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Gender Dysphoria

Tish

I'm 51 and was diagnosed with ASD at 49.

While discussing sexuality the other day, my daughters and I were trying to convince my (male) partner that transgenderism is a real thing and not a fad. During the conversation I said that when I thought about it I didn't feel specifically female, despite being assigned so at birth. The more I think about it the more I think that I am gender dysphoric. I have never felt particularly feminine, although I'm certainly not masculine either. If anything I think I've always thought that I'm a bit above all that! Does anybody empathise? I see that there might be a link between autism and gender dysphoria on this web site.

If I'm gender dysmorphic how could I not have noticed? I was shocked at my ASD diagnosis too, so is being wholly un-self aware an autistic thing as well?!

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  • I think it's important to note that even if 100% of non-dysphoric trans people actually are dysphoric and just using wrong definitions, the act of saying "You need dysphoria to be trans" will make those people doubt themselves more, and potentially prevent them from transitioning, which is a shitty and harmful thing to do. That's (a big part of) why I'm firmly in the "You don't need dysphoria to be trans" camp.

    (Not saying anything about you, just your comment seemed like a good place to jump off from)

  • in reply to NAS77520

    Agreed. It wasn't my intention to imply that; thank you for the correction if my post was ambiguous.

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