Big secret: some kids don’t tell their parents that they’re trans because they’re worried their parents won’t accept them, because every week the paper of record runs a story about kids being secret little sneaky gender switchers who are disappointing their Good parents
cis people need to realize that just because a trans person deflects or pretends like its no big deal when you misgender us it doesn't mean we dont care. we've learned to make our feelings small to avoid violence because demanding basic respect makes us a target every single time