trans-stealth

That pretty much describes my relationship with gender.

I was undiagnosed as a kid, gender was confusing, different standards were confusing. I just didn't care, among other reasons, I decided to transition.

Very happy, but still have an idea of how I would navigate things different... but that's life, right?

>trans people, might reasonably be described as people "whose attempts to make friends are odd and typically unsuccessful".

Is this a quote from the article? I can't seem to find it.

That is very much not the case in my opinion. Many trans people are social and have both cis (non-trans) and trans friends.

> The thing i worry about is that folks that go through all of the physical and emotional (and financial) stress of transitioning only to find that it doesn’t soothe the pain are likely to perceive a social pressure to keep a lid on it.

Nope, "de-transitioners" are very welcome in the trans community, to tell their story, to hang out, to help others.

There's absolutely nothing that should force them to not speak out about their experiences as long as they treat others with basic respect; there are a few that have turned religious zealot and sue people.

Detransiton / desisting is relatively rare and frequently happens not because the person desisted trans identity but because they couldn't feasibly continue to transition due social or financial causes.

One other correlation I have seen is "intelligence" <-> trans person.

It's very weird how many absurdly smart people happen to be trans. It plays into the idea that mental illness correlates with IQ.

> if we'd treat schizophrenia the way we treat gender dysphoria, we'd all have to aknowledge the voices they hear and pretend we hear them too.

Transgender people have existed in some form for a long time, the medicalization of it only started in the late 19th + early 20th century.

The difference I see between the two is that there isn't a known 'fix' for gender dysphoria besides transition. I don't think any trans person would protest to never having to go through transition... but they definitely don't advocate for extermination of trans people either.

There are plausible biological causes for being transgender that are parallel but not equal to intersex issues.