The amount of trans women on this site makes me depressed

[femcelloser]

Just something I've noticed. I'm a trans woman. And so many people on here are aswell. It just makes me sad.

 

[derekWest]

yes, a lot of lgbtqi+, very sad to see that :-(

 

[TheHolySword]

i'm also a trans woman. it's a depressing way to find solidarity among us.

 

[TransTaxEvader]

my rights are actively being stripped away here in the states after the election. Soon it'll be legal to discriminate against me based on identity. there's literally no point to keep going. ive chosen March 31st as my deadline and unless Jesus christ rises from the dead and commands all Christians to actually love thy neighbor, then I'm going to kill myself.

 

[waterbaby100]

It's so sad indeed. We need to do so much more to support and fight back on LGBTI + rights. Sending solidarity

 

[3FailedAttemptss]

I was surprised by the number LGBTQ+ folks here too - it is pretty disheartening to see ｡ﾟ(ﾟ´Д｀ﾟ)ﾟ｡

Actually made a poll a while back https://sanctioned-suicide.net/threads/are-you-lgbtq-and-is-that-a-motivation-to-be-here.196162/ and like waow - alot alot of LGBTQ+. At least this place is nice & inclusive cause of it ^-^

 

[leloyon]

IIRC the current admin is a transgender woman. It makes me very bitter.
Even in places where people's rights aren't actively being taken away, I've noticed that a lot of trans women have lived very traumatic lives (including myself). I wish things could have been better for us, in any way that it could have been.

my rights are actively being stripped away here in the states after the election. Soon it'll be legal to discriminate against me based on identity. there's literally no point to keep going. ive chosen March 31st as my deadline and unless Jesus christ rises from the dead and commands all Christians to actually love thy neighbor, then I'm going to kill myself.

Bah. Even if he did, a lot of "christians" nowadays probably would have been the people crucifying Jesus back in the day, rather than any follower of him.

 

[Namelesa]

it is sad that so many of us are here. That a lot of us suffer greatly. Feels like this existence is out to get us more. I myself don't suffer much from gender dysphoria now so I am really sorry to all trans people here have to suffer from that added onto their non-gender related problems. Tho I guess as we are all here we can at least find support in one another in this safe space and not be alone in our suffering.

 

[celery]

2024 was, by far, the happiest year of my life. My heart never felt so free, so full, and so excited for the future. But since November, all that's been shattered by the overwhelming number of people who view my happiness as a problem to be corrected.

 

[Mooseanonsky]

I'm enby and yeah, it's fucking tragic. Can't even watch shit on YouTube without coming across transphobic comments. How hard is it to let people be themselves? It's making me feel more hopeless than ever, especially with everything that's happening here in the US

 

[zappynomore]

True not one myself, I have only been here a few days and one of the things that has stuck me is just how many trans etc people there is I found that to be very sad. I guess the current state of politics etc plays a role and just how society is the now. So sad.

 

[grapevoid]

True not one myself, I have only been here a few days and one of the things that has stuck me is just how many trans etc people there is I found that to be very sad. I guess the current state of politics etc plays a role and just how society is the now. So sad.

I'm surprised there aren't more lgbtq + people on here with the current state of the US and the politics. The attempts to backtrack same sex marriage and even more woman in general as they slowly strip our rights away too. It's such a sad and disgusting mess, I sobbed when trump was elected again and I am not even trans or any kind of lgbtq.

 

[Blueberry Panic]

Can't expect us to not be mentally ill or suicidal with the state of world the way it is.

 

[Anne Alias]

Yeah... World just keeps getting worse. Hard to feel good these days, especially when you're trans.

 

[Nervous young man]

I find nothing enjoyable about being trans, I just think it's sad that my life has come to this. If the world was even remotely better it might help to process the issues but I'm just so tired of being kicked when I'm down.

 

[TiredMouse]

I used to be indifferent to being trans, but now it is awful. I never found joy in being trans but now it is agony, in this world.

 

[mjcfisher]

same here, i'm mtf too and it breaks my heart to see how such kind and beautiful people have to suffer like this. unfortunately i'm not one of the lucky ones, i'm more masculine than most men and male puberty has ruined me forever. i'm going to ctb later today via ligature strangulation after many failed od and hanging attempts. i wish the absolute best for all the wonderful trans, gay, etc. people out there. love you all, please wish me luck

 

[Michi_Violeta]

I'm not trans and I can't be bothered to come out as NB (although I probably am), so for all intents and purposes I'm "cisgender", but the amount of trans people here is also quite sad for me. I've had a couple of trans friends, first trans people I'd met in years, and I just can't believe how people are so full of hate they can't see a human being for what they are: a human being. Why do they care if you want to dress this way or address yourself that way? Fucking hypocrites, full of hate. And to think some so-called feminists even think it's fair to exclude trans people...

 

[Fall Leaf]

Transmasc here, it's really depressing to see that. I noticed that too.
I can't say I'm surprised while so many people just want trans people to stop existing…. Somehow.
I'm kind of disappointed about myself, I used to talk about existing and begin well as an act of resistance but I'm honestly so hopeless. It seems like the world is getting worse and I don't like being here. I don't want to let transphobes win but I'm sick of suffering and I can't blame others who feel the same.

 

[meso]

i live in one of the "best" country for trans women (i'll say top 15), and it's still a nightmare

i'll be dead if i hadn't made the decision to become a woman, it saved me but my life became really difficult

i'm a late bloomer and, despite many issues before, i managed to be a pretty ordinary guy in my mid twenties, lots of friend, spontaneous respect and affection for me (people say that i'm lovable, funny and charismatic)

but the moment i became a woman : game over

 

[brainwormz]

Being trans really sucks. I must have pissed Jesus off real bad in a past life

 

[amomentspeace]

Being trans is the worst thing that happened to me hands down. It's the main reason I want to ctb

 

[Eudaimonic]

Dysphoria and to a lesser extent concomitant issues (e.g., resulting depression & anxiety) that render me non-functional are definitely the main reasons I want to CTB

 

[LostInSilentHill]

i'm so sad that many trans people deal with so many of these problems that make us want to CTB i wish it was better on all of us. there's so many hate fueled people.

 

[cantThinkOfName]

Well things are getting pretty consistently worse globally, there's 8 billion+ people and we are 1% of that so there just aren't enough of us to correct the misinformation and lies. There is nothing to do but either "got mine screw you", live a depressing fucking life or kill yourself. Most people will never get the opportunities to pull a "got mine screw you" and suicide rates where already high before all of this.

 

[zulu123]

I am a trans woman. I cannot be on social media anymore because of how cruel the world is to us. We just want to live our lives

 

[manythanks]

I was trying to be mtf for 8 years but failed, but I was taking hrt and was ok with how I look and was ok being boymodder or something in between. But recently my health, which was always ok, crushed. My vision (meibomian glands) stopped functioning and after 3 weeks of blindness I wasn't able to sleep for 5 days and went insane and overdosed on lsd and sleeping pills (was trying to ctb), also I've stopped taking hrt in the same time. Now my vision is somewhat ok but only with huge amount of eyedrops (meibomian glands terminally lost), but I've developed severe insomnia, like I cant sleep at all without pills, I think I've broken something in my brain and body terminally, its no longer working like it used to before. And now I'm ready to ctb via full suspension, I've prepared everything for it, I just don't wanna live whatever left of my life in misery with nothing to strive for, I want my life to be ok which unfortunately isn't possible anymore, so why live? Just to suffer? My life was so dreamy even tho I had no friends for last 3 years and I was living in Ukraine. I don't see why I need to live anymore, I will die anyways so why not now when I'm still somewhat functioning and can ctb by myself. I've lived best years of my life anyways, I'm 33 so I've lived most of my life by now. It's so sad that people need to die but the game is rigged from the start and you can't win in the end. I only can win by ctb'ing now. Anyways, Love you all <3 Just be safe sawry for tha rant see ya

 

[Average Joe]

I'm going to sound very naive and excuse me if I offend anyone as I don't know any transgender people.

What is the link between being trans and suicide? I'm assuming it's because you aren't accepted?
If you're a transgender, what would it take for you to want to live instead of die?


Is it a choice to be trans? or is it something you're born with like being gay?

 

[StrugglingSienna]

What is the link between being trans and suicide? I'm assuming it's because you aren't accepted?

Multiple reasons. For one, being trans in in and of itself a traumatic experience. Unlike being gay or lesbian, which are about your attraction to other people, being trans is a fundamental disconnect between your body and your gender. Having the wrong genitals from birth and having to watch your body be contorted by the wrong puberty and for everyone around you to celebrate it.

Then there's the lack of acceptance. People are incredibly, incredibly cruel to trans people in a lot of cases.

There's the lack of access to hormones and surgery, our only options post-puberty to correct the shit our own bodies did to us.

If you're a transgender, what would it take for you to want to live instead of die?

The complete reversal of the male puberty I went through and to be allowed to go through the correct female puberty. Which is impossible. I would probably ctb at some point even if the world was instantly converted into all sunshine and rainbows for trans people.

I'm an extreme case though, and the trans suicide rate would be massively decreased by greater social acceptance, access to surgery, and for trans youth to be allowed to transition.

Is it a choice to be trans? or is it something you're born with like being gay?

I don't know if it's something you're born with. Nobody can answer that. All I know is that it's not a choice and that we tend to know very early on, I knew I wanted to be a girl when I was 8, for instance.

 

[Average Joe]

Multiple reasons. For one, being trans in in and of itself a traumatic experience. Unlike being gay or lesbian, which are about your attraction to other people, being trans is a fundamental disconnect between your body and your gender. Having the wrong genitals from birth and having to watch your body be contorted by the wrong puberty and for everyone around you to celebrate it.

Then there's the lack of acceptance. People are incredibly, incredibly cruel to trans people in a lot of cases.

There's the lack of access to hormones and surgery, our only options post-puberty to correct the shit our own bodies did to us.



The complete reversal of the male puberty I went through and to be allowed to go through the correct female puberty. Which is impossible. I would probably ctb at some point even if the world was instantly converted into all sunshine and rainbows for trans people.

I'm an extreme case though, and the trans suicide rate would be massively decreased by greater social acceptance, access to surgery, and for trans youth to be allowed to transition.


I don't know if it's something you're born with. Nobody can answer that. All I know is that it's not a choice and that we tend to know very early on, I knew I wanted to be a girl when I was 8, for instance.

Thanks for explaining this to me, as an 'outsider' it's hard to understand as I feel aligned with how I look and what I have.

I'm truly sorry to hear about your suffering, especially with how cruel people are.