I'm going through a period of just being tired of transgender stuff and just want to live. Not give up on being trans , but just not thinking about it if that's possible.

That's always seemed to me to be the point of it all - to transition to "me" and just get on with life.  So what you say  makes sense to me.

You have every right to be tired of it. I am amazed at the amount of energy that people are willing to put into supporting people on this site in a very positive way. I can also see how it could lead to being very cynical about what it means to be Trans nowadays. It's healthy to step out of the bubble and recharge yourself. I doubt very few people transition thinking they want to be plugged into everything transgendered for the rest of their lives. I know I sure didn't.

I will be the first to admit that reading some of these posts make me shake my head and others send me reeling back to my transition days when I felt the same despair and loneliness. I can't sugarcoat the fact that it was difficult then and it's difficult now. Some people will make it, and many won't for very valid reasons.  It's hard to relive that experience with people over and over through a desire to helpful and supportive. Sometimes you have to let it go and let other people bare the burden.

I get you Steph. I had drifted away but last week I has a colon bacteria infection and took antibiotics which always exhausts me so I stayed in bed, got bored, and started posting. I guess I will just become an observer only. The forum has been really helpful to understand the dynamics of needs and the complaints of the western tg community for my Foundation. Had though of expanding it to westerners but now think most will just take, take and complain.

I'm pretty tired of it, but I don't think anything's going to change until I change first. I doubt that's happening anytime soon.

I think I post here partly to help people, partly as therapy, and partly as a distraction.

I can identify with that. I am a woman that just wants to make her way through the world. I find myself though getting tons of support and education from this site and every time i login here its all about trans stuff. I am also involved in activism and that puts me in that mode too.

Nevertheless, i like to spend stretches of time just being a woman, spouse, girlfriend, parent etc All of those roles are pretty demanding and rewarding

QuoteHad though of expanding it to westerners but now think most will just take, take and complain.

I guess I don't understand what you mean by this comment. Are you referring to people from the Americas, the UK and the EU? Seems like your painting with a pretty wide brush considering the tiny percentage of GRS post-op people represented here.

Set me straight here, what am I missing?

Transgender stuff. Yes. Human Rights stuff. Never. They want us to quit. They think it is a choice. They think we can pray the gay away. They think religion Trumps human rights. How is this different from the same people we are fighting against trying to enforce Sharia Law. If they win we as a country will be no different than they are.. It's too late for me, but not for the many youngsters that use this site and until I die, I will fight.

Im with you Dawn. You don't have to be Trans to see what they doing.

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Emmaloo, I have lived my whole life in Asia, I did go to school, univ, and worked in USA and Europe. Sometimes you need to select a group of people to help because there insnt time to be global. I am going to say something that  may offend but I feel that the tgs in Western countries feel entitled and portray

Yes.  I've struggled with it for so many years.  Now I'm transitioning, but since I'll never pass 100% I know it will always be there.  But it is what it is, right?

oops sorry, sent before finishing. I know that in Susans so many give so much back. For me, I look for positive minded TGs to help, Tg whose family fully support and understand and who are just not financially able to transition.

I havent been here long enough to make any sweeping claims based on peoples global proximity. I'm certainly not offended, but I'm not familiar with these differences in cultural entitlement your describing.


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Emma, I feel this forum is geared to help western Tgs. Its in english. But its an amazing group of people who have suffered and now just want others to avoid the suffering by giving back so much. I owe them my successful transition. I know Susan is trying get a global audience, I hope she succeeds, many Asian countries tgs need help but its a different sort of need than those in the west.You have to be culturally Asian and have your family roots here to understand. Sometimes. I get irritated cos I just dont understand western culture.