I would rather see 1000 trans people easily access healthcare and 1 person regret transitioning than 1000 trans people having to endure gatekeeping processes with nobody regretting it.
had to at one point prepare for a possible future where their family and friends were no longer a support system
public transit
substance abuse
intimacy issues exacerbated by endangering your life by public displays of affection
fuck cops
bad memory
utility related comfort item (The Jacket, The Backpack etc)
violently hating your body as a teen but realizing it’s other people’s perceptions and expectations of it that you hate in your adult life
never fucking going to the doctor
UTIs
everyone in ur friend group has tried to kill themselves
maturity at a young age
flannel
all of u are so surprised that every one of these r applicable….i can tell you exactly why each of them is a universal experience but i bet u can unpack this on ur own….think abt it
Let’s say, just for the sake of argument, that ancient humans were utilitarian social darwinists; that anyone sick, anyone injured, anyone disabled, anyone who couldn’t support themself was left to die.
Who invented canes?
If anyone who fell behind was left behind, then how did my cripple forebears who held themselves up with broken branches survive to teach future generations how?
Who invented surgery?
What sadistic ancient motherfucker looked at another person in perfect health, and decided to cut them open and take something out of them?
How did humanity survive?
Babies can’t even stand for their first 11 months. Who gathered food for the breastfeeding parent, and by extension the child who could do nothing except consume resources they couldn’t repay?
Now let’s say that you’re wrong.
Once again, for the sake of argument, let’s say humans have always helped each other. Suddenly, everything makes perfect sense and you are just an asshole.
