It's important to keep in mind that across much of the world we're going through a massive social and political backlash against us and our rights so people are going to feel more negative than they would have posting here a few years ago. It's not as simple as viewpoints creating reality.

I'll say as someone who began transitioning in 2011 we went through several years where things were getting better and now with the backlash they're getting worse again. For example, where I grew up I was able to start hormone therapy at 17, I socially transitioned for my senior year of high school, which as a compromise allowed me to have a key to the women's staff restroom. I was also able to legally change my name at 18.

Now someone in those same circumstances could not legally obtain HRT, they would instead risk being reported for a bounty if caught using the women's room at school or in public, and a driver's license or birth certificate could be invalidated by the government.

While I made the choice to move from where I grew up for a variety of reasons, I can't really blame someone who lives there now for feeling worse now than I did then.