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but, you’re speculating that the support that you would have gotten would have overwhelmed, even spurred you past the resistance that you would have gotten. that’s not the case. there’s a lot of transphobia and internalized transphobia. any hrt / blockers is behind medical gate keepers and usually therapy — are many steps. there is resistance from family and friends and relatives and community members. support and “pride” barely balances bullies. there’s hate irl and online. even people trying to be superficially supportive can struggle, and it can be a challenge in many respects. and it doesn’t happen all at once either. anti trans activists have blown the tiny 2% of detransitioners totally out of proportion and ignored their actual lives and the many stages of decision and reversible steps, and act as if without their explicit bullying and transphobia all kids would trans for points which would be easy and would be applauded by joe biden himself. fantasy