I put the frames together into a single image for Lemmy’s sake. Originally from exaheva.

This one just broke me…

Transcription:

  1. In a parallel universe, I’m a cis girl.
  2. I live a normal life. I love to party, I love to sing. I love to meet people.
  3. In this universe, I don’t think about gender stuff and all. I don’t think about all this, really.
  4. I shave my legs sometimes, and only rarely my armpits. Because I’m a feminist.
  5. I dated guys, it didn’t always go well, it’s normal. Now, I think I’m bi. But I’m not really experienced with girls.
  6. Had some one-night stands with dudes I met on Tinder. I don’t remember their names.
  7. I once wondered what it would be like to be a man and thought it would be cool to walk the streets alone at night, unafraid. But the idea of being a man also disgusts me.
  8. I think I’m not really pretty (bc of my nose) but I feel OK with makeup on, and I know that some people finds me attractive so… yeah…
  9. I once met a trans girl, she was trying her best. I told her she was valid, there’s a lot of different body types and stuff, she smiled a little, I think, but she didn’t talk to me much.
  10. Guess she’s discovering it’s not easy being a girl. Or maybe she prefers to stay with other trans girls. I don’t know.
  11. She was a bit weird anyway, not very friendly. Is it okay to say that?
  12. Anyway what was I saying?
  13. And regarding the future… I have a lot of projects. I’m saving money to go to Japan. I still don’t know if I’ll have a baby one day though.
  14. When I think of all this, the future… the past and all… I think I loved my life so far! I have no regrets.
  15. In a parallel universe, I’m a cis girl. And I never think about parallel universes.
  • GooseGang [she/her]@beehaw.orgEnglish
    9·
    1 day ago

    As a cis woman who wants to be more supportive of trans women this is a helpful perspective to highlight what we take for granted. The blurred out baby text makes me really sad 💔

    I’m sorry ladies that cis women often aren’t better allies. I really hope the support and community you deserve can be found :)

    • birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      4·
      15 hours ago

      As a trans gal, this comic made me cry (in a good, ugly bawling way). Thank you for your support ❤️

      The baby part especially calls to me 'cause it’s the thing I want most, to carry a child myself, but I can’t.

      My cis partner is really supportive but it hurts. They can carry, I can’t. I’ve seen animals give birth, I’ve seen other people pregnant. Someone I know had numerous miscarriages, which is horrible to go through. She eventually did get pregnant and gave birth, though.

      There are uterus transplants (and even protocols for how to do so with trans women!), but so far only one has been done for a trans woman - and that was way back in the 1930s. Meanwhile, there have been a few hundred for cis gals with live births. I want to claim that right as well. I want to raise a family and let the child that I might never see, explore the world. I want to write a letter to it and let it be taken by the wind and rainbow.

      I want a future in where all people can get an abortion and anti- and contraception freely, a future in where all who want to carry, can do so, a future in where people are born within loving families rather than being neglected and abandoned, or worse, taken in by harsh nuns, priests, and fascist abusers.

      I want a future in where I can fulfil my dream and where others can do so too, with great labour and personal rights. I think a lot of cis women are actually also great allies, it’s just harder to relate to our issues.

      But that I currently so far can’t give birth or abort, doesn’t mean I can’t support others who can. That I don’t smoke, doesn’t mean I can’t sympathise with people trying to stop with that. And likewise, cis women and men can support our cause, even if they don’t understand it. Because if we are happy, they are also the merrier and freer for it.

      • GooseGang [she/her]@beehaw.orgEnglish
        2·
        7 hours ago

        Your reply is so beautiful! It made me teary-eyed.

        I hope the inclusion of trans women in uterine transplant research increases because, as you say this world desperately needs more good and loving mothers.

        The undermining of trans rights is a huge problem for all of us, as it directly impacts how involved the government and other institutions are in policing our bodies.

  • Ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    31·
    2 days ago

    Somewhere along the line, I stopped wanting that version of me.

    That version of me that sees a trans woman and can only offer awkward support? The loss of solidarity, and community…

    That would be such a loss…

    • Amy@piefed.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
      15·
      2 days ago

      I saw a similar comment elsewhere, and I (mostly) agree. It just… wouldn’t be me. And I’m pretty sure I’m a better person than my hypothetical cis self, just from the added perspective, if nothing else.

      But still… if only…

      (At least this version of me did move to Japan :3 )

  • TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    23·
    1 day ago

    It’s hard imagining what my life would be like if I was cis. I’d have probably still been undiagnosed AuDHD, plus I’d be bi and have definitely struggled to come to term with that fact. I’d still have broken friendships and failed loves. I’d still have been raised woke and been devastated and scared by the direction my country has gone.

    On the other hand, I’d have been in a lot more relationships, as before I fully transitioned dating always felt wrong. I’d probably be doing better career wise and would’ve graduated college on time instead of mucking about finding myself for 6 years only to end up with nothing to show for it. I’d probably still have gotten radicalized, but I would probably have a more liberal outlook if I had a more established career. I wouldn’t be as wise, but I would have a safer and less troubled life.

    edit: a word

    • SuperNovaStar@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      6·
      1 day ago

      I would have graduated college on time

      Oof. I feel that 😥

      Still trying to figure out how to afford to go back to school

  • RachelRodent@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    7·
    1 day ago

    I first saw this posted in 4tran… I think a lot of this is achievable and the doomerism of oh well I guess I will never have it is rather unhelpful

    • SuperNovaStar@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      11·
      1 day ago

      No one really gets to choose the person they are And I did not get to choose how I was born,

      And I won’t choose how I die

      I will probably always harbor some doubt

      For the remainder of my life

      That the choices i’m making just aren’t right

      But most days I feel stronger and more beautiful all of the time

      I am more confident and self aware than I have ever been in my life

      …

      I wouldn’t trade my life with anyone

      And I wouldn’t give this up for anything

      I think I finally love myself

      And nothing and no-one can ever take that away from me

  • Squished Fly (she/they)@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    9·
    2 days ago

    I cases like this i’m happy that SoundCloud has ads. If I would have listened to an emotional song now instead of an ad for grillers, I probably would have started crying in a train ;v;

    • Melusine@tarte.nuage-libre.frFrançais
      8·
      2 days ago

      Can’t happen to me! Because I listen to death metal and grindcore to numb my brain