Cis people: here's your pass. What's one question about trans people you've always wanted to know but are too afraid to ask?
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My experience: I was depressed with constant suicidal thoughts my whole life. First suicide attempt with 8yo (!). Just wanted to not exist. Had no idea it was linked to gender dysphoria. Then in my early 20s I started to sometimes also have these other feelings. 1/
I would sometimes envy woman for being "allowed by society" to dress in a certain way, or use certain body language, etc. But this was only brief moments, and I always thought it's not such a big deal and not worth doing anything about, especially considering ... 2/
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... especially considering that I also had this crippling depression and considering that I always only planned on living for just a few more years anyway. Just enough time to finish whatever projects I was working on right now. 3/
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I was 39 (last year) when I realized that I would probably never going to actually kill myself and that I had to plan for decades of more life. I was devastated because I knew that would mean that I had to live with decades more of depression. At this time the depression ... 4/
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