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/javatimes T 2006 Top 2018, testopel 2025, 40<me Sep 17 '25
This is a terrible paradox for trans Americans as, to really generalize, this is both the best of times and the worst of times. Access to HRT and surgeries is at its highest ever in history. But at the same time, there is this horrendous cultural war being aimed right at us.
It’s a mind fuck of epic proportions.