Very interesting and helpful article. The severity of dysphoria we feel is so out of the realm of a cis person's experience that it's hard for them to understand it. "Imagine if you woke up one morning with a man's body" (for a woman, obviously) is a hypothetical, but these actual examples of cis dysphoria might be more relatable, and as…
Very interesting and helpful article. The severity of dysphoria we feel is so out of the realm of a cis person's experience that it's hard for them to understand it. "Imagine if you woke up one morning with a man's body" (for a woman, obviously) is a hypothetical, but these actual examples of cis dysphoria might be more relatable, and as a result, more effective in conveying to cis people a sense of what we have to deal with. Also, although it may be naive to think this, it seems that recognizing that gender-affirming care is appropriate for cis gender dysphoria might help them see that the same is true for us.
Very interesting and helpful article. The severity of dysphoria we feel is so out of the realm of a cis person's experience that it's hard for them to understand it. "Imagine if you woke up one morning with a man's body" (for a woman, obviously) is a hypothetical, but these actual examples of cis dysphoria might be more relatable, and as a result, more effective in conveying to cis people a sense of what we have to deal with. Also, although it may be naive to think this, it seems that recognizing that gender-affirming care is appropriate for cis gender dysphoria might help them see that the same is true for us.
That's my hope!