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I wrote about the rules and guidelines of some of the support groups for detrans women I used to belong to. While well-intentioned, how these groups approached dysphoria, trans identity and transitioning reinforced my self-hatred/internalized transphobia.https://link.medium.com/doxHKjTA3db
Here are some of the guidelines from Gender Identity Dropouts, the first (short-lived) group I participated in. I can see how some of this could be helpful for detrans women but it was toxic for me as a transmasculine person. Overall, it's a weird mix of AA and radical feminism.pic.twitter.com/8fSnUBDaRf
This is from Autotomous Women's Spaces, a forum for detrans and desisted women I belonged to. (Broke up the screenshot so I could fit all the alt-text because being accessible is important.) It was created by some of the same people who started Gender Identity Dropouts.pic.twitter.com/MMVLJ7ZI9h
![temporary alternative to something more harmful. For the purposes of this forum, unhealthy coping mechanisms are defined as any activities which are physically or mentally harmful (i.e. self-injury) as well as any activities which are counter-productive to the goal of reconciling with our femaleness. Most activities involved in transitioning (identifying as something other than female, choosing a new male name, binding, taking testosterone or other substances that alter one’s hormones, planning/getting surgery [i.e. double mastectomy] and “living as male) are activities we neither support or shame each other for. Women are welcome here regardless of such choices, however, discussions about these actions must include some level of awareness about influence, impact, etc. These activities are not things we celebrate or encourage as positive actions. In this space, we strive to find alternative, healthier ways of dealing with dysphoria.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EuwI_SkVEAUJa6t.png)
Gosh it’s confronting to read. First impressions: thought control within tightly policed paradigms. thou must accept what we say you are. any variance from that is self-harm
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