My parents put me through conversion therapy as a kid. I don't remember it, & ultimately it didn't work as I realized I was trans as an adult. But my parents still misgender me. Today they sent me a Jesse Singal piece to show the conversion therapy was the right choice.
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My parents will never accept I'm trans, not really. Papi at least uses my name now, Mami sometimes uses it though rarely, & I'm forbidden from using anything but my deadname around the rest of my family. Singal didn't make them transphobes. He just gave them justification.
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Fuck. I thought I could make this thread w/o breaking down but now I'm crying & I just...I just want my parents to love me, the real me, as I am, & I want a world where assholes don't keep giving my little remaining family an excuse to hurt me.
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To everyone trying to be kind: I’m adopted, & have recently discovered one half-sibling who is also trans, so I’m very aware families aren’t just blood, I just want the people who raised me to see *me*
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Y’all, I am floored by all the kindness here, but I really need tk mute this thread. I’ll read everyone’s responses after Shabbat
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I don't see how they do not see this is exactly what we put cis gay kids through, and some still are making these arguments. "how could they know when they're so young" "they commit suicide because it's a disorder" "we just care about kids" etc. Don't they see what they're doing?
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That’s terrible. That’s so terrible and I’m horrified for you.
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