CW: internalized transphobia, dysphoria March 31st every year is International Day of Transgender Day of Visibility. A sister to Transgender Day of Remembrance, the Day of Visibility is a day of empowerment, celebrating the accomplishments of the transgender community and fighting against discrimination. This year, I've avoided talking and thinking about my gender much more than in the past, so, instead of a more traditional Day of Visibility post, I'm going to explore that a little. I think there are a number of reasons I don't talk about my gender identity as much as I used to: Not talking about it helps me ignore my gender dysphoria . Gender dysphoria is "a condition where a person experiences discomfort or distress because there's a mismatch between their biological sex and gender identity," (- Nation Health Service UK ) and I've found that avoiding the topic of gender helps me avoid the most painful of the dysphoric feelings. I don't want t...
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