No Nuance November: The reason we’re seeing trans kids with less dysphoria isn’t that they’re transtrenders; it’s that as trans acceptance progresses and trans people are better represented, kids are exposed to tons of different ways to be men and women and both and neither. Like, you’re less likely to think you need to have a penis to be a “real man” if you’ve seen tons of real men who don’t living happy, authentic lives. If you aren’t forced to compare yourself exclusively to cis people, you’re less likely to focus exclusively on things that differentiate you from cis people and more likely to focus on what makes you feel comfortable and seen and understood.
