And I am a woman. I'm a biological female, despite my former testosterone use and double mastectomy. But I kept thinking, “what if she asks about my manly voice or notices any stubble I missed shaving or my flat chest or-” 2/
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This is more personal than I usually go with my tweets, but I want to talk about it. I met my boyfriends mum for the first time recently. I knew prior to it that she was unaware I was a detransitioner. I asked my boyfriend if she knew and he said “she knows you're a woman.” 1/
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None of that matters because I am a woman. I need to stop thinking of myself as a detrans woman and now think of myself as a woman. I worry people will question me. My boyfriend's helped me realize that their questions are irrelevant – I'm a woman because I'm a female adult. 3/
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His mum was absolutely lovely, didn't ask about my “male traits” and we had a wonderful evening. I will, from now on, only refer to myself as a detrans woman when it's relevant to the topic at hand. Outside of that, I'm just a woman – like any other adult biological female. 4/4
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You are and always were a woman. You have had a tough time and are battle scarred. But you are a strong woman and never ever doubt that. The woman force is strong and unbreakable. Hold your head up high and shout out ‘I AM WOMAN’. We are with you sister
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Your courage to face these trying situations is remarkable. You do it with grace, integrity and humanity. You represent the best of womanhood. We should all be more Watson!
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I’m saying yes in the comments as I can’t like this a second time.
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you are a total badass! it can't be easy to deal with this; it sounds isolating, so i'm glad you seem to have a support network around you through this journey. i hope you know you are supported and valued, and sharing your story with us adds so much to this conversation
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You are a light and your stories always bring a smile to my face
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Love your sharing this, I'm sure you are helping many other women who are finding their way and the words which work for them.
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