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I swear to God, if people start gaslighting, being offensive, or troll, Im locking this topic.

I have a question. Over the years, Ive been learning a lot about the transgender community. I dont think trans activist truly understand how little the general public understands. Everyone in my family gets confused when I say that someone transitioning has nothing to do with their sexual orientation.

With that said, I feel a bit of spite with the whole transgender thing. Growing up a darker shade of black, I have always had a bit of hatred of what I am. I didnt fit in the black culture. I could never really see characters that represented me. And in school, I always felt like the white kids were more like how I acted. White women were the ones who showed romantic interest, etc.

Something that I just have trouble understanding with trans people is that their identity not aligning with what they feel is fixable. Like, I grew up having to have the mentality that You are this, and even if it sucks, you have to deal with it. And after decades of dealing with self hatred and confusion on why certain groups never accepted me, Ive started to love who I am in the body I was given.

Why is it that transgender people feel they have to fix themselves? I dunno if my source is reliable from what I read, but less than 1% of people suffer from gender dysphoria.

When I compare the amount of traction transgender people have made in the last ten years vs the amount of effort black people had to push, I cant help but feel confused.

A feminine boy or a masculine girl is what I always think of when people mention transitioning. At what point do transgender people feel like they cant simply be those things? Why is being proud of the body you were born into not the answer instead?

I hope this question isnt offensive. And I hope people who have actually transitioned answer. Im not on social media. And my social group is so very behind. This place is legitimately the only place that I even encounter these discussions.

I hope the question makes sense. Where is the line for why transgender people have to transition?