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Trans people ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
As I understand it, being trans even in the most accepting environment is an uncomfortable experience at best. Even traumatizing.
I'd love to see a world where being trans is as normalized and accepted as eye color.
The trauma and dysphoria come almost exclusively from societies attempts to shove us into a box. From being othered, from being told we don't understand our own bodies and minds. Being trans is uncomfortable at times, yes, but so is just being a human being.
Doesn't body dysmorphia exist outside of society though? I don't know if there's been any anthropological study done, but I would assume that it would exist and be traumatizing regardless of the society you were in.
Ideally, being trans wouldn't even be a thing - people would just be who they are without anyone worrying about gender roles.