i thought people were a lot more accepting of trans people than they actually are

this was quite a shock to me

however, just as i have surrounded myself with people who are accepting, you've surrounded yourself with people who aren't

we both created an echo chamber for ourselves

but no you are wrong

in this situation

i personally would most likely never date a cis person - not because i hate cis people, but because they would most likely never be understanding of me and what i've gone through

just like those people who say "i accept normal gay people, but not those who flaunt it around"

who are you to define normal?!

I don't mind if somebody is open or proud about their sexuality, whatever. I do, however, find people whose sexuality is their personality to be incredibly obnoxious

Yeah see but would you do that for straight people who do the same?

It's like that dude at your lunch table who always talks about how many girls he bangs, it's annoying and obnoxious

Like straight men who objectify women?

Absolutely, 100%

See that I can respect

It's hatred of a specific toxic character trait, along all walks of life

You don't attempt to excuse anyone

I was under the idea most people hold my position, i suppose not?

It's that when people usually say that

They would encourage such behaviour if it were a straight male friend of theirs

So it's just an extension of one's homophobia, without them being directly homophobic

As for objectification, I think it's more of a matter of maturity and timing. If you see a cute girl / guy and say to a friend "Wow, that person is cute," then whatever, but if you run down the road screaming "OH YEA SO SEXY" then it's just a failure to conduct yourself maturely in public

I will, however, say that I've noticed the trait above is more common in those within the LGBT community as opposed to those without it. I believe it has something to do with the concept of an "in group," etc. I've found it more common for, say, a gay men to have his sexuality be a huge portion of his personality, then a straight man. That's just my personal experience, so you can take it with a grain of salt

I mean I see it more as being gay is more easily noticeable as an outsider because, to you, it's not "normal"

So what may not come off as flaunting to a gay person, may be so to a straight person and vice versa

The same with trans and cis people

I don't mean mannerisms, I mean literal immediate sexual innuendo comments within minutes of interacting, but I understand your point

Once again, just my experience.

Another thing I'm also incredibly hesitant with, since we are on the topic of gender in general, are gender related surgeries

specifically ones involving genitalia. The complication rate is high and complications are debilitating. The risk just seems to outweigh the gain so drastically.

I've done extensive research personally on this specific topic, and seen more mutilated crotches then I ever thought I would. Ulcers, tears, fistulas, infection, required revisions, loss of all sexual function. It's terrible.

Yeah that's an issue of the doctor being shit

There are surgeries which do go extremely well

However you are right, there are far too many risks

The vast majority are. The most popular, from what I can gather, is from one specific doctor in thailand of all places

Hey the Thai must know their shit

I guess so lol. Seems to be just this one doctor though, everybody else sacrifices a lot

Hormonal therapy is also quite risky, although not as much. Spironolactone, for example, can cause skin necrosis in some cases (although rare) and estrogen drastically increases the risk of blood clots, embolisms, thrombosis, etc

Testosterone can also cause, in severe cases, liver failure or significantly decreased liver function. It's all the wild west of medicine right now, and from an outsider perspective, I can understand why some people would be vehemently against it

A person, willing to risk injury, mutilation, and death, to change themselves in an unchangeable way. It's a complex issue to be certain

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