Could this be the moment for trans medicalism to triumph?

Let me preface this by saying that what is going on is absolutely horrific. There’s no sugarcoating that were in the midst of a fascist takeover of the US as is happening in many countries. Dark times, indeed. These are not reasonable people and so we have to keep that in mind. But, we need to look at the path forward and out of this mess. Trump signed an executive order that stated that there are only two genders, and that they can’t be changed. On its face, I think most of us truscum/transmedicalists agree with that. For the most part here we are men and women and our genders haven’t changed. Rather our bodies have in order to match our genders. We are this way because of prenatal and congenital factors and we have made the most of our situations in order to survive.

I think the best we can do is focus on what is rational and scientific. We are a small population of people with a medical condition that is very treatable with proper intervention. We made progress in past eras because the medical community was behind us and people trusted science. It wasn’t because of drag shows or TikTok. There were a few brave people who shared their stories and people listened with fascination and empathy. And they ultimately saw that we were just men and women like them wanting to live our lives.

These are very different times now, but most people I believe are still good and could also be capable of understanding granted if there wasn’t constant anti-trans propaganda blasted at them through social media. That is what we’re up against now. Also keeping in mind that the true fascists will not be moved by appeals to sympathy; these are the people who sent the handicapped to the gas chambers. Still I think we have to keep telling the truth about who we are and showing that we are humans just like everyone else. Let’s not make the same mistake that the “trans” movement made by promoting ourselves as special unicorns who needs special accommodations. We are men and women who want to live with dignity.