Surprisingly, an awful lot of men :3 One other factor to consider is how often you think about having a female body. An occasional “heh, that might be cool for a day” when you watch a gender-bending anime, or whenever your mind wanders?
A good way to confront your internalized phobias and biases is to ask yourself, if being a woman sounds good, why haven’t you transitioned already?
A couple of answers I hear a lot from trans-questioning people are:
“I’m ok with being a man.” ⇨ Does “ok” really mean “ok”, or is it perhaps “I don’t like it, but it’s all I know” (could be repressed dysphoria).
“Being born a woman would be OK, but I wouldn’t want to be a trans woman” ⇨ This could be internalized transphobia presenting as a fear of not passing.
“I don’t feel like a woman” ⇨ nobody “feels like” their gender, but you know who wants to be a woman? Women.
“I’m worried about what family/friends/society would say” ⇨ in other words, I want to transition but other people don’t want me to.
Surprisingly, an awful lot of men :3 One other factor to consider is how often you think about having a female body. An occasional “heh, that might be cool for a day” when you watch a gender-bending anime, or whenever your mind wanders?
A good way to confront your internalized phobias and biases is to ask yourself, if being a woman sounds good, why haven’t you transitioned already?
A couple of answers I hear a lot from trans-questioning people are: