can we like... not make fun of queer kids with alternative styles anymore?
like, one possible reason for why so many trans people, especially young trans people, get fancy haircuts or haircolors, piercings or tattoos, or all of the above or a mixture of some of it…
is that that’s a way we can take control over our bodies. change them in a way we want to. get a feeling that they actually belong to us.
honestly, the feeling i had after having got a tattoo was such a relief - i was overjoyed! and looking back, it did actually reduce my dysphoria. not necessarily in a way i really noticed right away at the time, but definitely in a way i can notice when i look back at it.
when hormones and surgeries are constantly gatekept from us, making small changes like these to our bodies can be a really empowering thing.
so it’s really disheartening to see it constantly being made fun of.