There’s so much stuff that would feel weird and stereotype-y to see someone else do and think, “they must be trans!” but when I think back on myself doing them, my only thought is, “oh, so that’s what that was about.”
There’s so much stuff that would feel weird and stereotype-y to see someone else do and think, “they must be trans!” but when I think back on myself doing them, my only thought is, “oh, so that’s what that was about.”
That’s kinda the thing, isn’t it? We tried for a long time to get people to expect him to tell them his name and pronouns when he first saw them for the day. Because that’s what he was doing anyway. People were happy to let him “pretend”, but didn’t actually respect what he wanted. He’s stopped telling people, including us now. So I’m hoping that me being trans and is having trans people present in our lives be enough visibility to help him out if/when he needs it.