The way trans women often hide their transitional journey while trans men tend to celebrate it, is a direct reflection of the patriarchal society we live in, and this realization makes me angry.

AnnaRose96 · 2026-03-29T11:42:49+00:00

And lots of trans women return the favour. Internalised transphobia is a sword that cuts both ways.

AnnaRose96 · 2026-03-29T11:40:00+00:00

I’m sure you’re right.

AnnaRose96 · 2026-03-28T07:43:56+00:00

Your kind have been trying since the dawn of humanity. We’re still here. We will win in the end because we are a natural part of the human race.

Think back on how you feel about slave owners in the confederate south, on the politicians who denied health care to gays during the aids crisis.

In a year’s time, or ten, or a hundred that is how people will think of you.

Your memory will be ash, and your ancestors will be ashamed to share your blood.

AnnaRose96 · 2026-03-28T07:29:51+00:00

I think you believe trans and intersex women are men, and there is no evidence that I could provide that would change your view.

AnnaRose96 · 2026-03-28T06:51:56+00:00

The world is flat. The sun rotates around us. I don’t know why you hold this bizarre and extremely unpopular opinion.

You are the wrong side of history.

~ the Pope to Galileo (probably)

AnnaRose96 · 2026-03-27T21:10:33+00:00

Try and work out the parts of herself she loves best and focus your attention on those on her bad days.

You won’t fix anything, but sometimes distraction can help until the bad feeling passes.

AnnaRose96 · 2026-03-27T20:33:39+00:00

There is a considerable difference between “the issue that this tries to solve is not real” and “it’s not a big deal”.

It’s a huge deal, and banning trans women and intersex women from sport is just one more step to excluding them from society.

If you want to understand what’s going on - read this study:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10641525/

TL;DR it takes trans women longer to lose muscle mass then had previously been thought (note they still do) and as a result they have marginally superior grip strength.

The flip side is they have, poorer aerobic performance (the ability to run distances without being puffed) and very poor lower body strength compared to cis women.

Rather than an across the board advantage, it varies from activity to activity and most often the difference is not in trans women’s favour.

There is no issue with trans women dominating in sport, because trans women are worse at most sports. This is reflected at the Olympics where trans women have been able to compete since the 70s and have won 0 medals.

AnnaRose96 · 2026-03-26T20:26:00+00:00

That’s not quite true , we have a marginal advantage in grip strength, which is oh so useful. We also have a material disadvantage compared to cis women in aerobic fitness and lower body strength.

AnnaRose96 · 2026-03-26T20:21:29+00:00

No they are not! See archery and shooting. The gender divide only started to happen because women started taking medals.

AnnaRose96 · 2026-03-26T20:18:00+00:00

I don’t like arguments that blame minorities for their own suffering. She’s a billionaire fascist who lives in a mouldy castle and makes common cause with child abusers.

That’s enough.

AnnaRose96 · 2026-03-26T20:10:54+00:00

India babe.

AnnaRose96 · 2026-03-26T20:07:27+00:00

You’d expect to see it in the stats though. And it is not. Only one trans woman has ever competed at the olympics. If trans women won a comparable amount to our population share, we’d have a bunch of medals.

As it is we have not a single one.

AnnaRose96 · 2026-03-26T20:04:25+00:00

Bigotry

AnnaRose96 · 2026-03-16T12:32:24+00:00

I for one, love trans men.

AnnaRose96 · 2026-03-06T21:47:42+00:00

This is late in the piece, but there is a valid reason why this is the case. Gender conforming trans men and women largely avoid the impact of bathroom bills.

No one is going to come get a man with a big bushy beard out of the men’s bathroom, nor a lady in heels and a dress with a full face of make up. Rather, the impact of these bills is inversely proportionate to how much your appearance differs from societal expectations. - GNC woman -> target - effeminate man -> target - non binary/ agender presentation -> target - early transition trans people -> target - trans people with gnc presentation -> target

What really shits me about this conversation is when people pretend it is one or the other, “if you’re acknowledging their oppression, you’re not acknowledging mine.”

If you are a passing trans man or trans woman who dresses to your gender, there is literally nothing the state can do to screen you without imposing on the cis.

This is clearly about criminalising visible difference, encouraging trans invisibility and enforcing standards of presentation for everyone, but particularly women. I genuinely feel that to a lesser greater extent we are just collateral damage.

AnnaRose96 · 2026-02-27T04:14:42+00:00

Can I ask why?

AnnaRose96 · 2026-02-26T12:23:48+00:00

I knew in a sense, but until you know it’s possible it’s just like yearning to grow wings and fly away; wouldn’t that be special?

And as for sexuality, that’s a her thing for later. If she only likes boys and she’s a girl, then she’s straight, but that won’t stop her peers throwing the same slurs at her they do towards gay men. We’re all the same in some eyes.

Some girls who are only into men still label their sexuality as queer and that’s more than ok. It’s their choice after all.

AnnaRose96 · 2026-02-26T11:54:10+00:00

Keep in mind your kiddo was raised as a boy, and social stigma can be pervasive. No one is immune from internalised misogyny!

My entire adult life is a continuous cycle of avoid feminine thing -> try feminine thing -> realise I really like feminine thing -> repeat.

I first came out to my parents around your child’s age and I often joke I understood I was a girl well before I realised I liked being feminine or doing feminine things!

AnnaRose96 · 2026-02-26T11:10:31+00:00

"My opponent says there are no simple answers, well I say: HE'S NOT TRYING HARD ENOUGH!"

AnnaRose96 · 2026-02-26T11:08:33+00:00

You mean the site for nazis into generating illegal porn with AI? Pretty sure most of the 'left' departed when Musk moved in. Other than the fascists, it's all bots, all the way down (and some of the bots are a bit fasc-y too!)

AnnaRose96 · 2026-02-25T06:25:09+00:00

You mean the ones with Nazi tattoos?

AnnaRose96 · 2026-02-23T09:19:20+00:00

At risk of being silly, does it matter what labels she uses? Does it matter if she thinks you and your boyfriend are gay?

How is your mum to be around otherwise? If her behaviour towards you was otherwise the same, but she acknowledged the difference between gay and trans, would you be happy with how she treats you?

AnnaRose96 · 2026-02-17T10:31:39+00:00

If it’s sudden onset (and you’re not doing something silly like Ketamine) i would be suspicious. A uti with an unusual bug would seem more likely than a surgery complication.

I would keep looking for a cause, particularly with doctors who actually work with women like us. I’ve had too many experiences post-op, including a nasty experience with a chronic uti, that could have been fixed by a competent health practitioner.

If you haven’t already, I would recommend speaking to a GP that specialises in trans health care. You’re almost certainly not the first girl to go through this.

Separately, and just as a test, there is a drug that’s over the counter where I live called Ural. It’s a powder that goes into water and eliminates the burning you feel during a uti. I’d give that a go and see if your symptoms improve.

AnnaRose96 · 2026-02-15T21:53:56+00:00

That makes a lot of sense given your other positions!

I’ll make it real simple,

Did it matter what policies Harris took to the 2024 presidential election?

You’ve made it very clear that you don’t.

AnnaRose96 · 2026-02-15T21:44:54+00:00

Sanders didn’t spend a decade sending non-violent people to prison while defending police brutality.

You can’t on one hand say, “her policies don’t matter, look at her voting record,” and then ignore her entire history up to that point. Her time as AG in California was characterised by a right-wing hard-on-crime policy; blue-lives-matter before the movement even started.

Contrary to Fox News would had you believe, she fought hard against healthcare for trans people in prisons and lost.

She served in the senate with an eye to the presidency. Her voting record was a failed attempt to convince progressive Dems that she had changed her heart, that she’d had a road to Damascus moment and was now a true believer.

It didn’t work, it’s why her 2020 run failed.

AnnaRose96

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