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I feel like I'm from an entirely different era of trans history as people even just five years younger than me. In grade school, college, post-grad not once was anyone asked for their pronouns. The word "transgender" was not mentioned in my health education.
For about five years before my transition I called myself "a transvestite," a word that's now completely obsolete. In fact I didn't feel comfortable calling myself a woman until a few months into medical transition, when people were already defaulting to "she/her" for me.
Whereas I've met 20-year-olds in full-on boy mode who are like "hi, I'm a trans woman, she/her pronouns!"
I think there's a gap in understanding as a result. The younger generation sometimes gets frustrated with me because they don't understand my upbringing or how I do things. And in turn I sometimes have difficulty understanding them.
It's pretty strange, really, since the age difference is like, not much wider than senior-freshman. But it's a world of difference. Things are definitely better now. And mind-blowing to think this happened in less than a decade.
It wasn't that long ago that it was just expected that someone would transition and then go stealth as soon as they could. You weren't supposed to continue to identify as trans afterwards.
Or maybe it was kinda long ago and I just refuse to acknowledge how much time has passed...
I transitioned some years ago, and even then it was a very different time. Different terms were popular, different ideals, etc. It's been fascinating to see how the community has evolved in just a few short years. It's been wonderful to see such increase in understanding.
The flipside is that with increased visibility there's more people seeing us and hating us. But the positive changes five years or so have brought to trans awareness and acceptance are truly incredible. That more young people are able to be confident enough to come out is great.
I feel the same about LGBT people in Ireland. I’ve dated some women only a couple of years younger than me who are so much more open than I was, and it’s been a learning curve! Open hatred of gays was standard at my school, and so I struggle to be open in public.
I seem weirdly prudish to the referendum generation. My country has changed so much.
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