"Before TikTok, Tumblr or LiveJournal, before widespread computer ownership or the web itself, trans people were connecting online, allowing them to talk to people like themselves.
For many, this was the first time. The earliest forums offered an invaluable space for people whose innate sense of being trans clashed with the prevailing culture. But there, in cyberspace, they built community and friendships."
https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/love-knowledge-frontlines-trans-cyberspace
@stefan All of this is my transition experience. I was a frequent poster on GenderPeace, and helped run a spin-off of Susans Place for many years.
Whenever I hear transphobes trying to claim being transgender is a fad from tumblr or whatever I just have to laugh; my transition is older than modern social media.
@starlily Well I am glad you're able to laugh these people off.
Having someone cluelessly explain to me "science" that goes against my own lived-in experience, I don't know if I'd have patience for that.
@stefan I dont have any, I just laugh as I block them.
I know who I am, and have for decades now. I wont convince them otherwise so I dont even try.
