Yes, it is a well-noted phenomenon. I myself am autistic, I think it definitely had something to do with the social aspect... many of us really resent gender norms, among many other social norms. I am personally repulsed by the idea that my birth sex predetermines anything about how I operate in society (outside of medical/bio factors, of course).

Dr. Powers also found some correlation between autism & dysphoria as well. https://www.reddit.com/r/DrWillPowers/s/t0YgKd9Mgp I do ask that commenters refrain from bad-mouthing Dr.Powers under this comment, I am aware he is a polarizing figure.

Obviously, it isn't very well-studied or understood. There are multiple theories as to why this occurs, and I believe that, like everything else, there are likely multiple causes with the same result. Some social, some genetic, some both.

I think you're still quite beautiful as a man! You remind me slightly of the youthful portraits of Greek gods, honestly. There's a softness to your features that's quite pleasant. (My apologies if this isn't a positive for you, I of course, mean it in a complimentary way!)

But looks aside, the most important thing is that you feel authentic! Happy for you making new friends, too! No matter what comes, how you feel about your appearance, or any of that... I wish you a happy & healthy life where you can feel whole & content in yourself ♡

I'm not a fan. When the whole "egg" thing began (iirc), there was an understanding that even if you believe someone is an egg, you shouldn't tell them because you do not want to influence something like that. I was more ok with it then, when it was mostly people who opted-in and were already naturally questioning themselves.

Egg culture is the opposite now. It turns innocuous & damn near universal experiences into signs someone is trans, it aggressively asserts that any significantly GNC person is actually trans, and otherwise perpetuates the idea that someone outside of the self knows a person's truth more than the person themselves. The assertions directly contradict their own ideals.

It's infuriating and even dangerous if a vulnerable person looking for answers is exposed to it.

Tbf, it wasn't rapid onset for me, and this is still mostly accurate. Autistic with other messed up brain connections that made me believe I had body parts I didn't & kids constantly telling me I'm not supposed to like boy things or act "like a boy" etc. I learned about "sex change operations" (90s) through a classmate mocking their family member in elementary school and proudly proclaimed, "I'm gonna do that when I'm a grown-up!" Funny thing is, I'm not even that masculine. I love hyperfeminine stuff like Japanese lolita fashion inspired by French rococo (not to be confused with Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita or the association with the word as a result that socially meant a promiscuous young girl... which is a gross misinterpretation of the book, but I digress...)

I just wish doctors were more upfront & realistic about the health consequences, or at least were honest about how new and experimental this all is. There aren't enough studies to fully grasp the risks involved. There's not a solid road map of long-term health for people on cross-sex hormones. We're essentially lab rats. Mentally sound adults can at least consent to experimental processes, this should be nowhere near kids or adolescents.

Yeah, I agree. I deeply worry for all those blindly walking / being led down a medical path. Especially minors.

As someone still on T (but ideologically disconnected from the trans movement, accepting of being female, trying to find alternative treatments. "Questioning" seems slightly more accurate than desisted,) I really hope this mainly leads to more safety nets. Strict guidelines, thorough studies on long-term effects, better communication of risks, better treatment for detransitioners, and a more robust system for finding underlying causes of what may be making a person experience "gender dysphoria" which is WAY too vague a term in the current system to begin with.

I don't want it blanket-banned as it's sincerely the only treatment that has worked for me, but I'm an adult who heavily researched the risks & understands this is all experimental and not safe. Medical treatments for GID/Dysphoria are still so new. It's dystopian that it's so readily available & promoted as a cure-all with low regret, when those low regret numbers are 1.) From a completely different system that had a more strict diagnosis & process that mostly applied to adults with lifelong symptoms; and 2.) Insubstantial due to the low subject numbers & bizarre requirements to even participate in the data collection.

I sincerely think people on a medical transition track should be regularly checked in with, provided with regular surveys on their wellbeing, and until a certain point, required to remain in therapy. With how automated so many things are these days, that shouldn't be very hard for a large medical provider to set up.

Sorry this turned into a bit of a rant 🦀

The thing is that the definition of dysphoria is so broad, it encompasses a number of completely normal discomforts that come with puberty & trying to find one's place in the world. What you felt was real, and you aren't stupid for trying to seek answers for why you felt the way you did.

The current movement seeks to continually broaden the meaning of dysphoria while simultaneously encouraging those who are healthy & do not have dysphoria to transition medically.

The part of the brain that deals with consequences for actions takes a long time to develop. It's why teens are notorious for impulsiveness and recklessness.

Try not to worry. You haven't done anything permanent. Take a deep breath, step back, and just focus on living your life. If you find that you're feeling obsessive over the past or trans subjects, perhaps try to seek therapy. Though, be careful, most therapists have adopted the affirmative model. Mine has, too, but she respects my wishes & I'm very firm about not wanting to be affirmed in a trans identity.

I'm so sorry you're going through all of this. I hate how much this is pushed as completely safe medical interventions when almost every medical article out there boils down to "we just don't know yet".

I wish I could stop T, but unfortunately my chronic health issues are estrogen-tied and have no treatments outside of self-care. It's either be entirely nonfunctional, dependent on my parents, never able to live independently, constant chronic pain & fatigue with sporradic loss of consciousness waiting for death... or stay on testosterone and wait for that to start destroying me... but at least I have a few good years this way.

I wouldn't recommend this path to any healthy person. Medical transition should be 100% a last resort. At least, that's my personal view.

I really hope going off of testosterone helps you get your health back. No one deserves to go through that.

Try not to worry. There are still butch communities alive & well! There may be an influx of trans ideology, but butches will never be extinguished. Give it a handful of years, I bet there will be a resurgence of powerful, confidently, butch women. ♡

I'm passing through life right now in an odd place where people aren't sure whether I'm a guy or butch... but I kinda don't mind being a little confusing to strangers. I'm just happy I still have a home among lesbians.

Thanks for sharing the interview segment!

Buck's been referring to himself as female / a woman who wants to live as a man for years.

So depending on how you classify detransition, he's already mostly disconnected from the ideology. But none of this is at all new. He's been really vocal about hating the modern trans movement & speaking to detransitioners/ transition regretting folks for a hot minute. Not really a secret, he's pretty active on social media about all of this.

Well, for starters, all of the ones shown are extremely androgynous. Fictional depictions of men are often idealized or fantasy-based versions of guys. I'm drawn to them, too. They're neat--I like how they look and want to look like them. But I can do that as a female, too.

As for why, only you can really answer that. My answer was that I idealized them, I preferred to look like them most of the time, and quite often, the male characters were just written better. They were frequently the protagonists. They were focused on & given the most screen time. Many of the men I like the most are also written by women 😅

Though Marcy & Zelda are both fairly complicated well-written characters. The best question might be, why are you drawn to marshal Lee instead of Marcy when he's a gender-bent version of her? Why is Zelda's alter persona Sheik not as appealing to you as Link (especially as a good chunk of Link's character was player-driven in earlier games. IIRC the og designer wanted him to be androgynous so that female players could identify with him.)