Not all trans people experience dysphoria. Some trans people only experience gender euphoria, which is feeling very happy while imagining themselves as their preferred gender. Some people experience neither, but have a general preference for a gender that is not the one they were assigned. Others may have dysphoria, but only recognize it as dysphoria after HRT is started or when further research is done. I don't want to go through with something typically associated with the traditional trans experience, does that mean I am not trans? This includes calling yourself an "eboy" or talking about needing a sugar daddy ETC as the connotations are pretty clear with these. Your opinions on transgender people’s participation in sports, bathroom use, whether it is transphobic to not date trans people, etc. all of these kinds of “debate” posts are not welcome here. You will be banned if you’re from outside the community asking these questions, as it breaks our rules on Respecting the Transgender Community. G (Gay): Gay is usually a term used to refer to men/men-aligned individuals who are only attracted to people of the same/similar gender. However, lesbians can also be referred to as gay. The use of the term gay became more popular during the 1970s. Today, bisexual and pansexual people sometimes use gay to casually refer to themselves when they talk about their similar gender attraction.

Use a specific term if you are talking about issues that may be specific to a particular orientation or identity.GSRM (or Gender, Sexual and Romantic Minority) covers everyone on the spectrum with four letters. People outside our community can't complain that it's "too hard to remember" - it's only four words long. There's no debate of whether or not some sexualities should be "allowed" (eg. asexuality, which is something I've heard far too often). Hadland SE, Yehia BR, Makadon HJ. Caring for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth in inclusive and affirmative environments. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2016;63(6):955-969. doi:10.1016/j.pcl.2016.07.001 OECD. The LGBT challenge: How to better include sexual and gender minorities?. Society at a Glance 2019: OECD Social Indicators, OECD Publishing, Paris. 2019. doi:10.1787/c64c3d3f-en This sub is a space for conversation and discussion, especially of more controversial topics. If you'd like to post a meme or selfie, post it to one of the linked subs! If you have a basic question, try r/asktransgender. As an LGBT sub, we want people to feel safe while browsing, so we kindly ask everyone to mark anything that could be seen as triggering with the spoiler tags, while also leaving a warning in the title. Gore, depictions of blood and such will have to be marked as NSFW. Not following this will result on your comic being removed.

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