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[–] somtwo 24 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

Wait, are you saying people would lie on 4chan???

But seriously, yeah, people don't seem to realize that people tend to want to pick the path of least resistance. If someone really is trans I have to believe it's because who they are is so at odds with the expectations of society.

Edit: added a qualification because I am not trans

[–] [email protected] 5 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Exactly. Coming to terms with being trans, when trans people have been seen as nothing but the butt of far too many jokes in damn near all exposure most of us had growing up, is a difficult process rife with cognitive dissonance and defense mechanisms. No one wants to be trans, they just want to be their gender and have to be trans to get that.

[–] somtwo 4 points 16 hours ago

The pain of self repression against the potential pain of self expression