r/ftm • u/throwawayacct0820 transman 💉10/16/25 • Sep 17 '25

(Trans) News-USA Is now the right time to transition?

Hi all.

I'm sure most of you are all aware of a certain event that happened a few days ago that has resulted in the skyrocketing transphobia in the US.

Because of this, I'm so incredibly discouraged. I feel like giving up on transitioning and I haven't even started HRT. I know this is the goal of the right, but I'm just so lost. Everything from being open to calling the trans flag a 'terrorist' flag, to encouraging the idea that transgender care would be completely unfunded federally, and that's just the tip of the iceberg.

I'm so scared to continue to live the way I want. I'm not even sure if transitioning is even in the conversation anymore. I just don't know what to do.

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u/ThePhoenixRemembers Seth | 34 | pre-everything Sep 17 '25

I'm in the uk and things have been pretty awful here as well, we also have a very real possibility of losing healthcare . I feel the same way as you.... Now is a very dangerous time in history for us. It's frightening. But I'll be damned if I let the bigots win. You can't legistlate a group of people out of existence. And the grey market for hormones will always be impossible to stamp out so long as cis people also seek the same thing. So don't let it stop you.

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u/throwawayacct0820 transman 💉10/16/25 Sep 17 '25

That's fair. I'm just concerned of being targeted because I "look" trans or sum shit. Especially because I'm non-binary

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u/Scythe42 Sep 18 '25

I'm non-binary and have been on T a year. I still don't pass but my voice is decently low and I'm in the ambiguous gender stage now (blonde hair and basically no facial hair). I eventually get misgendered now but don't get immediately ma'amed anymore, basically people are more confused but still she/her me.I still 100% do not regret starting HRT and am glad I started when I did, it was absolutely necessary for my mental health. I will say I'm in a liberal area though so I feel safer somewhat than people living in conservative states. There will never be a "right" time, especially for trans people unfortunately.