Something I find really tedious is how many people fail to appreciate the role that parents' sense of ownership over their children plays in transphobia. Or they'll think of it as only applying to "trans children" in a way that privileges the parents' perceptions of whether their child is "trans" or not.
It's frustrating because liberal parents' belief in the validity of trans people will often be overshadowed by their belief that they are the experts in their children's minds and interior landscapes. "Trans people are who they say they are, but my child is not trans".
on me coming out, she basically said "no i don't think you seem like a girl at all. that doesn't sound right. i think you're just depressed and inventing a problem to seize upon. i think you just need to go outside more and exercise more and get more sun"
so basically she told me to touch grass lol
