carith @ The Beths hypeJan 10, 2023
this whole post is great but the last line KNOCKED ME OUT
Show threadPJ Coffey

@carithlee That's a really interesting philosophical question.

You are born in the wrong body, you get given a potion when you express this*, you're biology and gender presentation are now in line with your gender identity.

Are you still trans?

*That sounds like how transphobes claim to think trans healthcare is.

Jan 10, 2023 at 12:56pmWeb
Show threadundead enby of the apocalypseJan 10, 2023
@Homebrewandhacking @carithlee you are, because the experiences you had differ from those of cis people. Being trans is not defined by how your body looks.
Show threadPJ CoffeyJan 10, 2023

@enby_of_the_apocalypse @carithlee Did you see the OP?

If _you take a magic potion_ that means you have no memory of being in a different body and have never lived in a body that doesn't conform with your gender identity then, by your words, your experiences would be of being cis rather than being trans.

Being enby and thus trans, such a thing wouldn't have helped _me_. My problem isn't that I'm the wrong gender, it's that the binary options are not correct.

Show threadundead enby of the apocalypseJan 10, 2023
@Homebrewandhacking @carithlee I don’t see where it says it undos the past. And I agree, for me neither of those binary options would’ve fitted as well
Show threadPJ CoffeyJan 10, 2023

@enby_of_the_apocalypse @carithlee

Well as you may or may not know, very young children express not being the right gender. This can become a memory of theirs if associated with a trauma like being chased down the stairs and out of the house by one's mother say. Otherwise... it's something the parents remember.

So, if you don't remember an experience at all, and it wasn't traumatic can that form your personality/identity? I think it's interesting. :)