But apparently someone can still tak about what trauma does and doesn't make sense for the sake of validating their interpretation of a fictional character. Lovely stuff, great to see it, makes the fandom super enjoyable to be in, thank you /s

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being mocked for being gay because they were into girly things. And these are all the same fundamentally flawed ideas about gender that then feed into biases against queer and especially trans people as well. It's the same fight. I'd expect people in these spaces to be aware of that.

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that fucks a kid up. And don't get me started on gnc men's experiences, because of course that's often an even greater taboo. I knew some teen boys in the 2000s who got into apt music scenes just to experiment with long hair and makeup, because being mocked for being emo was the better option over

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in school for being a tomboy, and her relatives would gossip about her and punish her by ignoring her when she refused to wear more feminine clothes. She's fine now, but "grandma won't talk to you because she's hurt you won't wear the pretty dress you really don't wanna wear" is the kinda thing

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being misgendred (accidentally and as an insult), having my gender identity questioned, getting awkward stares from people for shopping in the 'wrong' section of the clothing store, etc. None of which are exactly pleasant things. Meanwhile a friend of mine was literally bullied through all her time

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