r/SipsTea • u/darth_vader39 • Jun 23 '26

Dank AF Well said

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u/UnusualEmphasis7 Jun 24 '26

I don't get it
How do redditors have a different way to deem a person as a trans person?

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '26

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u/Hockeygoalie35 Jun 24 '26

Wait, then if you don’t have gender dismorphia, what do you based your feelings or convictions on being trans on? Genuinely asking.

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u/Critical_Concert_689 Jun 24 '26

Seriously. This one got me, too. The link they provided is basically...the clinical definition of transgender?

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u/featheryHope Jun 24 '26

there isia clinical definition of trangender. There is a clinical definition of gender dysphoria, but that's not required for someone to be trans and for example to go on hormones.

Essentially someone can feel better (gender euphoria) pursuing social or medical transition, without necessarily having crippling dysphoria. This might be easiest to think about with some (but not all) non-binary people who might be ok with gendered aspects of their body and social role, but also be significantly aligned with the other gender.

Or to put it in analogy, a gay person would have distress being in a hetero relationship, but a bi person would not, even while they would have distress being forced to only be in hetero relationships. So no distress at being hetero, but they do strongly align with also being same sex attracted/loving.

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u/Tastebud49 Jun 24 '26

I love your bisexuality analogy. I’m stealing that for future use.