• Bob@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I legitimately can’t imagine how awful it must be to be trans in Russia. Well, pretty much anywhere really, now that I think of it. Trans people just can’t catch a break. I feel so bad for them.

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      1 year ago

      most of russian people doesn’t support lgbt whatsoever

      and it’s prohibited by law to promote lgbt

    • 👁️👄👁️@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      I have no idea what it’s like to have gender dysphoria, but I’d imagine they’d just not come out. But idk how that works, or if they’re willing to get bullied by like every Russian ever.

      • セリャスト@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        1 year ago

        It can affect everyone differently but not coming out and getting things done can lead to terrible mental health and depression, leading to suicide. Transitionning is the only way we know to supress those symptoms.

        • sickpusy@sh.itjust.works
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          1 year ago

          That isn’t entirely true. Transitioning is very recent idea. Being trans and transitioning is also intimately tied to pharma capital complex.

          There were many ways of being queer and trans which have been erased over time. Simply consider the native American stuff and also Indian motions of hijra.

          Though not this precise point a good text to read : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testo_Junkie