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I think it depends on how they maintain their social circle. If they spend most of their time in online communities, it'd be easy to surround themselves with pe

by dx87 6y ago

I think it depends on how they maintain their social circle. If they spend most of their time in online communities, it'd be easy to surround themselves with people telling them how brave and beautiful they are for transitioning. Abigail Shrier said that one of the trans people she interviewed said that after Katelyn Jenner transitioned and being trans became more "popular", they would regularly have strangers approach them on the street and at restaurants to tell them how brave they are for being trans.

DanBC 6y ago
> how brave they are for being trans Doesn't this confirm my point? Why is it brave to be trans? It's because you face increased violence, ostracism (often from your own family), etc etc.
- dx87 6y ago
  Not everyone has to deal with that though; some have supportive families and social circles. It's like when people say that everyone in the military is a hero, even if they have no idea what the person did in the military. People do the same thing when they call every trans person "brave", even when they don't know their background, and whether or not they face daily struggles due to being trans.