For the first vid, if the lesbian was giving "trans micro aggressions" the whole time, why did she invite you back to her place, and why did you follow her? If you're so hurt and offended, leave. Pay for your meal and call it a day.
They said that she claimed all of her exes were also trans. This isn’t a lesbian, it’s a straight girl that specifically likes transwomen and that bothers the the person in the first vid because it’s not validating. They know she sees them as male and not as a woman/“lesbian” like they want to be viewed. It all rolls back to validation and being performative.
@@jaqenhghar6244 thank you for being the only other human being on the planet who seems to recognize this. I don't want to agree with the trans woman but I do. The supposed lesbian who only dates biological men who call themselves she was fetishizing the trans woman. Most people don't want to be a fetish.
I get misgendered all the time. Especially when I’m wearing my baggy snow pants, puffy jacket, and woolen hat. Do you know what I do? I remind myself that person doesn’t actually know me, this interaction took 2 seconds of my day, then I go on living my life. If your identity depends on the affirmation of every stranger you encounter, maybe you’re not being as authentic as you say.
@@Ranzo24 this wasn’t gaslighting anyone 🙄 It’s absolutely correct. Validation comes from within yourself. If you need everyone around you to validate you, that’s a you thing.
@@Ranzo24 I don’t think you fully understand what gaslighting is. It’s a super trendy word, so of course you want to use it. But you’re way off. And you’re right: no one cares that I get misgendered. That’s how it should be. No one cares when these whiny activists gets misgendered either. If being misgendered is your biggest problem, then you’re an overly privileged, narcissistic poseur. “Everyone must live according to what’s in my head!!! Reee!”
why are these people, who are SOOO SECURE in their gender, looking for gender validation from people they will never see again!!! thats a YOU problem honey!!! if i wear a sexy outfit but no one on the street calls me sexy, im not going home to cry and film about it, because i KNOW IM SEXY!!!
YESS EXACTLY!! IM TRANS AND I COMPLETELY AGREE!!! I feel like a lot of the time trans people claim they're trans to escape their real problems. the LGBTQ+ community gives them an umbrella of safety to hide under, as well as an excuse for behavior!!
1:20 I'm a trans guy and there have been MANY instances where i've been misgendered by literally everyone around me (especially back when my hair was long than it is now) yes, it's shit i get it. But you won't see me making a video filming myself crying about it because to me that'd be even MORE humiliating than the misgendering itself
They are in a circle that affirms everything they say. So they never have someone in real life tell them what's up and talk to them on why no one abides by there wants and shit, even if they do they probably block those people too but at least give them some realness and nicely acceptable reality checks and not talk down to them or bully them for their post. It's more useful than singling out anyone and bullying them and make them feel alone
@@ThePeacePlant I love how they want to be non-binary but they’re on TikTok whining like a little girl who stubbed her to have some dignity. Don’t cry on a TikTok it’s a you problem go seek therapy.
I'm a woman and comfortable with that. I have short hair, wear no makeup but never get mistaken for a male. However if you put me in a dress, a skirt and anything girly I would feel like I was in drag. It just wouldn't feel comfortable. At all.
I figured out why I like your channel so much. Women have been LGBT allies for forever and what is happening now feels a lot like the death of a long friendship. You give me hope that maybe all is not lost.
I saw a video recently that made this point about women having been great allies to the T, and she said that now they're making us look f-ing stupid for having done so. I really felt that.
Or betrayal from those we stood by and advocated for often at the expense of our own family relationships and friendships to now be erased or “out-womaned” by the very community we stood by. I think women like myself are tired of being used and abused.
@Marianne S iam gay and iam not pro lgb whatever anymore. All i ever wanted was live and let live. I dont wanna be hated i dont wanna be glorified i dont wanna be token or victim and for sure not march in streets like something super special just because person who i share life happen to have same set of genitals as me. Iam same person as you in every way. What is happening now with that community is insanity and feels like every wierdo, every quirk, pervert and asylum patient come out of woodwork. No thanks first of all what is happening in bedroom should stay in bedroom and secondly whole movement was reduced to just sex and sex and also sex.
I follow someone on twitter who had BPD and an eating disorder, and gender dysphoria. When she went to get care as a minor she was immediately affirmed and got testosterone,a year later she got her breasts removed. In that same month she also asked the doctors if she could get liposuction. They told her that she wasn't mentally well/adult enough to make a decision to get liposuction...
Just think of it this way. I'm a 40-year-old woman. If I went to my gyno tomorrow and ask for a hysterectomy they would not give me one. I only have one child I may want to reproduce before I go through menopause. It's a permanent decision they won't allow me to make but if I was 6 and said I thought I was a boy no problem!
Yes exact the hypocrisy, they are too young to get plastic surgery, drive a car, buy alcohol or cigarettes, use a tanning bed or make other medical decisions but they are allowed to make a decision that will effect the rest of their lives.
I love the "it's not fair." I'm sorry honey I can tell you at 52 that life is f*cking unfair. The world doesn't revolve around you and your gender. The harder you push your gender in people's faces the more people are just going to say f*ck you when you claim they misgendered you. People just want their coffee not drama on the way to work.
“I’m sorry honey I’m old and miserable and I want you to suffer in life as much as I did bc I have nothing exciting to live for anymore. I’m full of hate and resentment”. - Night Owl, 52 years old.
@@00st307-m lmfao they suffer in life cause of a little misgendering? (You are absolutely privileged if fuckin so 😭😂) As a 22 year old, life isn’t fucking fair and strangers arent here to praise and validate you. Love and take care of your own damn self, only person you truly got.
Most people are scared to call someone the wrong pronoun. I once went into a bathroom dressed in baggy clothes & a hat. Being very thin & tall, I did look like a guy from the back. A woman said "Sir, this is the ladies room" When I turned around, she was totally embarrassed she called me sir. These people need to start looking at things through other people's eyes. It's not personal! If you look like a girl people will call you she out of respect.
I see your standpoint but I feel like her error was outside of the trans issue. I mean, she told you that because she thought you shouldn't have been in there. That was her making an embarrassing mistake (from her POV). Like waving to someone who you mistake as a friend.
Exactly. Not only out of respect, but pronouns are a subconscious response based on how people view you. Someone looks like a girl to you, you call them ‘she’ without thinking. Being misgendered hurts like hell but more trans people need to realize that it’s usually not on purpose and they should stop getting mad at people for calling them the wrong pronoun
All is about perceptions. I can't force you to perceive yourself as a man or a woman. You can't force me to perceive you as something you want or think. If I perceive you as a woman, I will call you a woman. Then you can say me, oh sorry but I think I am a man. And I will treat you like you want if that is not against my values even if I am Still perceiving you as a woman. Because my perception will not change because you say that, the only thing I will change is my behaviour with you, for respect.
I had a “trans” friend in highschool who went by a boys name, he/him, yet did nothing to appear as a boy. Wore dresses, makeup, long hair, painted nails, loved gothic girly things, high pitch girly voice, yet would get EXTREMELY pissed when called a she by complete strangers…
@@lumityviktuuristanartist4100Not necessarily, because I'm pretty sure intersex people are still only one gender, they just have some features and qualities of the opposite gender. I don't know much about the topic so I might be wrong, sorry😅
I feel badly for the person in the second video. I just want them to have more internal fortitude, to understand that most people are simply reacting what they see and not trying to hurt anyone. Reality will not cave to their demands and if they continue to believe it should, they will continue to lead a miserable life. This ideology makes people miserable and I can't think of a better example than that second video.
I used to be quite a sensitive person, but I learned that the world isn't all sunshines and rainbows, its hard, and not everyone will like you or be nice to you. Therefore, instead of expecting everyone else to change for ourselves, we should be the ones to change, because we know for certain that we are the ones who are putting in effort to change our life for the better, which not only helps us but is something to be proud of.
I know it’s like they want us to act like were stupid it’s so wrong unethical and unfair a school bus isn’t black it’s Orange, a girl is a girl and a boy is a boy and if you see different you have mental issues, you need help just like an alcoholic an obese person a killer the same you need help we aren’ just “mean.”
To put it bluntly, they need to get a thicker skin. Having emotions and expressing them isn't a bad thing but for something so superficial seems OTT. I cant imagine how this person will cope with the actual problems of life if this is how they react to a misspoken word. It is very sad that this is what society has become. I worry for the younger generations, truly.
I’m beginning to take this approach, honestly, as a trans person. I’ve accepted many don’t agree and won’t, and ya know, that’s okay. We’re in different worlds, leading different lives. We can agree to disagree, and move on, so long as it remains respectful.
“Reacting to what they see and not trying to hurt anyone”. But let’s be honest, some people DO react to people in a way to hurt people. Bullies, cliques, mean people exist.
I was misgendered too in the 2000s because of my tomboyness. Ngl it did make me wonder if I'm really just a dude stuck in a woman's body for a moment because it happened a lot but in the end I just laughed it off as a joke and told everyone I'm a chick. Never in my mind would've I even thought about filming myself crying about it if social media had existed back then. 😂
This made me laugh. I can weirdly relate. I'm not easily mistaken for a guy, like at all, but sometimes I'm such a tomboy or think like or communicate like a guy. And the attention I get from men...because it's obvious that I'm a woman...I give zero f*cks about and am usually annoyed with. I'm even kind of masculine in the aggressive way I think about that attention, like, "For f*cks sake, if I were interested in you, you'd f*cking know it. Now leave me alone." Maybe that all only makes sense to me, but sometimes I feel like such a guy even though I'm totally clear that I'm a straight woman...who likes obviously masculine men.
I've been misgendered, i am a female who is not so feminine, I've had men call me a man, or a transwoman. I just ignore it, well except for one guy when I worked at a sex toy store and he walked in and said "WOA are you a man or a woman?" right off the bat so I told him to gtfo
Honestly, I would prefer an outright question like "are you a man or a woman". At least that shows the person is willing to call you by what you prefer to be called. I had my hair short as a kid a few times (because those stupid bowl cuts were in fashion when I was 8 lmao so I wanted it) and yeah, at least then it was kind of uncomfortable getting misgendered. But in most scenarios, all you have to do is say "oh I'm actually female/male" and something like "I know the haircut throws people off" and all is cool. I don't get all the hype about sobbing about it to the entire world, that is quite embarrassing. I would NEVER want people to see how emotional I get during like, menstruation or under stress, because no one has a charming side during those moments. How is that so attractive to these kids?
Same here, I've been called 'young man' and 'sir' several times by strangers as they pass in the street or at the supermarket checkout. I don't make a fuss, just nod and smile. If they realise their mistake so be it, if not, who cares? Its just a word, usually without any intent of harm because there isn't a sign on your head telling people the 'correct' way to address you. Its no big deal, worse things in life can happen; take in your stride and move on.
@@andreab616 haha So at the time it first came into fashion, it was about 1991, could have been 1990 that it actually came into fashion. I lived in Washington state at the time. I know it had many rounds of fashion over the centuries, you might have seen it as the "friar" haircut in movies lol. It took a few months of begging my mom to actually let me have a bowl cut, by that time I was 8 almost 9 and almost all the kids in school had it. SUCH a baaaad style lol. I think it was also called Mushroom cut in some places. It's horrible lol, just as bad mullets 🤣
I'm in my 60s. So glad I was born then. I was so boyish I played with boys toys, told my mom I wished I was a boy, cried when I recieved a doll for Christmas and even had a boys nickname. Thank goodness no one messed with my hormones and changed my sex. I love every one and want every one to be happy. But I will never call someone they or them.
I get misgendered alot and Im a cis woman who looks androgynous…and yea sure it gets annoying but I deal with it, shoot I even take advantage of it. Im an actor so I have the physical ability to play male roles, Ive played Hamlet for craps sake😂 at the end of the day its all bs and mental illness. Best of luck and support to the actual sane trans people 🏳️⚧️
"These people might not be living safe places where they can come out" -- then what the HECK are they doing posting every inner working of their "gender expression" -- from their (lack of real) "periods" to showcasing their surgery scars -- on a platform with literally over a billion users?! Odds are at least a handful of people they see on the daily (including friends, family, randos they cross on the street) use the app.
Exactly!! They have made the entire world their "safe space". Even if they don't talk to their biological families, their families - their parents who wondered why they suddenly stopped talking to them - can see their mental degradation. There is literally no place left in the world when they have made the entire world their safe space. There's no part left of the world for anyone else.
I think it's cuz some trans ppl say you need to pass whereas other trans ppl say they are not jn the proper space to come out. This doesnt include ppl who are on tik tok
man =| not crying, being sensitive. a lot of male born people who identify as trans women are also very emotional. sweet, you included misogyny in the discussion when you didn’t have to. cis women are the strongest people i know, fuck off
as a person who mistook BPD for gender dysphoria for around 2 years when i was 14/15, what marcus is doing is the right thing. i used to want to fully transition, i thought i was genuinely a guy, but later on in therapy i realized i wasn’t gender dysphoric, but i had a generally cloudy, inconsistent, very vague sense of identity, which eventually was one of the factors that led to a suspected BPD diagnosis at 16 and then BPD at 18. i am SO happy i didn’t go through with any kind of transition. keep doing your wonderful work marcus, much love xx
If it’s not too personal, how did you find out that it wasn’t gender dysphoria? I have a very vague sense of my identity, and i don’t know whether that’s just regular teenage identity confusion, or something more.
5:40 you're absolutely right about that. you can't "cure" mental disorders, but you can alleviate the symptoms. i struggled for years with anxiety and depression, but i only realized recently that those were caused by my adhd. working on handling the symptoms of adhd has greatly alleviated my anxiety, and because my anxiety was better, my depression went down. you cant cure adhd, but you can certainly work through it and try to make life easier with it. i believe that's what you mean when you talk about gender dysphoria. when you put it like that, i feel like i can empathize with what you're going through, even if i don't have it. if it's anything like what i go through, then it sounds like a nightmare you really explain things in a way people without gender dysphoria can understand. love you marcus❤
The same for ASD/autism! You can't cure autism, but you can find ways to alleviate some of its symptoms and work through the challenges it poses. Coz ASD & ADHD are lifelong disabilities and we need to put in the extra effort to make our own lives easier, even though it can be very difficult at times.
I'm glad Marcus is feeling happy and great. I also think a lot of his videos have the clear intention of making things better for trans ppl (and non-trans ppl who might think they're trans). He's pointing out how a lot of current cultist trans rhetoric damages and undermines both the scientific case for trans existence (e.g. If sex is a social construct what is the basis for being trans?) and general acceptance of trans ppl. It's interesting how the only ppl having trouble accepting Marcus are those unable to have an opinion that isn't copied and pasted from their own echo chamber. Keep up the good work.
It's such a different perspective to hear among the insanity. It's because he's mentally healthy and reasoning and that's obvious.....and I'm going to briefly drop the reality that we're dealing with a Marxist cultural revolution and that's why the crazy is as bad as it is. IMO
I'm really confused what her problem is? She's so childish, rather than talk to the person she went on the date with, she made a video complaining. I feel bad for them. I don't know where we went wrong for all these young people. I thought we were doing the right thing, for fighting for rights, for wanting equality. But, I don't think this is what any of us old school lbgt signed up for. I feel partially responsible for this too bc these are my kids, or kids my generation raised. What did we do wrong that they're so confused?
being medicated and thrown in front of a screen for 15 hours a day probably doesn't help... people shit on my generation so much, but there has to be some accountability from those who raised us. i don't blame my parents for any mental health issues i suffered through, but i do blame companies programming technology to keep me glued to my phone. those companies certainly aren't run by gen z :/ not to mention the american public education system, who's teaching these kids??? i do believe my generation is waking up to this bullshit though. i think the internet (while being a root of many problems) is a good way to share beliefs and joke about topical things. memes literally are changing society and politics, as stupid as it sounds. pokémon go to the polls.....
They're addicted to victimhood. Every time we give in to them takes away from their grievance so they have to keep looking for more and more. Spoilt brats do the same thing.
@@r.achel044 I agree, my generation raised the new generation, they complain about, or specifically, gen x raised millennials +. So they did get their core values from somewhere. Just like "boomers" raised gen x. We have to understand that these things didn't just come out of thin air. And, I really worry about young people, in general. Granted, I didn't throw my kids in front of a tv for 14 hrs a day and give them meds, and am also not a perfect parent, either. But, I do try to be reasonable, instead of disagreeable when possible. I admit, I will never understand pokemon though. :p
Because dating a “lesbian” straight woman who has a truck full of trans exes doesn’t provide the “I’m a woman/lesbian approved” validation they’re seeking. They know their date sees them as they are; male.
Yall completely left religion that's why lol. Honestly look at whats diff with this generation vs previous generation: faith, religion, spiritual. It gives you something to believe so you dont run around crying on gender and 100+ pronouns
If people are fearing that they can’t come out at home, what makes them thinking posting it on the internet won’t get back to their family or whoever is “against” them
It's a tactic . Just like how they are putting it in schools . Kids might be bullied at home so teachers need a confidentiality agreement so kids can come out at school
One time I got misgendered. A tiny girl came into the restroom with her mother while I was washing my hands. I had short hair. The little girl said "Are you a girl or a boy?"I said "If I were a boy, would I be in the ladies' room?" My argument wouldn't work today.
Marcus, I just want to say how much I admire you. It's so obvious how much you care about people. Even though I don't know you personally, I sincerely wish you happiness and well-being. There's something so healthy about your mind and the way you look at things. It's obvious that you've gone through extreme psychological challenges, but I know a healthy mind when I see one. Obrigado! Forte abraço de um amigo brasileiro.
"chose to be non-binary in a binary world" is a great way of framing a lot of nb's issues. I think a lot of people expect the real world to be like their echo-chamber social media feeds. Just because other non-conforming people on tiktok say any of the dozens of gender identities are valid and deserve respect, doesn't mean your local butcher or waitress (or any other non-chronically-online person) is going to believe the same thing.
If people get this upset about being misgendered maybe they should wear pronoun tags. Why is it the burden on others to know your feeling and what you want to be called?
that guy would have 100% supported my right to transition. which, surprise, turned out to be a massive mistake. i don’t want others to go through what i’m currently going through. if i had more people question me, particularly the doctors, maybe i wouldn’t have done this to myself.
You are a real man, Marcus, because real men call out bs like this 💕 Edit: lmao y’all mad fr so jus to clear up I was not using man in a biological way, I am fully aware Marcus doesn’t claim to be a real man, cmon y’all be better 😂
@Marianne S is it? Is it really important that some random comment on UA-cam adhere to the exact shade of your particular ideology? People watch and enjoy channels without necessarily agreeing with everything that is said. Personally, I feel like your wording is disrespectful and OPs wording is a bit delusional but who cares? Write what you’re going to write and say what you’re going to say. Have at it. Clearly, OP has a similar outlook to yours. That’s why they’re here. Why do you feel the need to micromanage their entire view, though? The whole reason we’ve made a shit show of things is because we all have this tendency to get all cliquey about things. It’s either you’re with us or against, and it is just so goddam nauseating.
@Marianne S To be fair, as a straight guy there is no part of me that finds Marcus attractive. My brain just registers him as a skinny gay guy. That being said, you’re obviously correct.
However you choose to identify, you shouldn't care what others think. You are seeking validation from people you shouldn't. It's like having a group of high school girls that don't like you - big deal! So what? Do you, be you and forget all the rest. It's advice we give kids when they feel ostracized and it should be given to everyone.
If this misgendering is coming from strangers when the person doesn't pass, seems to me what the trans/non-binary/whatever person wants is for people to see their INNER selves, but people can't do that unless they get to know you. You can't expect that from strangers, and if they are looking for it from strangers then I think they need to widen their real social circles as it seems to me they might be lonely, and they need to learn that strangers are not their family or friends (maybe in the future, but not now).
My 13yr old niece came up to me and thought she was trans. I don’t have a problem with trans but she wanted the “they/them” pronouns because it was used amongst her peers. Ever since I introduced her to you, Blaire, and Arielle, she now has the proper education to know that she’s not and that she just likes girls☺️thank you Marcus! 7:56
When I discovered your channel I thought you were simply a flamboyant dude, I was surprised when I found out you were trans, but that didn’t deter me at all, I still watch and am subbed cause you have a sane viewpoint and level headed mindset when it comes to these issues, and your a trans person who seems happy and also try to look like your gender you feel you are, some people just don’t even try and they get mad when being misgendered and it’s insane
The only people who have a problem with people like Marcus are woke trans activists. I'm very right leaning and conservative, and I think the Ts need people like him, Buck and Blaire because they are so sane and show that real Ts just wanna live their lives and not have any stupid dramatics. I have no problems calling him HE (or Buck, and will happily call Blaire she) because he passes very well. The only reason I knew he was a T was the channel name. I'd have thought he was a biological male if the word T was not in the channel name.
@@billbombshiggy9254right respect is kinda earned . When I first found Blaire I thought she was some Cali girl lol . Then I'm like what she's trans ? People called me an idiot 😢
Hey, you might like to check out a couple interviews between Dr. Ken Berry and Dr. Chris Palmer (here on UA-cam) if you're interested in interventions to alleviate the symptoms of mental health issues, like anxiety. Super good stuff. Or, if you prefer to read, Dr. Palmer's book, Brain Energy, is great.
@@Melnokina.-. that's not actually true. Lived 40 years without experiencing clinical anxiety. Like super optimist, the toughest life circumstances never took me down. Then PTSD created immobilizing, life debilitating anxiety. Your comment either stems from being jealous for attention, being insensitive, or legitimately not understanding what people mean when they describe crippling anxiety.
I think some people are saying that they are trans for attention as if you say your trans man but wearing a dress, that don't even make any sense to me. My grandson is a trans man and I have watched him struggle with his mental health because of the gender dysphoria. It's like some people thinks it's a game you can turn on and off. You cannot. You either feel female or male, I don't know maybe I'm confused.
How do one feel male or female when the only point of reference one has is the body he or she is born in? I think the dysphoria comes from how one reacted to and handled the societal roles, expectations and expression imposed on each gender. I can understand why some men and women think being the opposite sex is better because they find what is expected of them is too constraining, restricting and/or just do not fit their personality.
I love your Videos!! You make things that a 'much older' Straight Female wouldn't have any clues as to what it's like to be a Trans male/females & their struggles. KEEP BEING YOU!! 👏💝
As someone with uncontrolled epilepsy I can say that actually being a victim is not a fun or ""exciting" thing and I usually try to hide it instead of putting it on display. Also I go in and out of depression and I would agree that it never gets cured, those feelings will always be there, but it helps to know that sometimes for me. When you're in a slump you can tell yourself it'll go away, only problem is when you're feeling happy anxiety comes to play and you start to wonder when you're going to fall again. It's a vicious cycle sometimes
For the “lesbian date” video, the girl literally knew she was trans.. and stated that she had dated trans women before. She was probably trying to make the trans girl feel comfortable and like she was still attracted to her even though she’s trans. The only reason she thought these were “micro-aggressions” is because the other woman saw her as a “trans woman” and not an ACTUAL woman. She wanted that validation that a lesbian was attracted to her, and was disappointed when she found out she was not really a lesbian, just trans-attracted (and there’s nothing wrong with that!). The reality is: IF YOU HAVE A PENIS, LESBIANS ARE NOT ATTRACTED TO YOU! So WHY are you seeking to date lesbians?? They don’t want you sis! But there are plenty of people who ARE attracted to trans women.. and that “lesbian” was one. But yeah, she’s transphobic. 🙄
I worry for my friend who has genuine gender-dysphoria and is transitioning, yet the consequences of people claiming to be transsexual without any dysphoria seem to be making a mockery out of a serious thing. I don't want her to be perceived as a 'trend' or a 'phase' because of some others changing what is means to be trans.
May I ask what you mean by genuine gender dysphoria? Because even being diagnosed with it in this day and age doesn't mean anything. Psychologists will diagnose you with whatever the hell they want just to throw pills at you or perform surgery on you. So how do you know that it's not a whole bunch of other underlying mental issues and those are going untreated?
I teach preschool and even they know that you can’t control what other people say about you and it shouldn’t matter anyway, because we only get one body and it’s a child’s job to grow a strong, healthy, independent sense of self.
QIA+seem to spend a lot of time labeling everything and everybody... ...may, if your consistently being referred to as the other sex, you're not being 'misgendered', you've mislabeled yourself...?
Marcus, screw the haters! You are amazing. I love your content. You’re so eloquent, informative and I know you’re doing this to save lives. I have no doubt you’ve helped many ppl realize they’re not in fact trans but there’s an underlying disorder or trauma that’s to blame. Don’t let ppl bring you down or gaslight you into believing you’re causing harm instead of good. I have much respect, gratitude and adoration for you. Peace out ✌️ ❤
I have a mental disorder and it bothers me a lot when someone tries to school me on my disorder when it's glaringly obvious that they not only don't understand the dynamics of my disorder but they don't care to even find out. They discount my existence and harm others who may be confused and questioning themselves. All to feed their own ego.
I have a friend who had extremely bad anxiety... Almost killed him. Through a combination of medication and therapy he's completely cured. No more meds or therapy, and he's the happiest he's ever been. And his success in life is only going upwards in the few years since. 😊
I’m so glad I found you! I was starting to think the world had gone mad and had started generalising the community… and some of the mentalities. Sanity still lives… thank you 🙏🏾
Yes, you are right about other mental disorders being incurable, all mental conditions are incurable. I’ve been medicated for anxiety and depression and personality disorder since I was 18. (Huge child ptsd and trauma overall) At 18 my life made a 180º spin and I got a rare autoimmune diagnosis. I was miserable. I was taking my meds, everyday, nothing changed. Fast forward to now, I’m 29. Life has changed since I was 18, BUT I got better in the recent years cause I MADE IT SO. Let me explain, since 18 I’ve been heavily medicating for my severe conditions, I didn’t get better, like, never. I took my pills and survived. In 2020 I had a near death experience (huge blood clot inside my heart, threatening my life every second) I felt like I was going to DIE. I FELT IT. I thought to myself, I’m going to die and I’m still scared of everything, I don’t care, I don’t want to die without having done X, Y and Z. I faced my fears, did what I wanted to do and kinda prepared myself to die somewhere during that year. I cured myself. Not a single time during my whole life has medication GIVEN ME PURPOSE. NEVER. There’s no pill for HOPELESSNESS. You gotta take the lead of YOUR OWN LIFE. I never stopped taking my meds and I do not recommend anyone to stop taking them, but, sorry, medication won’t solve your problems and it DEFINITELY won’t give you a purpose. There’s work to be done within yourself that no medication can do for you, none.
It kind of made me thing of a convo I had with someone ages ago. They were saying what was the harm of letting a perfectly able bodied person pretend to be disabled and use a wheelchair everyday. As someone who has been in a wheelchair most my life I was horrified that anyone would want to pretend to live my life…that someone would want to choose it. So I told the person that if someone chose to live in a wheelchair they then have to deal with all the negative impacts it can have on their healthy body. They would face skin conditions, muscle wasting, range of motion limitations, not to mention all the social and accessibility issues. To choose to have those issues really didn’t seem right to me. And it made me think the person instead needed therapy to find the root cause and deal with that rather than causing unnecessary, and possibly irreversible, harm to their healthy body. Perhaps I’m wrong, but the parallels really strike me.
I have a very simple first name. Yet all the time people call me the wrong name. I have may name tag on at work. It’s a four letter simple name. People still call me the wrong name. I used to have very long hair and be in very good skinny shape. From behind I would get people thinking I was a women. Guess what? I did not care or stress it. I don’t over correct everyone. It’s just life. You get “misgendered” and cry because you are biologically a woman and people see it and call you a women. Try telling people starving in 3rd world countries how your life is so hard as they dig in trash for food. I even have a couple trans friends that can not afford their meds because they have to worry about food first. Get over yourself and realize life can be hard and there are people that have it much harder. I try to respect people when they are respectful and even when they are not. Marcus is 100% correct on his take. If you think Marcus is hateful, you are clueless and not listening. The dude “affirming” everyone does not realize he is hurting more than helping. An golden oldie song that rings true says, “it’s cruel to be kind” in certain situations. That is correct here
A "trans-man" who doesn't WANT to be on testosterone isn't actually trans. And that is HORRIFYING because SO many young ladies are cutting off their breasts because they think they're men. Breast pain during menstruation is never comfortable, but the answer is not cutting off your mammary glands, and puberty is uncomfortable for EVERY SINGLE SPECIES. lol Anyone who has cats or dogs can tell you that cats and dogs are equally uncomfortable with their bodies during puberty. But we don't see a bunch of cats and dogs and lions and wolves lining up at vet clinics to get sex changes and have their mammary glands cut out.
Exactly. The idea of getting my breasts cut off for anything other than cancer is HORRIFYING. These “nonbinary” women will wake up in ten years and regret it.
Men constantly tell me I look upset. I just naturally have a somewhat sad face but I'm not sad. I stopped letting it bother me how others see me. It just doesn't matter and I have no control over it. The key is to just live your life and be at peace inside
Love your channel I’m a straight woman that is so confused about all this bull💩! It makes my head spin sexuality really isn’t that complicated we’ve made it so because that’s being human. As humans were never satisfied with anything we’re always trying to fix something that’s not broke and this is just another example we as humans are never happy with happy with content.
I remember as a teenager being misgendered. It was Halloween and I was with all my friends Trick or Treating (who were girls too) walking the street to the next house and we came across some other girls from school. They said hello and then they asked “who’s he?” In reference to me. I was offended but pretended like it was nothing. I then found it quite funny. Then again we were about 14 I was one of the tallest, it was dark and I was wearing a black rain jacket with my hood up in my failed attempt to look like a black cat 😂
Marcus, you are wise beyond your years. I was born in the 1960s, and when I kept telling my mother that I was really a boy and not a girl (I thought the doctor who delivered me made a mistake on my birth certificate) she told me that if I ever said that to anyone else that I would be committed to an asylum! So, I lived the life of a girl and a woman for over 50 years in absolute misery. Then, seemingly overnight, all these kids 15 to 30 just came out of the woodwork to declare they are "trans" or "nonbinary", and they get a parade and a flag and invitations to the White House! I'm just stunned and sad. My youth is gone, along with my health. I am on antidepressants, and these ignorant brats are screaming at strangers for not calling them "they" or "zei" or "CANDLE"! 😭😭😭
I honestly thought gender dysphoria was nonsense, but after watching Marcus's videos i truly believe he suffers from dysphoria and that there are real trans people who transitioned to treat real dysphoria. Realizing now that trans people are real, and that the people i see torturing everybody with dogma are not all actually transgender. I'm not transphobic anymore, I'm trans ideology phobic, and fine with it. Thank you for these videos.
I'm a woman, a tomboy, I've been called "Sir" multiple times when my back is turned on people, then they see my face and apologize, i say it's fine and go on about my day, that's it, i also chuckle everytime.
Having mental illness myself and working almost 4 years with adults with severe mental illness........ you are correct. You cannot cure it. It is lifelong treatment. The people who wanted to "fix" the patients never lasted long as employees lol
4:48 my sibling is AFAB and claims to be a trans man but wears skirts, dresses, and makeup. And he wonders why I don’t want to bring him around my very young children.
I'd like to add, Marcus, that I really appreciate how you refer to being transsexual rather than transgender. It helps nail home the difference between taking the extra medical and surgical steps to treat your dysphoria, and just cosplaying as the opposite gender. I dont know if that's why you do it, but it always stands out to me.
Well said Marcus, this guy on tik tok, his way of thinking is doing more harm to the trans community than what he's accusing you of, he doesn't get it, looks like he seeks validation on speaking about things he doesn't seem to get like you and genuine trans people do.
A couple months ago I was saying to someone where I worked the same thing about how biological men can do whatever they want as far as clothing, makeup, etc. and still be fine and looked at as a guy. I have a friend who is trans who will post pictures with makeup on. Like you do you, but when someone misgenders you because you look like a girl, don't cry about it. Sometimes you need to put effort to pass.
This self loathing about being misgendered, is exactly what gay activists were against gay community about at one time. It’s about Self hatred, and it was the antithesis of gay activism. The message was about self love, and not trying to change your appearance to appease societies stereotypes. If you are a masculine woman, and prefer wearing women’s clothes that should be accepted, but to love yourself as a masculine “female.” If you are male, and prefer wearing women’s clothes, make up, hairstyle etc, you should be able to and not be harassed. Changing your gender was considered adhering to a stereotype, and gender stereotypes were considered oppressive. The idea was to diminish oppressive labels.
I am surprised by your reaction to the crying girl. I think it's good she doesn't want to go on T . you seem to handle it well, but it's something that can mess with your health really badly. the fact she is aware of that and doesn't want to do it is good news. to me the less people go through the medical path the better.
Your attitude and language show a deep consideration of the subject. You remind me so much of the 80s attitude I grew up with. As a "cis" male drag king, I have so many things that I want to say to the community I love. To do that would cause no end of hate. I love hearing it from you, though. Thank you.
Love this channel SO MUCH. We need to stop blurring the fine lines and have people speak up about this so that kids can be protected and adults can be HELPED.
Here's a pro tip: if you want to be seen as a man, it's probably a good idea to not break down in tears everytime someone says something you don't like. Just saying.
“Honey, you do know that it’s your own fault if you see micro aggressions everywhere…”. Never a truer was was spoken! I really appreciate your point of view on these matters. You make it easier to understand being trans. I admire you.
Getting misgendered all day....seems like a lot of people are talking to and about her all day, which seems like a win for someone looking for attention. Also many people live completely asexual lives and gender identity seems more about imagining how others perceive you.
Oh what a breath of fresh air you are. I hope the rest of your 2023 is full of adventure, challenge, unexpected largesse, overdue acknowledgement of your rarity as a human and much deserved encouragement and praise. Keeping on keepin' on dude, you're doing a stellar job with this channel.
I went back so that video was fresh in my mind. You weren't talking about people like the 2nd one in this video, you were talking about "trans femme" which isn't trans! Ugh, one woman was literally trying to be an anime character, not a man. Those people hurt the traditional (I don't dare say actuall) trans people and any chance of mainstream acceptance. It invalidates your experience. It's infuriating and the #1 reason LGBTQ acceptance has steadily dropped over the last 5 years.
Hi Marcus, the auto-generated subtitles were especially creative today. Know that at 3:05 you are called "the offensive Tesla" :D Seriously it's so great to see you happy. I just wish you were wrong about anxiety and depression, and I hope there are people who manage to get over it. I can only speak of my experience. I've had crippling anxiety and depression all my life: therapy helped, but meanwhile time passed, and now I have no family, no partner and no job, and it's too late to do anything about it. At least mine is a pretty extreme case: I wish for comfort and peace to all those who struggle with these issues. I also hope that mental health awareness progresses to the point that affected children can be helped sooner with non-invasive care. If I had been diagnosed as a child, maybe now things would be different.
For the first vid, if the lesbian was giving "trans micro aggressions" the whole time, why did she invite you back to her place, and why did you follow her? If you're so hurt and offended, leave. Pay for your meal and call it a day.
They said that she claimed all of her exes were also trans. This isn’t a lesbian, it’s a straight girl that specifically likes transwomen and that bothers the the person in the first vid because it’s not validating. They know she sees them as male and not as a woman/“lesbian” like they want to be viewed. It all rolls back to validation and being performative.
@@jaqenhghar6244 thank you for being the only other human being on the planet who seems to recognize this. I don't want to agree with the trans woman but I do. The supposed lesbian who only dates biological men who call themselves she was fetishizing the trans woman. Most people don't want to be a fetish.
I just love how these tik tok darlings are so passive aggressive. Yet they accuse literally everyone else of micro aggressions.
@@jaqenhghar6244 Gosh, I didn't get that at all, thanks for explaining.
@@jaqenhghar6244 that means shes not straight. She likes femine/trans biological men
If I had a dollar for every gender, I would have 2 dollars and a bunch of monopoly money.
This is an amazing comment 😅
So original 😎.
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Love it
I get misgendered all the time. Especially when I’m wearing my baggy snow pants, puffy jacket, and woolen hat. Do you know what I do? I remind myself that person doesn’t actually know me, this interaction took 2 seconds of my day, then I go on living my life. If your identity depends on the affirmation of every stranger you encounter, maybe you’re not being as authentic as you say.
Facts thanks 👍🙏 you're beautiful.
Perfectly put ❤
This is the equivalent of gaslighting someone else's experience. So glad you can handle misgendering, but does anyone really care?
@@Ranzo24 this wasn’t gaslighting anyone 🙄 It’s absolutely correct. Validation comes from within yourself. If you need everyone around you to validate you, that’s a you thing.
@@Ranzo24 I don’t think you fully understand what gaslighting is. It’s a super trendy word, so of course you want to use it. But you’re way off. And you’re right: no one cares that I get misgendered. That’s how it should be. No one cares when these whiny activists gets misgendered either. If being misgendered is your biggest problem, then you’re an overly privileged, narcissistic poseur. “Everyone must live according to what’s in my head!!! Reee!”
why are these people, who are SOOO SECURE in their gender, looking for gender validation from people they will never see again!!! thats a YOU problem honey!!! if i wear a sexy outfit but no one on the street calls me sexy, im not going home to cry and film about it, because i KNOW IM SEXY!!!
YESS EXACTLY!! IM TRANS AND I COMPLETELY AGREE!!! I feel like a lot of the time trans people claim they're trans to escape their real problems. the LGBTQ+ community gives them an umbrella of safety to hide under, as well as an excuse for behavior!!
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I'm a trans guy and there have been MANY instances where i've been misgendered by literally everyone around me (especially back when my hair was long than it is now) yes, it's shit i get it. But you won't see me making a video filming myself crying about it because to me that'd be even MORE humiliating than the misgendering itself
They are in a circle that affirms everything they say. So they never have someone in real life tell them what's up and talk to them on why no one abides by there wants and shit, even if they do they probably block those people too but at least give them some realness and nicely acceptable reality checks and not talk down to them or bully them for their post. It's more useful than singling out anyone and bullying them and make them feel alone
@@ThePeacePlant I love how they want to be non-binary but they’re on TikTok whining like a little girl who stubbed her to have some dignity. Don’t cry on a TikTok it’s a you problem go seek therapy.
And people have a basic binary in their heads for everyone even when some people don't fit neatly into it
@@coldandaloe calm down - take a breath. You’re typing so fast you have multiple typos + errors. Why does this topic make you so emotional / angry?
@@00st307-m why does someone making mistakes on a UA-cam comment section make you MAD? ARE YOU STUPID?!
I'm a woman and comfortable with that.
I have short hair, wear no makeup but never get mistaken for a male.
However if you put me in a dress, a skirt and anything girly I would feel like I was in drag. It just wouldn't feel comfortable. At all.
Exactly. Being a woman doesn't have to do with 'femininity', we just ARE women.
I figured out why I like your channel so much. Women have been LGBT allies for forever and what is happening now feels a lot like the death of a long friendship. You give me hope that maybe all is not lost.
I saw a video recently that made this point about women having been great allies to the T, and she said that now they're making us look f-ing stupid for having done so. I really felt that.
Or betrayal from those we stood by and advocated for often at the expense of our own family relationships and friendships to now be erased or “out-womaned” by the very community we stood by. I think women like myself are tired of being used and abused.
@Marianne S iam gay and iam not pro lgb whatever anymore. All i ever wanted was live and let live. I dont wanna be hated i dont wanna be glorified i dont wanna be token or victim and for sure not march in streets like something super special just because person who i share life happen to have same set of genitals as me. Iam same person as you in every way. What is happening now with that community is insanity and feels like every wierdo, every quirk, pervert and asylum patient come out of woodwork. No thanks first of all what is happening in bedroom should stay in bedroom and secondly whole movement was reduced to just sex and sex and also sex.
this sums it up perfectly, and its heart breaking if you think about it...
I absolutely echo this sentiment 😢
I follow someone on twitter who had BPD and an eating disorder, and gender dysphoria. When she went to get care as a minor she was immediately affirmed and got testosterone,a year later she got her breasts removed. In that same month she also asked the doctors if she could get liposuction. They told her that she wasn't mentally well/adult enough to make a decision to get liposuction...
I- What the hell, we’re they the same doctors as the one that gave them an okay to have surgery? Or was it different doctors?
Just think of it this way. I'm a 40-year-old woman. If I went to my gyno tomorrow and ask for a hysterectomy they would not give me one. I only have one child I may want to reproduce before I go through menopause. It's a permanent decision they won't allow me to make but if I was 6 and said I thought I was a boy no problem!
Yes exact the hypocrisy, they are too young to get plastic surgery, drive a car, buy alcohol or cigarettes, use a tanning bed or make other medical decisions but they are allowed to make a decision that will effect the rest of their lives.
@@Shaaydiia07 Not the same doctor I think. Watch her testimony for this by searching for; Testimony in Texas/HB1686 by prisha mosley
That’s horrifying
I love the "it's not fair." I'm sorry honey I can tell you at 52 that life is f*cking unfair. The world doesn't revolve around you and your gender.
The harder you push your gender in people's faces the more people are just going to say f*ck you when you claim they misgendered you.
People just want their coffee not drama on the way to work.
“I’m sorry honey I’m old and miserable and I want you to suffer in life as much as I did bc I have nothing exciting to live for anymore. I’m full of hate and resentment”. - Night Owl, 52 years old.
@@00st307-m lmfao they suffer in life cause of a little misgendering? (You are absolutely privileged if fuckin so 😭😂) As a 22 year old, life isn’t fucking fair and strangers arent here to praise and validate you. Love and take care of your own damn self, only person you truly got.
@@00st307-m Im sorry that you didnt understand the point she was making
@@gothica3605 You can really tell how old the person is, let alone "gender" of the person.
Yuck.
@@00st307-m I'm sorry you can't handle the truth.
Most people are scared to call someone the wrong pronoun. I once went into a bathroom dressed in baggy clothes & a hat. Being very thin & tall, I did look like a guy from the back. A woman said "Sir, this is the ladies room" When I turned around, she was totally embarrassed she called me sir. These people need to start looking at things through other people's eyes. It's not personal! If you look like a girl people will call you she out of respect.
I see your standpoint but I feel like her error was outside of the trans issue. I mean, she told you that because she thought you shouldn't have been in there. That was her making an embarrassing mistake (from her POV). Like waving to someone who you mistake as a friend.
I mean… Men shouldn’t be in ladies bathrooms. That’s why there are… different bathrooms, eh?
Exactly. Not only out of respect, but pronouns are a subconscious response based on how people view you. Someone looks like a girl to you, you call them ‘she’ without thinking. Being misgendered hurts like hell but more trans people need to realize that it’s usually not on purpose and they should stop getting mad at people for calling them the wrong pronoun
All is about perceptions.
I can't force you to perceive yourself as a man or a woman.
You can't force me to perceive you as something you want or think.
If I perceive you as a woman, I will call you a woman. Then you can say me, oh sorry but I think I am a man. And I will treat you like you want if that is not against my values even if I am Still perceiving you as a woman. Because my perception will not change because you say that, the only thing I will change is my behaviour with you, for respect.
I had a “trans” friend in highschool who went by a boys name, he/him, yet did nothing to appear as a boy. Wore dresses, makeup, long hair, painted nails, loved gothic girly things, high pitch girly voice, yet would get EXTREMELY pissed when called a she by complete strangers…
@anna She/he sounds like a control freak not trans.
@@Lisa-pw2hetbh I think that she/he works for intersex folks but other than that , it is freaky asf
@@lumityviktuuristanartist4100Not necessarily, because I'm pretty sure intersex people are still only one gender, they just have some features and qualities of the opposite gender. I don't know much about the topic so I might be wrong, sorry😅
@@namelessghoul615dna wise they are only one sex.
@@takemyhand1988 Yeah, that's what I thought, too.
I feel badly for the person in the second video. I just want them to have more internal fortitude, to understand that most people are simply reacting what they see and not trying to hurt anyone. Reality will not cave to their demands and if they continue to believe it should, they will continue to lead a miserable life. This ideology makes people miserable and I can't think of a better example than that second video.
I used to be quite a sensitive person, but I learned that the world isn't all sunshines and rainbows, its hard, and not everyone will like you or be nice to you.
Therefore, instead of expecting everyone else to change for ourselves, we should be the ones to change, because we know for certain that we are the ones who are putting in effort to change our life for the better, which not only helps us but is something to be proud of.
I know it’s like they want us to act like were stupid it’s so wrong unethical and unfair a school bus isn’t black it’s Orange, a girl is a girl and a boy is a boy and if you see different you have mental issues, you need help just like an alcoholic an obese person a killer the same you need help we aren’ just “mean.”
To put it bluntly, they need to get a thicker skin. Having emotions and expressing them isn't a bad thing but for something so superficial seems OTT. I cant imagine how this person will cope with the actual problems of life if this is how they react to a misspoken word. It is very sad that this is what society has become. I worry for the younger generations, truly.
I’m beginning to take this approach, honestly, as a trans person. I’ve accepted many don’t agree and won’t, and ya know, that’s okay. We’re in different worlds, leading different lives. We can agree to disagree, and move on, so long as it remains respectful.
“Reacting to what they see and not trying to hurt anyone”. But let’s be honest, some people DO react to people in a way to hurt people. Bullies, cliques, mean people exist.
I was misgendered too in the 2000s because of my tomboyness. Ngl it did make me wonder if I'm really just a dude stuck in a woman's body for a moment because it happened a lot but in the end I just laughed it off as a joke and told everyone I'm a chick. Never in my mind would've I even thought about filming myself crying about it if social media had existed back then. 😂
This made me laugh. I can weirdly relate. I'm not easily mistaken for a guy, like at all, but sometimes I'm such a tomboy or think like or communicate like a guy. And the attention I get from men...because it's obvious that I'm a woman...I give zero f*cks about and am usually annoyed with. I'm even kind of masculine in the aggressive way I think about that attention, like, "For f*cks sake, if I were interested in you, you'd f*cking know it. Now leave me alone." Maybe that all only makes sense to me, but sometimes I feel like such a guy even though I'm totally clear that I'm a straight woman...who likes obviously masculine men.
Ily Markus, always standing up for women AND real trans folks
I've been misgendered, i am a female who is not so feminine, I've had men call me a man, or a transwoman. I just ignore it, well except for one guy when I worked at a sex toy store and he walked in and said "WOA are you a man or a woman?" right off the bat so I told him to gtfo
Honestly, I would prefer an outright question like "are you a man or a woman". At least that shows the person is willing to call you by what you prefer to be called. I had my hair short as a kid a few times (because those stupid bowl cuts were in fashion when I was 8 lmao so I wanted it) and yeah, at least then it was kind of uncomfortable getting misgendered. But in most scenarios, all you have to do is say "oh I'm actually female/male" and something like "I know the haircut throws people off" and all is cool. I don't get all the hype about sobbing about it to the entire world, that is quite embarrassing. I would NEVER want people to see how emotional I get during like, menstruation or under stress, because no one has a charming side during those moments. How is that so attractive to these kids?
@@homesteadgamer1257, I gotta know ... where and when was a bowl cut IN fashion??? :o)
Same here, I've been called 'young man' and 'sir' several times by strangers as they pass in the street or at the supermarket checkout. I don't make a fuss, just nod and smile. If they realise their mistake so be it, if not, who cares? Its just a word, usually without any intent of harm because there isn't a sign on your head telling people the 'correct' way to address you. Its no big deal, worse things in life can happen; take in your stride and move on.
@@andreab616 haha So at the time it first came into fashion, it was about 1991, could have been 1990 that it actually came into fashion. I lived in Washington state at the time. I know it had many rounds of fashion over the centuries, you might have seen it as the "friar" haircut in movies lol. It took a few months of begging my mom to actually let me have a bowl cut, by that time I was 8 almost 9 and almost all the kids in school had it. SUCH a baaaad style lol. I think it was also called Mushroom cut in some places. It's horrible lol, just as bad mullets 🤣
Whats wrong with that?
I'm in my 60s. So glad I was born then. I was so boyish I played with boys toys, told my mom I wished I was a boy, cried when I recieved a doll for Christmas and even had a boys nickname. Thank goodness no one messed with my hormones and changed my sex. I love every one and want every one to be happy. But I will never call someone they or them.
I get misgendered alot and Im a cis woman who looks androgynous…and yea sure it gets annoying but I deal with it, shoot I even take advantage of it. Im an actor so I have the physical ability to play male roles, Ive played Hamlet for craps sake😂 at the end of the day its all bs and mental illness.
Best of luck and support to the actual sane trans people 🏳️⚧️
"You can never win with these people, and that's because these woke activists thrive on being miserable."
NAILED IT!
It's exactly the same thing with conservative activists. Guess it's just an activist thing.
Discredits herself immediately, if it was that bad why go back to their home?
"These people might not be living safe places where they can come out" -- then what the HECK are they doing posting every inner working of their "gender expression" -- from their (lack of real) "periods" to showcasing their surgery scars -- on a platform with literally over a billion users?! Odds are at least a handful of people they see on the daily (including friends, family, randos they cross on the street) use the app.
Exactly!! They have made the entire world their "safe space". Even if they don't talk to their biological families, their families - their parents who wondered why they suddenly stopped talking to them - can see their mental degradation. There is literally no place left in the world when they have made the entire world their safe space. There's no part left of the world for anyone else.
the near constant emotional blackmail from these people is exhausting.
I think it's cuz some trans ppl say you need to pass whereas other trans ppl say they are not jn the proper space to come out. This doesnt include ppl who are on tik tok
It's because they're not really in danger at home
yeah if they were in danger at home I don't think they'd risk the people putting them in danger overhearing the nonsense they're saying
you know what really screams "im a man"? crying about people misgendering you. definitely the pinnacle of masculinity. /s
😂so good… that makes me smile so much… thank u, so true
man =| not crying, being sensitive. a lot of male born people who identify as trans women are also very emotional. sweet, you included misogyny in the discussion when you didn’t have to. cis women are the strongest people i know, fuck off
as a person who mistook BPD for gender dysphoria for around 2 years when i was 14/15, what marcus is doing is the right thing. i used to want to fully transition, i thought i was genuinely a guy, but later on in therapy i realized i wasn’t gender dysphoric, but i had a generally cloudy, inconsistent, very vague sense of identity, which eventually was one of the factors that led to a suspected BPD diagnosis at 16 and then BPD at 18. i am SO happy i didn’t go through with any kind of transition. keep doing your wonderful work marcus, much love xx
If it’s not too personal, how did you find out that it wasn’t gender dysphoria? I have a very vague sense of my identity, and i don’t know whether that’s just regular teenage identity confusion, or something more.
5:40 you're absolutely right about that. you can't "cure" mental disorders, but you can alleviate the symptoms. i struggled for years with anxiety and depression, but i only realized recently that those were caused by my adhd. working on handling the symptoms of adhd has greatly alleviated my anxiety, and because my anxiety was better, my depression went down.
you cant cure adhd, but you can certainly work through it and try to make life easier with it. i believe that's what you mean when you talk about gender dysphoria. when you put it like that, i feel like i can empathize with what you're going through, even if i don't have it. if it's anything like what i go through, then it sounds like a nightmare
you really explain things in a way people without gender dysphoria can understand. love you marcus❤
This.
You said it so well.
I wonder tho, if marcus feels dysphoria with his bottom part, cuz he mentioned i think if he could get surgery he would, but it's risky
@@tini96 yeah it’s not worthy. Better deal with dysphoria than risk it..
The same for ASD/autism! You can't cure autism, but you can find ways to alleviate some of its symptoms and work through the challenges it poses. Coz ASD & ADHD are lifelong disabilities and we need to put in the extra effort to make our own lives easier, even though it can be very difficult at times.
I'm glad Marcus is feeling happy and great. I also think a lot of his videos have the clear intention of making things better for trans ppl (and non-trans ppl who might think they're trans). He's pointing out how a lot of current cultist trans rhetoric damages and undermines both the scientific case for trans existence (e.g. If sex is a social construct what is the basis for being trans?) and general acceptance of trans ppl.
It's interesting how the only ppl having trouble accepting Marcus are those unable to have an opinion that isn't copied and pasted from their own echo chamber. Keep up the good work.
It's such a different perspective to hear among the insanity. It's because he's mentally healthy and reasoning and that's obvious.....and I'm going to briefly drop the reality that we're dealing with a Marxist cultural revolution and that's why the crazy is as bad as it is. IMO
I'm really confused what her problem is? She's so childish, rather than talk to the person she went on the date with, she made a video complaining. I feel bad for them. I don't know where we went wrong for all these young people. I thought we were doing the right thing, for fighting for rights, for wanting equality. But, I don't think this is what any of us old school lbgt signed up for. I feel partially responsible for this too bc these are my kids, or kids my generation raised. What did we do wrong that they're so confused?
being medicated and thrown in front of a screen for 15 hours a day probably doesn't help... people shit on my generation so much, but there has to be some accountability from those who raised us. i don't blame my parents for any mental health issues i suffered through, but i do blame companies programming technology to keep me glued to my phone. those companies certainly aren't run by gen z :/ not to mention the american public education system, who's teaching these kids???
i do believe my generation is waking up to this bullshit though. i think the internet (while being a root of many problems) is a good way to share beliefs and joke about topical things. memes literally are changing society and politics, as stupid as it sounds. pokémon go to the polls.....
They're addicted to victimhood. Every time we give in to them takes away from their grievance so they have to keep looking for more and more. Spoilt brats do the same thing.
@@r.achel044 I agree, my generation raised the new generation, they complain about, or specifically, gen x raised millennials +. So they did get their core values from somewhere. Just like "boomers" raised gen x. We have to understand that these things didn't just come out of thin air. And, I really worry about young people, in general. Granted, I didn't throw my kids in front of a tv for 14 hrs a day and give them meds, and am also not a perfect parent, either. But, I do try to be reasonable, instead of disagreeable when possible. I admit, I will never understand pokemon though. :p
Because dating a “lesbian” straight woman who has a truck full of trans exes doesn’t provide the “I’m a woman/lesbian approved” validation they’re seeking. They know their date sees them as they are; male.
Yall completely left religion that's why lol. Honestly look at whats diff with this generation vs previous generation: faith, religion, spiritual. It gives you something to believe so you dont run around crying on gender and 100+ pronouns
If people are fearing that they can’t come out at home, what makes them thinking posting it on the internet won’t get back to their family or whoever is “against” them
It's a tactic . Just like how they are putting it in schools . Kids might be bullied at home so teachers need a confidentiality agreement so kids can come out at school
One time I got misgendered. A tiny girl came into the restroom with her mother while I was washing my hands. I had short hair. The little girl said "Are you a girl or a boy?"I said "If I were a boy, would I be in the ladies' room?" My argument wouldn't work today.
Marcus, I just want to say how much I admire you. It's so obvious how much you care about people. Even though I don't know you personally, I sincerely wish you happiness and well-being. There's something so healthy about your mind and the way you look at things. It's obvious that you've gone through extreme psychological challenges, but I know a healthy mind when I see one.
Obrigado! Forte abraço de um amigo brasileiro.
"chose to be non-binary in a binary world" is a great way of framing a lot of nb's issues. I think a lot of people expect the real world to be like their echo-chamber social media feeds.
Just because other non-conforming people on tiktok say any of the dozens of gender identities are valid and deserve respect, doesn't mean your local butcher or waitress (or any other non-chronically-online person) is going to believe the same thing.
I’m not part of the lgbt community but I love listening to your videos and view point because they are so unbiased
Same. It's really a breath of fresh air to hear such a calm and balanced perspective.
it's actually pretty biased: biased towards science and genuine concern about mental health. The good and valid bias.
@@gablinhuman good point 😂
It's just smart and reasoning, which has become refreshing. 😊
Same
Omg, Marcus!! Someone made a video whining about you, that means you're famous now!
If people get this upset about being misgendered maybe they should wear pronoun tags. Why is it the burden on others to know your feeling and what you want to be called?
Another banger video from my favorite trans UA-camr
that guy would have 100% supported my right to transition. which, surprise, turned out to be a massive mistake. i don’t want others to go through what i’m currently going through. if i had more people question me, particularly the doctors, maybe i wouldn’t have done this to myself.
You make the world a better place.
You are a real man, Marcus, because real men call out bs like this 💕
Edit: lmao y’all mad fr so jus to clear up I was not using man in a biological way, I am fully aware Marcus doesn’t claim to be a real man, cmon y’all be better 😂
@Marianne S they can word it however they want. Talk about the thought police.
@Marianne S is it? Is it really important that some random comment on UA-cam adhere to the exact shade of your particular ideology? People watch and enjoy channels without necessarily agreeing with everything that is said. Personally, I feel like your wording is disrespectful and OPs wording is a bit delusional but who cares? Write what you’re going to write and say what you’re going to say. Have at it. Clearly, OP has a similar outlook to yours. That’s why they’re here. Why do you feel the need to micromanage their entire view, though? The whole reason we’ve made a shit show of things is because we all have this tendency to get all cliquey about things. It’s either you’re with us or against, and it is just so goddam nauseating.
@Marianne S
To be fair, as a straight guy there is no part of me that finds Marcus attractive. My brain just registers him as a skinny gay guy. That being said, you’re obviously correct.
However you choose to identify, you shouldn't care what others think. You are seeking validation from people you shouldn't. It's like having a group of high school girls that don't like you - big deal! So what? Do you, be you and forget all the rest. It's advice we give kids when they feel ostracized and it should be given to everyone.
If this misgendering is coming from strangers when the person doesn't pass, seems to me what the trans/non-binary/whatever person wants is for people to see their INNER selves, but people can't do that unless they get to know you. You can't expect that from strangers, and if they are looking for it from strangers then I think they need to widen their real social circles as it seems to me they might be lonely, and they need to learn that strangers are not their family or friends (maybe in the future, but not now).
My 13yr old niece came up to me and thought she was trans. I don’t have a problem with trans but she wanted the “they/them” pronouns because it was used amongst her peers. Ever since I introduced her to you, Blaire, and Arielle, she now has the proper education to know that she’s not and that she just likes girls☺️thank you Marcus! 7:56
When I discovered your channel I thought you were simply a flamboyant dude, I was surprised when I found out you were trans, but that didn’t deter me at all, I still watch and am subbed cause you have a sane viewpoint and level headed mindset when it comes to these issues, and your a trans person who seems happy and also try to look like your gender you feel you are, some people just don’t even try and they get mad when being misgendered and it’s insane
The only people who have a problem with people like Marcus are woke trans activists. I'm very right leaning and conservative, and I think the Ts need people like him, Buck and Blaire because they are so sane and show that real Ts just wanna live their lives and not have any stupid dramatics.
I have no problems calling him HE (or Buck, and will happily call Blaire she) because he passes very well. The only reason I knew he was a T was the channel name. I'd have thought he was a biological male if the word T was not in the channel name.
@@billbombshiggy9254right respect is kinda earned . When I first found Blaire I thought she was some Cali girl lol . Then I'm like what she's trans ? People called me an idiot 😢
Yeah, I have anxiety it is not curable, but there are treatments that help with the symptoms. 🙂
Hey, you might like to check out a couple interviews between Dr. Ken Berry and Dr. Chris Palmer (here on UA-cam) if you're interested in interventions to alleviate the symptoms of mental health issues, like anxiety. Super good stuff. Or, if you prefer to read, Dr. Palmer's book, Brain Energy, is great.
At least you dont have any physical pain stop complaining everyone has anxiety
@@Melnokina.-. that's not actually true. Lived 40 years without experiencing clinical anxiety. Like super optimist, the toughest life circumstances never took me down. Then PTSD created immobilizing, life debilitating anxiety. Your comment either stems from being jealous for attention, being insensitive, or legitimately not understanding what people mean when they describe crippling anxiety.
I think some people are saying that they are trans for attention as if you say your trans man but wearing a dress, that don't even make any sense to me. My grandson is a trans man and I have watched him struggle with his mental health because of the gender dysphoria. It's like some people thinks it's a game you can turn on and off. You cannot. You either feel female or male, I don't know maybe I'm confused.
How do one feel male or female when the only point of reference one has is the body he or she is born in? I think the dysphoria comes from how one reacted to and handled the societal roles, expectations and expression imposed on each gender. I can understand why some men and women think being the opposite sex is better because they find what is expected of them is too constraining, restricting and/or just do not fit their personality.
I love your Videos!! You make things that a 'much older' Straight Female wouldn't have any clues as to what it's like to be a Trans male/females & their struggles. KEEP BEING YOU!! 👏💝
the thing that you said about depression also not being curable kind of hit me there.. am i going to br like this forever
I just would like to say once again thank you Marcus for speaking up on this!
As someone with uncontrolled epilepsy I can say that actually being a victim is not a fun or ""exciting" thing and I usually try to hide it instead of putting it on display. Also I go in and out of depression and I would agree that it never gets cured, those feelings will always be there, but it helps to know that sometimes for me. When you're in a slump you can tell yourself it'll go away, only problem is when you're feeling happy anxiety comes to play and you start to wonder when you're going to fall again. It's a vicious cycle sometimes
For the “lesbian date” video, the girl literally knew she was trans.. and stated that she had dated trans women before. She was probably trying to make the trans girl feel comfortable and like she was still attracted to her even though she’s trans. The only reason she thought these were “micro-aggressions” is because the other woman saw her as a “trans woman” and not an ACTUAL woman. She wanted that validation that a lesbian was attracted to her, and was disappointed when she found out she was not really a lesbian, just trans-attracted (and there’s nothing wrong with that!). The reality is: IF YOU HAVE A PENIS, LESBIANS ARE NOT ATTRACTED TO YOU! So WHY are you seeking to date lesbians?? They don’t want you sis! But there are plenty of people who ARE attracted to trans women.. and that “lesbian” was one. But yeah, she’s transphobic. 🙄
Danke! You are so brave and amazing!
I worry for my friend who has genuine gender-dysphoria and is transitioning, yet the consequences of people claiming to be transsexual without any dysphoria seem to be making a mockery out of a serious thing. I don't want her to be perceived as a 'trend' or a 'phase' because of some others changing what is means to be trans.
May I ask what you mean by genuine gender dysphoria? Because even being diagnosed with it in this day and age doesn't mean anything. Psychologists will diagnose you with whatever the hell they want just to throw pills at you or perform surgery on you. So how do you know that it's not a whole bunch of other underlying mental issues and those are going untreated?
I teach preschool and even they know that you can’t control what other people say about you and it shouldn’t matter anyway, because we only get one body and it’s a child’s job to grow a strong, healthy, independent sense of self.
Sad that there's people that make it their livelihood to confuse and upheave these kids sense of self...
0:18 Pointing out the lipstick lesbian flag meanwhile people like them can't go 2 seconds without showing the trans flag to everyone, online and irl.
QIA+seem to spend a lot of time labeling everything and everybody...
...may, if your consistently being referred to as the other sex, you're not being 'misgendered', you've mislabeled yourself...?
Marcus, screw the haters! You are amazing. I love your content. You’re so eloquent, informative and I know you’re doing this to save lives. I have no doubt you’ve helped many ppl realize they’re not in fact trans but there’s an underlying disorder or trauma that’s to blame. Don’t let ppl bring you down or gaslight you into believing you’re causing harm instead of good. I have much respect, gratitude and adoration for you. Peace out ✌️ ❤
Agree. His love and concern really come through.
I’m new to your channel and am back now watching . You make so much sense ! Thanks for your content !!
I love that you named it QIA+, it does make sense to separate LGB
The sass is strong here lol love you Marcus keep doing what you're doing your videos are so very important and real
I have a severe phobia and best I can do is cope very well, to the point of somewhat forgetting about it. Until that ranom trigger happens...
I have a mental disorder and it bothers me a lot when someone tries to school me on my disorder when it's glaringly obvious that they not only don't understand the dynamics of my disorder but they don't care to even find out. They discount my existence and harm others who may be confused and questioning themselves. All to feed their own ego.
I have a friend who had extremely bad anxiety... Almost killed him. Through a combination of medication and therapy he's completely cured. No more meds or therapy, and he's the happiest he's ever been. And his success in life is only going upwards in the few years since. 😊
I’m so glad I found you! I was starting to think the world had gone mad and had started generalising the community… and some of the mentalities. Sanity still lives… thank you 🙏🏾
Yes, you are right about other mental disorders being incurable, all mental conditions are incurable.
I’ve been medicated for anxiety and depression and personality disorder since I was 18. (Huge child ptsd and trauma overall)
At 18 my life made a 180º spin and I got a rare autoimmune diagnosis. I was miserable. I was taking my meds, everyday, nothing changed.
Fast forward to now, I’m 29. Life has changed since I was 18, BUT I got better in the recent years cause I MADE IT SO.
Let me explain, since 18 I’ve been heavily medicating for my severe conditions, I didn’t get better, like, never. I took my pills and survived.
In 2020 I had a near death experience (huge blood clot inside my heart, threatening my life every second) I felt like I was going to DIE. I FELT IT.
I thought to myself, I’m going to die and I’m still scared of everything, I don’t care, I don’t want to die without having done X, Y and Z.
I faced my fears, did what I wanted to do and kinda prepared myself to die somewhere during that year.
I cured myself. Not a single time during my whole life has medication GIVEN ME PURPOSE. NEVER.
There’s no pill for HOPELESSNESS. You gotta take the lead of YOUR OWN LIFE.
I never stopped taking my meds and I do not recommend anyone to stop taking them, but, sorry, medication won’t solve your problems and it DEFINITELY won’t give you a purpose. There’s work to be done within yourself that no medication can do for you, none.
It kind of made me thing of a convo I had with someone ages ago. They were saying what was the harm of letting a perfectly able bodied person pretend to be disabled and use a wheelchair everyday. As someone who has been in a wheelchair most my life I was horrified that anyone would want to pretend to live my life…that someone would want to choose it.
So I told the person that if someone chose to live in a wheelchair they then have to deal with all the negative impacts it can have on their healthy body. They would face skin conditions, muscle wasting, range of motion limitations, not to mention all the social and accessibility issues.
To choose to have those issues really didn’t seem right to me. And it made me think the person instead needed therapy to find the root cause and deal with that rather than causing unnecessary, and possibly irreversible, harm to their healthy body.
Perhaps I’m wrong, but the parallels really strike me.
As a mental health professional it actually depends, but we can cure some mental health stuff. Much of it we can not though.
I have a very simple first name. Yet all the time people call me the wrong name. I have may name tag on at work. It’s a four letter simple name. People still call me the wrong name. I used to have very long hair and be in very good skinny shape. From behind I would get people thinking I was a women. Guess what? I did not care or stress it. I don’t over correct everyone. It’s just life. You get “misgendered” and cry because you are biologically a woman and people see it and call you a women. Try telling people starving in 3rd world countries how your life is so hard as they dig in trash for food. I even have a couple trans friends that can not afford their meds because they have to worry about food first. Get over yourself and realize life can be hard and there are people that have it much harder. I try to respect people when they are respectful and even when they are not. Marcus is 100% correct on his take. If you think Marcus is hateful, you are clueless and not listening. The dude “affirming” everyone does not realize he is hurting more than helping. An golden oldie song that rings true says, “it’s cruel to be kind” in certain situations. That is correct here
People have got my surname wrong my whole life, and it's really not that hard of a name lol. But never once have I taken offence or cried about it.
A "trans-man" who doesn't WANT to be on testosterone isn't actually trans. And that is HORRIFYING because SO many young ladies are cutting off their breasts because they think they're men. Breast pain during menstruation is never comfortable, but the answer is not cutting off your mammary glands, and puberty is uncomfortable for EVERY SINGLE SPECIES. lol Anyone who has cats or dogs can tell you that cats and dogs are equally uncomfortable with their bodies during puberty. But we don't see a bunch of cats and dogs and lions and wolves lining up at vet clinics to get sex changes and have their mammary glands cut out.
"Puberty is uncomfortable for every single species".......
and everybody else in their vicinity. 😂
@christophernayar6543 That wasn't your dog's choice, though. That's not a natural instinct.
Exactly. The idea of getting my breasts cut off for anything other than cancer is HORRIFYING. These “nonbinary” women will wake up in ten years and regret it.
All these people expect everyone to respect them just because they’re transgender, it doesn’t work like that. Respect is earned, and not given.
Men constantly tell me I look upset. I just naturally have a somewhat sad face but I'm not sad. I stopped letting it bother me how others see me. It just doesn't matter and I have no control over it. The key is to just live your life and be at peace inside
Love your channel I’m a straight woman that is so confused about all this bull💩! It makes my head spin sexuality really isn’t that complicated we’ve made it so because that’s being human. As humans were never satisfied with anything we’re always trying to fix something that’s not broke and this is just another example we as humans are never happy with happy with content.
I remember as a teenager being misgendered. It was Halloween and I was with all my friends Trick or Treating (who were girls too) walking the street to the next house and we came across some other girls from school. They said hello and then they asked “who’s he?” In reference to me. I was offended but pretended like it was nothing. I then found it quite funny. Then again we were about 14 I was one of the tallest, it was dark and I was wearing a black rain jacket with my hood up in my failed attempt to look like a black cat 😂
Marcus, you are wise beyond your years. I was born in the 1960s, and when I kept telling my mother that I was really a boy and not a girl (I thought the doctor who delivered me made a mistake on my birth certificate) she told me that if I ever said that to anyone else that I would be committed to an asylum! So, I lived the life of a girl and a woman for over 50 years in absolute misery. Then, seemingly overnight, all these kids 15 to 30 just came out of the woodwork to declare they are "trans" or "nonbinary", and they get a parade and a flag and invitations to the White House! I'm just stunned and sad. My youth is gone, along with my health. I am on antidepressants, and these ignorant brats are screaming at strangers for not calling them "they" or "zei" or "CANDLE"! 😭😭😭
I honestly thought gender dysphoria was nonsense, but after watching Marcus's videos i truly believe he suffers from dysphoria and that there are real trans people who transitioned to treat real dysphoria. Realizing now that trans people are real, and that the people i see torturing everybody with dogma are not all actually transgender. I'm not transphobic anymore, I'm trans ideology phobic, and fine with it. Thank you for these videos.
I'm a woman, a tomboy, I've been called "Sir" multiple times when my back is turned on people, then they see my face and apologize, i say it's fine and go on about my day, that's it, i also chuckle everytime.
Having mental illness myself and working almost 4 years with adults with severe mental illness........ you are correct. You cannot cure it. It is lifelong treatment. The people who wanted to "fix" the patients never lasted long as employees lol
4:48 my sibling is AFAB and claims to be a trans man but wears skirts, dresses, and makeup. And he wonders why I don’t want to bring him around my very young children.
how tf is he not getting dysphoria from all that
"I question whether Marcus is really trans or not"
"How dare you question whether people are really trans"
That guy is a laugh.
I'd like to add, Marcus, that I really appreciate how you refer to being transsexual rather than transgender. It helps nail home the difference between taking the extra medical and surgical steps to treat your dysphoria, and just cosplaying as the opposite gender. I dont know if that's why you do it, but it always stands out to me.
Well said Marcus, this guy on tik tok, his way of thinking is doing more harm to the trans community than what he's accusing you of, he doesn't get it, looks like he seeks validation on speaking about things he doesn't seem to get like you and genuine trans people do.
I love it! Deal with it! ftm here. I have found my new community amongst you, Blair, Buck, Exulansic... Keep droppin it!
I worked with a girl who was a nonbinary lesbian that dated men. PICK ONE...
Thanks again for terrific content! It's so nice to hear a dialogue on issues that are critical to transgender/transsexual people.
A couple months ago I was saying to someone where I worked the same thing about how biological men can do whatever they want as far as clothing, makeup, etc. and still be fine and looked at as a guy. I have a friend who is trans who will post pictures with makeup on. Like you do you, but when someone misgenders you because you look like a girl, don't cry about it. Sometimes you need to put effort to pass.
If you need others to validate you for ANYTHING, it’s your problem.
7:26 the little fist omg I laughed so hard 😭😭 I love this channel
This self loathing about being misgendered, is exactly what gay activists were against gay community about at one time. It’s about Self hatred, and it was the antithesis of gay activism. The message was about self love, and not trying to change your appearance to appease societies stereotypes. If you are a masculine woman, and prefer wearing women’s clothes that should be accepted, but to love yourself as a masculine “female.” If you are male, and prefer wearing women’s clothes, make up, hairstyle etc, you should be able to and not be harassed. Changing your gender was considered adhering to a stereotype, and gender stereotypes were considered oppressive. The idea was to diminish oppressive labels.
I am surprised by your reaction to the crying girl. I think it's good she doesn't want to go on T . you seem to handle it well, but it's something that can mess with your health really badly. the fact she is aware of that and doesn't want to do it is good news. to me the less people go through the medical path the better.
Your attitude and language show a deep consideration of the subject. You remind me so much of the 80s attitude I grew up with. As a "cis" male drag king, I have so many things that I want to say to the community I love. To do that would cause no end of hate. I love hearing it from you, though. Thank you.
Unrelated but marcus your hair is 😍🤌🏼🔥
“What’s the problem?” You are such a clear and cogent person. Thank you for taking the time and effort you do.
Omg hiii I love your content sooo much
Love this channel SO MUCH. We need to stop blurring the fine lines and have people speak up about this so that kids can be protected and adults can be HELPED.
Here's a pro tip: if you want to be seen as a man, it's probably a good idea to not break down in tears everytime someone says something you don't like. Just saying.
wym men are literal babies LMao, it's accurate
@@umbrasyl
You're literally using "literal" wrong.
Also, if that's what you think then you need to meet different men.
“Honey, you do know that it’s your own fault if you see micro aggressions everywhere…”. Never a truer was was spoken! I really appreciate your point of view on these matters. You make it easier to understand being trans. I admire you.
Getting misgendered all day....seems like a lot of people are talking to and about her all day, which seems like a win for someone looking for attention. Also many people live completely asexual lives and gender identity seems more about imagining how others perceive you.
Oh what a breath of fresh air you are. I hope the rest of your 2023 is full of adventure, challenge, unexpected largesse, overdue acknowledgement of your rarity as a human and much deserved encouragement and praise. Keeping on keepin' on dude, you're doing a stellar job with this channel.
Idk what it is but you're looking extra saucy today! Super cute!
I think its the eyes, no glasses in this one.
0:07 She calls a woman "they". She is committing a cisphobic microaggression.
I went back so that video was fresh in my mind. You weren't talking about people like the 2nd one in this video, you were talking about "trans femme" which isn't trans! Ugh, one woman was literally trying to be an anime character, not a man. Those people hurt the traditional (I don't dare say actuall) trans people and any chance of mainstream acceptance. It invalidates your experience. It's infuriating and the #1 reason LGBTQ acceptance has steadily dropped over the last 5 years.
One reason that the acceptance of Lgbt+ has dropped is the pronoun terror.
💯👍👍
2:56 so empowering. You can't really expect people to call you a male if you're not really doing anything to change that.
Hi Marcus, the auto-generated subtitles were especially creative today. Know that at 3:05 you are called "the offensive Tesla" :D
Seriously it's so great to see you happy. I just wish you were wrong about anxiety and depression, and I hope there are people who manage to get over it. I can only speak of my experience. I've had crippling anxiety and depression all my life: therapy helped, but meanwhile time passed, and now I have no family, no partner and no job, and it's too late to do anything about it. At least mine is a pretty extreme case: I wish for comfort and peace to all those who struggle with these issues. I also hope that mental health awareness progresses to the point that affected children can be helped sooner with non-invasive care. If I had been diagnosed as a child, maybe now things would be different.
I'm waiting for the lawsuits to start overflowing. They are not treating the issues, just meds and surgery. Drs are supposed to do no harm ..