if you are different... because you are gay, you don't like kids, or you don't belong to the gender you have been assigned too

well tough luck.

they will try to bully you back in line. to bend you, to break you, until a square peg fits inside a round hole.

bad for them that it doesn't work.

they don't want people to know we exist, because then all the trans people who didn't before, know that they are not alone. that they are loved and validated by us. that they do not have to give in to their patriarchical peer pressure to conform.

and that's why they fear us so much.

idk if this has a point or a moral.
maybe... I know alot of shitty transphobic stuff is happening rn all over the world... hang in there buddy.

I think the fall of the patriarchy is closer than we think. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

what you need to realize is that being free is not just a good thing, it's also immensely scary.

I recently read "anxiety is just the brain not knowing how the future looks" and it makes perfect sense in that case: how would a joe manly man who never had to set his own goals (because patriarchy did it for him) know what his future entails without patriarchy and it's promises?

the rigid structure and having a leader who "takes care of you and your needs" it's really comforting to some people.

their own sense of self is so fragile that it can't exist without eternal external gratification. they are not being accepted for being themselves, they are being accepted for falling in line with everyone else.

which works fine for you, if you are naturally inclined to follow such structures.