I really respect you for talking about this shift in your mindset. In a world that keeps getting more hateful and divisive, it’s so important to form a supportive community. This video is a beautiful piece of advocacy, thank you for sharing it. 🩵
I came to a very silimar realization. The brutal truth is the trans community is most likely in for very hard times. Even now, there are many in the community who are not in a safe environment and cannot afford to speak out. I feel like it is my and others in the community who have the privilege of safety and stability to be the voice for those who cannot. Good for you for speaking up!!!!
I wish I didn't but I do get hurt when people insist that transitioning is something people "choose" to do for attention. It took me years to come out and when I did I genuinely didn't know if I was going to have a family, friends, or a home afterwards. I cut off everyone when I started transitioning because I just didn't want people to know, I was even homeschooled to avoid any attention at school because of it. I don't even see my transition as a choice. I was at a point where I knew that I was either going to end up offing myself or I was going to have to finally address this. I chose to live, and my transition is as natural a part of my life to me as puberty is. It's been over 10 years since then and I've never once regretted choosing to live. Transitioning is hard, and talking about it is hard too. I've only ever really come out to one person who didn't know me before I transitioned. Sometimes I wish I was more of an advocate, the few times I've run into people who knew me when I was younger and didn't know I transitioned I like to think that learning about me has opened their minds even just a little. I'm not in a place where I feel safe not being stealth, but I'll continue to be an open book online. Thanks for sharing, it genuinely does help I think. The more people realize that we're just normal people the easier things will become hopefully.
Happy belated birthday! Keep being your brave authentic self and remember, it's your channel, so you get to talk or not talk about whatever you want. I've only been watching for a few months and I had absolutely no idea you were trans. It's not something I questioned or even wondered about. I'm here because you have insightful content to share. How you identify doesn't change who you are as a human, because that's who you've always been. I wish your family was more supportive of you, that must be very difficult. But as an adult, you get to choose the people you want in your life AND you can always change your mind, when or if their actions prove accepting of who you are. ❤
Thank you for sharing. I didn't know but my algorithm knew when it sent your channel to my feed I guess. I listen when my trans friends talk about this and the conservative fearmongering is way way way out of line and ridiculous on this topic.
I wasn't sure whether you'd actually appreciate a comment such as this, seeing how you mentioned in the video that you don't necessarily feel like talking about this aspect of yourself all that much. Just like one of the other commenters, I've been watching the odd videos of yours over the past months, but have not specifically gone through earlier posts and did not know about you being trans. So I do indeed appreciate the insights and your recollection of the path that has led you to the person you are today. The part where you pose the question why anyone would voluntarily choose to go through all of this felt very powerful! You are absolutely correct, and I think it's a great way to respond to ignorance and prejudice. I am "only" gay (plus late-diagnosed autistic) and was lucky enough to grow up at a time and in a location where being a gay man was starting to get accepted (lesbians not quite yet in the same way). I can only hope that there will come a time when being trans and coming out as such will be just as much a non-issue.
I really respect you for talking about this shift in your mindset. In a world that keeps getting more hateful and divisive, it’s so important to form a supportive community. This video is a beautiful piece of advocacy, thank you for sharing it. 🩵
You’re right, it’s not your responsibility to tell us anything you don’t feel the need to. These times are really tough and I’m sorry.
He is a social experiment.
I came to a very silimar realization. The brutal truth is the trans community is most likely in for very hard times. Even now, there are many in the community who are not in a safe environment and cannot afford to speak out. I feel like it is my and others in the community who have the privilege of safety and stability to be the voice for those who cannot. Good for you for speaking up!!!!
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I wish I didn't but I do get hurt when people insist that transitioning is something people "choose" to do for attention. It took me years to come out and when I did I genuinely didn't know if I was going to have a family, friends, or a home afterwards. I cut off everyone when I started transitioning because I just didn't want people to know, I was even homeschooled to avoid any attention at school because of it.
I don't even see my transition as a choice. I was at a point where I knew that I was either going to end up offing myself or I was going to have to finally address this. I chose to live, and my transition is as natural a part of my life to me as puberty is. It's been over 10 years since then and I've never once regretted choosing to live.
Transitioning is hard, and talking about it is hard too. I've only ever really come out to one person who didn't know me before I transitioned. Sometimes I wish I was more of an advocate, the few times I've run into people who knew me when I was younger and didn't know I transitioned I like to think that learning about me has opened their minds even just a little.
I'm not in a place where I feel safe not being stealth, but I'll continue to be an open book online.
Thanks for sharing, it genuinely does help I think. The more people realize that we're just normal people the easier things will become hopefully.
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EYYYY im trans and my name is adrian too! Lets go brother, propaganda spreading spree
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Happy belated birthday! Keep being your brave authentic self and remember, it's your channel, so you get to talk or not talk about whatever you want.
I've only been watching for a few months and I had absolutely no idea you were trans. It's not something I questioned or even wondered about. I'm here because you have insightful content to share. How you identify doesn't change who you are as a human, because that's who you've always been.
I wish your family was more supportive of you, that must be very difficult. But as an adult, you get to choose the people you want in your life AND you can always change your mind, when or if their actions prove accepting of who you are. ❤
@@melissaeveridge223 thank you, i appreciate you 🤍
Thank you for sharing. I didn't know but my algorithm knew when it sent your channel to my feed I guess. I listen when my trans friends talk about this and the conservative fearmongering is way way way out of line and ridiculous on this topic.
awesome vid =:D!! 🐺🫶💛🤍💜🖤🐾🖤🩶🤍💚🤍🩶🖤
Thank you for sharing!
I wasn't sure whether you'd actually appreciate a comment such as this, seeing how you mentioned in the video that you don't necessarily feel like talking about this aspect of yourself all that much.
Just like one of the other commenters, I've been watching the odd videos of yours over the past months, but have not specifically gone through earlier posts and did not know about you being trans. So I do indeed appreciate the insights and your recollection of the path that has led you to the person you are today.
The part where you pose the question why anyone would voluntarily choose to go through all of this felt very powerful! You are absolutely correct, and I think it's a great way to respond to ignorance and prejudice.
I am "only" gay (plus late-diagnosed autistic) and was lucky enough to grow up at a time and in a location where being a gay man was starting to get accepted (lesbians not quite yet in the same way). I can only hope that there will come a time when being trans and coming out as such will be just as much a non-issue.