Watson

You know, I lived as a man for 5+ years but I don't actually know what it feels like to *be* one I was perceived as one and so treated as one. But I wasn't one. It was an act. I don't know what it's like to actually *be* male and have to deal with male issues and struggles 1/x

How could I know? Because I looked like one? Aye, people did treat me differently, for better & worse, and I can see how men and women are socialised differently from a new lens But there's much I didn't have to deal with as trans. I wasn't going to get a girl pregnant 2/x

I also had to tell the women I slept with that I didn't have a dick, so, y'know. Not a very male experience Yes, I looked, sounded and acted male, and was therefore treated as male. But I wasn't, would never be, and that was the final nail in the coffin of my transition 3/x

I couldn't just mimic the opposite sex for the rest of my life It's perfectly fine if trans adults want to do that, I'll use your pronouns and all, no worries But we need to acknowledge the truth and tell young dysphoric people what transition really is - an appearance 4/x

You can look the part, but you'll never *be* the part, and it's vital that this is understood. There's absolutely nothing wrong with being trans. There's absolutely everything wrong with reinforcing lies and delusions. 5/5

Exactly this. I’m not a man, I won’t ever be. For me that isn’t an unsettling/upsetting thing, I’m totally comfortable with that. It is just the reality of the situation. I’m more comfortable physically looking male, but I am female and that is what I always will be.