We wrote a version of this on the fediverse a long whil ago, and kind of lost it, so here for posterity

Funny, when we first introduce the fact that we are trans to people, we often have to correct their idea of what our transition will lead to.

They bizarrely seem to think that we are looking to give up our strength and resilience.

Which is really odd to us, as we have never seen that through the male/female binary. Hell, we have been beaten on trails by countless tough females, and have had the privilege of “racing” with Mimi Anderson.

Just because the dysphoria hits, waifish is not a goal

How we see us becoming… Our goals

How others often see us becoming… Their goals for us