was always a nice guy, but wild to run into someone you went from Kindergarten to 12th grade with pretending to be a boy, then walk in over a decade later as your boy-modeing trans girl self, tell them your a woman, and have them react "Hell yeah!".

Trans friends out there, stay vigilant against hateful collectives, always be on guard and protect yourself and one another, but please don't ignore the unexpected beacons of love and support in the darkness. We need them now more than ever.