How often does this actually happen? Trans people are 0.6% of the population in the U.S.
The media and people on forums would have you believe they are everywhere but I doubt this occurs a lot in your life. If it does you are hanging out in the "scene" and it's your own fault.
One friend from high school, an ex boyfriend from college, and a regular on a forum I've frequented for years, have all come out as trans in the last decade. And all of them had VERY significant mental problems beforehand (and I don't mean you're run-of-the-mill depression/ADD/bipolar, I'm talking really out there).
There is also a fourth one, a friend of a friend, who I met *after* they had already come out.
That's not counting the two YouTubers from Channel Awesome who have come out since leaving the site, nor the countless trans people around the internet.
EDIT: I also forgot, another college-friend's oldest daughter is now her "son."
EDIT #2: And a teenage girl at a theater I used to volunteer at referring to her obviously female friend as "he."
I think even for us TG, WE don't typically know more than a couple others.
It is kind of nice to have some TG acquaintance because we can discuss issues on a level we understand. When we ask certain things, it is more for advice and comparing notes. When cis people do it, it feels more invasive.
I'm fine with already-trans people, but not people I know "coming out"?
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How often does this actually happen? Trans people are 0.6% of the population in the U.S.
The media and people on forums would have you believe they are everywhere but I doubt this occurs a lot in your life. If it does you are hanging out in the "scene" and it's your own fault.
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I think if it really was only one person who I knew I think I would have a much easier time with it.
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What is it that you are into that is attracting such a large number? Seems skewed to me. I'm guessing your interests have something to do with this.
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Perhaps it's a generational thing. I am in my early 30s, a "Millennial."
One friend from high school, an ex boyfriend from college, and a regular on a forum I've frequented for years, have all come out as trans in the last decade. And all of them had VERY significant mental problems beforehand (and I don't mean you're run-of-the-mill depression/ADD/bipolar, I'm talking really out there).
There is also a fourth one, a friend of a friend, who I met *after* they had already come out.
That's not counting the two YouTubers from Channel Awesome who have come out since leaving the site, nor the countless trans people around the internet.
EDIT: I also forgot, another college-friend's oldest daughter is now her "son."
EDIT #2: And a teenage girl at a theater I used to volunteer at referring to her obviously female friend as "he."
Pretty much. I'm most peoples first trans person
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I think even for us TG, WE don't typically know more than a couple others.
It is kind of nice to have some TG acquaintance because we can discuss issues on a level we understand. When we ask certain things, it is more for advice and comparing notes. When cis people do it, it feels more invasive.
I know a few and one is a good friend, but I know them all through A.A, not my average day to day life.