What is your gender (note: apologies for requiring birth sex as well, however it will provide more information. Thanks!)

Do you enjoy being transgender?

Would you rather be cisgender?

These questions are about controversial topics I have seen being argued over, please answer to the best of your ability. Thanks!

I believe that my gender largely affects who I am as a person:

Dysphoria is the main reason I transitioned:

I belive that more controversial labels, such as xenogenders and microlabels help individuals to better express themselves:

I belive that more controversial labels, such as xenogenders and microlabels are unnecessary and may even cause harm:

My goal is to fully integrate into society without being seen as transgender by others:

I do not mind if others know that I am transgender:

What is the general political alignment of where you live?

Do you worry for your safety due to where you live?

Do you know other transgender individuals outside of the internet? (In real life)

What country or state do you currently live in? (optional)

How do you believe that infighting affects the transgender community?

Do you have any controversial opinions that may affect how others see you (reguarding lgbtq+ topics)?

How do you align politically?

Do you participate in political activism?

What did you think of the survey? What improvements or changes should I implement for future surveys? (Thanks!)

Where did you find this survey?

Not really, I have only seen conflict in online comunities.

I think so, but I'm unsure since I don't share them.

In the r/truscum subreddit.

There is no infighting. Only cis people attempting to force actual transsexual people out of their community, which has severely affected many peoples ability to transition and get the resources they need.

It weakens the community and gives bigots and TERFs more ammunition to use against us.

The vocal minorities can be helpful in advancing causes but also generate a lot of backlash from the general public. The shift in demanding that there is no one right way to be trans and that everyone is valid has confused the public and polarised their opinions, driving more people to the hard right and making everybody’s lives harder.

Dubai,United Arab Emirates

Tucutes calling us 'transphobic' for simply being honest sucks. I think the think we're evil hateful people but that's not true. We just want to live our lives as as true genders , just be regular men and women. Infighting causes a distance between tucutes and transmedicalists.

those who are 'non dysphoric trans people' are not actually trans. you need gender dysphoria to be trans. Those who have neopronouns are just going through a phase. Omnisexual is the same as bisexual, the same for pansexual.Non binary should be separate from binary trans men/boys and women/girls.

Diverging opinions are bound to exist in such a wide community, and everyone should have the chance to say their own peace of mind. However, a recurring problem in the community has been the emergence of what I would call "intruders" who appropriate our condition and pretend to speak on our behalf. These people are the main perpetrators of "infighting".

I believe gender is binary and being trans is a medical condition that can and should be diagnosed. Made up genders don't exist, and not everyone should have access to gender affirming care. Dysphoria is required to be trans.

r/honesttransgender and r/StraightTransGirls

Somewhat. All groups have infighting

I believe kids should have access to puberty blockers with informed consent

The questions about wanting to be cis or enjoying being trans are loaded and you might not get the info you want from them

We radicalise and get too much into the us vs them war instead of fighting for making our lives better

I believe that the non binary movement is a big step backwards for our society. We should focus on the "your gender does not define you, you can look however you want, like whatever you want and it doesn't make you any less of a man/woman" instead of "oh i don't like traditional gender stereotypes about being a woman, I don't want to be a trad housewife, therefore I'm not a woman, I'm non binary!"

It makes us worry about things that don't have much relevance out there in the 'real' world

I believe that a lot of trans ideology is very gender essentialist and leads to people questioning their gender identity unnecessarily. Egg ideology makes every aspect of our human experience into an expression of gender and is very unhealthy.

I think discourse is very important

Mostly truscum are the biggest offenders

Most people even in ‘liberal’ countries are transphobic and there shouldn’t be a trans debate, cis ppl should just listen to us and accept us

It causes unnecessary pain when there is already too much.

It was good, you could maybe add more options to the gender question.

Massachusetts, United States

it makes us seem even more “confused” if we can’t even agree on little things

No, but I enjoy finally being a woman

Not if it meant being a man

Infighting makes it easier for bigots to hate us.

I think trans people who claim not to have dysphoria probably do, but haven’t realized it.

A solid effort. A lot of these questions are more nuanced than T/F/U

Infighting is not a real problem, the real problem is the representation we get as a group

If you don’t pass no one will see you as your gender, you can’t fully change your sex

Bisexual, but only sexually interested in men

Idk, I mostly stay out of LGBT communities

HRT should be informed consent, trans kids should have access to hormones, you need dysphoria to be trans, all surgery should be free

Draws attention to vocal majority non-dysphorics, changed image of trans people from medical condition to social aesthetic

You can't be trans without dysphoria, do not believe in microlabels like demigirl/genderflux/etc., transsexuals are different to transgender people

I wish I was born as a cis girl. Being trans in this world is hell.

It only makes things harder for a minority that is already struggling

Trans woman shouldn’t be allowed to compost against Cis woman in sports

Distracts from the big picture

it's a very small issue in the grand scheme of things

Kind of, I enjoy it much more than when I was presenting as maleand enjoy being more openly feminine, however I don't enjoy how difficult and expensive a lot of it is and wish I had been born as a cis girl instead

Sometimes, but for the most part everyone seems friendly

It mostly doesn't. Trans people are not a large enough group to effectively organize on our own for our own interests and goals. We are reliant on patronage from LGB and straight people.

Non-binary is not trans; trans is binary transsexuals. Trans is when you are born with male sex organs and induce female sex characteristics artificially, or vice-versa.

Disunity at a time when the right is targeting us so heavily makes it harder for us to fight for our rights

Trans people who medically transition have vastly different experiences compared to those who chose not to and putting the two groups together without distinguishing them in studies can make the data less valuable.

Infighting distracts us from fighting for our rights which are being taken away in more and more states. Instead of fighting over meaningless labels, we should be working to protect our rights to access medical care

The United States of America

I believe it distracts people from real issues

I believe that much of the online lgbtq+ community is too hostile and elitist. They dehumanize those that they should be trying to reform. Equality can't be reached when we treat those against us like they're subhuman.

I think the political alignment option is too limited, I suggest a scale from 1-7 instead.

There is only gay, straight, bisexual and asexual or aromantic people every other label is stupid and unnecessary

Sometimes yes, sometimes no.

Infighting has a negative effect.

It affects us a lot. But I think due to the current circumstances and massive increase in ‘transgender’ non-binary/xenogender/neopronouns etc. people, it’s a natural reaction. Binary transsexuals, myself included, do not want to be associated with those kinds of people. And it’s cliche to say, but yeah, they do genuinely give us a bad reputation.
I think that it’s worth arguing about because it’s important to defend the medical and legal aspects of transitioning. If we conclude that being transgender is not a medical condition, we lose our safety net for securing medical treatment for it.

My views lean transmedical. Non-binary is not a real thing, it has no scientific backing, and I believe it’s a purely social/political identity.

Was good, best of luck with your classes.

It's only LGBT, everything else is made-up bullshit

I enjoy life more since transitioning

Do you enjoy being transgender? is a weird question. It would probably be better to ask if Transitioning has mad eyour life better.

Not really in my experience.

Not necessarily for the worse, people will always have diverging political beliefs. In the United States, though, it seems that certain people make it very easy for people to dismiss the legitimacy of trans people's existence

Socialist/Social Democrat

The political alignment question seems very US-centric, "liberal" has quite a different meaning in other countries, so maybe some more nuanced options besides "other"? Besides that, it's pretty well written :)

Non-binary isn’t trans, and self-ID is a plague that has ruined the perception of trans people.

Sometimes; When I feel euphoric I love it and wouldn't trade it for anything but when I'm dysphoric I hate it and wish I was cis. however, if given the option to be cis, I would take it w/ no hesitation.

absolutely. It causes some people to feel invalid if they dont fit the standards that some diehardedly (is that even a word) believe. While others will try to claim everyone is valid and then everyone just argues about it and the trans community is seen as harmful from the outside. (does that make any sense)

xenogenders and microlabels are not real or valid and harm the community. Dysphoria is required to be trans.

Good survey, I think it covered alot of topics. I honestly don't have any criticsim. I hope my answers are helpful!

infighting disproportionately leads to the ostracism of transfeminine community members. this has ruined the art careers of three of my close friends and many, many other transfeminine people

people search out kinky things that sexually offend them but are only for/between consenting adults, and they take this offense as reason to punish those involved (who have done nothing more than talk about a subject candidly or made art about it).

Outsiders see trans people as people who can’t even agree with themselves

You need dysphoria to be trans; it’s ok not to be attracted to trans people; it should be LGB since transsexuality and intersexuality are not sexual orientations

Better than not transitioning but it’s rough being trans honestly

It fractures what should be a stronger voice against discrimination and injustices

I think some people / groups take the idea of different genders a bit too much beyond the scope of comprehension

There are some good things, but mostly no

Hard to change the way people view us if half the community polices language and the other half mocks people for having an atypical transition.

Language is something that changes as society changes, not the other way around.

Hurt people hurt people and when we hurt each other it keeps us from progress.

I think more people who identify as cis het would identify as queer if they actually sat down and reflected on it. I can't always trust cis het people to know who they are because so often they've never even entertained the idea of being different from the default selections assigned to us at birth.

Leftist (too far left for American Democrats)

In the US, liberals and conservatives aren't that different in that they're both right wing, they just go about it differently. Left wing and right wing is a better distinction. Also "do you enjoy being trans" is a weird one. Cuz I'm so proud of the person I'm becoming by overcoming obstacles that come with being trans, but there are some obstacles that are insurmountable and wouldn't be an issue if I were born in the right body (or even if I had transitioned as a kid and was lucky enough to get puberty blockers)

I don't think that infighting is a huge problem in the trans community. There is, however, a lot of infighting in the politically left sphere, which bleeds over into trans spaces.

"Progressive" is a more accurate label for left-leaning politics rather than "Liberal"

It leaves me feeling conflicted. I love who I am but I hate that dysphoria brings me suffering. But I wouldn’t change who I am for the world.

Yes. I feel as if it causes the community to not be a community anymore because there is no ‘unity’ which makes it so we look weak and outsiders think we’re a mess.

no. people claiming to be part of it and speaking over us does.

men can’t be lesbians, nonbinary isn’t real, pansexual is transphobia, “gray-ace” and “gray-aro” are just normal, and you need dysphoria to be trans. none of those should be controversial.

your survey suffers from voluntary response bias and thus all your results will be useless, sorry bud

Infighting just makes us vulnerable to those who want to harm us and turns us against eachother. I understand everyone feels a bit differently about their own transition and what being trans means to them, but it's important that we not dismiss other people's views, nor fight with other categories of trans people (MtF,FtM,NB,etc) as their experiences may not be 1:1 to those in other categories. We need to stick together to defend ourselves against the people who want to harm us simply because we exist.

I don't think so. I try to be open minded as I'm only under the trans part of the LGBTQ+ community. I don't pretend to indeed gay people, lesbian people, bisexual people, etc and I think we should just be open minded towards each other.

On Reddit, specifically r/StraightTransGirls

It’s annoying how transmed and tucute extremists are so immediately hostile to each other. It causes a lot of separation among trans people.

Yes. I believe trans people shpuld strive to pass as a binary gender ans should not be visibly trans.

That being trans and having dysphoria is a medical condition

Kinda loaded? I hate dysphoria but love my life since starting to fix it

To a degree, but it needs to happen I feel. Conservatives will hate us no matter what, but I feel that is ccaused heavily by tucutes

I dont understand xenogenders. I'm hesitant towards people you use two sets of pronouns. And I can't even fathom why someone would want to transition without dysphoria

Could be more detailed maybe?

Better than being a man but would rather be a cis woman

Makes us weaker when we are fighting for our right to exist. We are already a very small group.

I generally tend to side with cis people on “genital preference” discourse

Support for "gender abolition"

I don't like it particularly but I make the most of it and I just love life

I don't like fighting. :( I much prefer understanding one another. Certain groups of the trans community had different goals from the beginning. Some want to break/reshape the concept of gender and some want to assimilate and not even have a community except for temporary help because they want a life of normalcy since they transitioned because they were so out of place in a clearly gendered fashion.

I have some takes... you can smash or pass on them.

Biologically there are 2 - man and woman. (For reproduction) (Brain sex/physical sex/sexuality) and normally they are all in alignment and there are no disorders physically or mentally. But like with any part of the body or mental function, they can be misaligned or have a disorder. That's ok, there is treatment.

Men and women act different, and generally similar to each other I really hope this isn't controversial.

I don't like people asking my pronouns. It is jarring.

Nonbinary isn't biological at all, it just tells me you know nothing about your biological gender and hate the concept of masculine/feminine despite the fact that everything you do and say is on that scale because those concepts exist, like it or not.

Bisexuality is your biological attraction mixed with socially based attraction. That doesn't make it any less #Valid I mean do your thing 21

Xenogenders are so out there that I'm just gonna be like OK let the kids have some fun like why do I care no one takes it seriously. Like sorry Patricia I don't think you're a komodo dragon gender but that's cute. The new Tumblr "kin."

Being non-biologically gay is OK but must be very hard to date in that climate?

Lots of girls fall in love with their friends but really it's a friendship in essence.

Lots of guys want sex so bad they have sex with their buddies I mean it happens in war I've heard but sorry that doesn't make you biologically gay you heard it here first.

Oh yeah, if people stopped using fancy words and looked for the essence of what people are, it would reveal all the truth.

Social dysphoria is actually just as valid as body dysphoria. Of course, know who you are even if you were in a dark box all alone... But social situations can have really telling signs that you simply are one of the (girls/boys) and out of place in your biological gender's group.

Being transsexual is literally just mentally intersex, but mentally and to the max. Fully inverted sexuality/gender- being the inverse of the body. OR rather, it's just physical intersex to the max.

The brain is how we live, the body is a vessel, but one you can either be in tune with it or not. It's easiest to be in tune with the brain so transition is healing- everything feels natural afterwards for people who transition for correct reasons.

There needs to be more resources for proper transition etiquette as some people are inpatient with HRT or don't know how to handle situations, or they jump at the chance of surgery and get botched.

Trans children should be able to transition with blockers and hormones. Original puberty is just as permanent. It is not necessary. PPT and Bank's method exist for MTF so surgery material is no problem. I suffered 5 years without hormones, begging for help and that felt like prison.

Supportive parents can be make or break, life or death. Supportive people rather. Hormones are the #1 most, and only necessary thing, if nothing else- for transition. Everything else is just compensation.

Surgery doesn't make you biologically trans, but if you have surgery, it may be the finish line into normalcy in all scenarios, for MTFs.

GAHT is a disgusting term. I hate GAS too. "Gender affirming"... Affirming... I hate that word sooooooo so so much. It is incredibly cringy and can't believe it's being used in medical spaces as standard.

Transition is a private matter because of its stigma, complicatedness, and common mis-understanding, and people should be able to hide it after and seal medical records, only telling doctors on a case by case basis.

Transition is a verb not a state of being. You are not trans, you transitioned. And get rid of your condition, making you cis (= whole), leaving transition in your past.

If no one instantly knows what your gender is, after you've transitioned then transition is useless. That's also why asking someone's gender anytime is useless. Be honest!

Gay people who don't transition, semi-find themselves attractive...AAP/AGP style. I've heard stories. I've even heard of a detransitioner that was genuinely a woman but went back to a man out of a fetish.

People who have to "learn" and "explore" "how to be the other gender" are likely faking it. Either they are it or they're not. Of course they got to learn society's standards but I'm talking about the innate part.

It's possible to fake being trans just like any condition that can be medically helped.

If you're transbian/lesbian MTF or yaoi/gay FTM you're likely a fetishist and you might have to fight to convince why you're different because why would you want to become gay when you were straight??? I feel like these people have a misread on their gender because being somewhat masculine or being a "one of the guys girl" or even hating your chest when that doesn't make you a guy for example. That's just gonna make it harder to date. Being gay is HARD and full of either meaningless sex or friendship-relationships and unpolarized sexual dynamics. You aren't transitioning for normalcy, that's for sure.

Most real transsexuals transition under the rader because they're gay, too feminine/masculine, and clearly out of place in society.

Most real transsexuals are physically aligned as a set with their sisters/brothers of their true gender. For example I was way closer to my sisters in height than brothers, two of them are even taller than me. There are physical signs and always a childhood of evidence even if it seems subtle to the parent.

Finding out your gender isn't a set of yes and no questions, you sort of have to take everything, and your reasons into account.

Affirming instead of having a dynamic, deep conversation (as a therapist /parent) is a clear path to high detransition rates.

Shutting it down entirely (as a therapist/primarily parent) is a clear path to depression, isolation, and confusion.

Fake transitioners create an awful stereotype for real transitioners, who ironically, usually just blend in anyways.

Non biological transitioners can transition, it just means they're likely going to be stuck in the middle (AKA LGBTQ community) because they're not genuinely the opposite gender. Not saying names but I've seen fully transitioned MTFs who look like cis women and they speak and boom. It's not even their pitch, but they just act totally male and despite crossing their legs it's all over their body language.

Respecting pronouns is not what anyone should be focused on, it's so inconsequential in transitioning compared to everything else.

All that really ends up mattering with transition, is where you end up.

Pronouns in bio is extremely silly and redundant for real transsexuals. Cis people who do it I view as unsafe to speak to in fear that they live in a culture where it's better to be "outted."

Because everything is so skewed towards "anyone can do anything" these days, in the future it will go out of style and people will attack real transsexuals for it while we won't be able to respond because we're stealth.

If someone has a weird name and they're trans, I think they're likely fake.

All the rights we have these days are the only ones we need. We can change our names, have surgery- everything is good.

Most people act like there's a gun to their head when people mention gender these days, liberals and conservatives alike.

Understanding new points of view is the only way this whole mess is going to heal. Stop having a guard up!... Throw out ideas and cross compare them, genuinely.

Physical dysphoria doesn't make you biologically trans because any person can hate their gender and body.

Modern scientific studies on transsexuals are extinct because everything has a gender focused aim to include people who are virtually the opposite of each other.

Autogynephellia is real and my "friend" had it and I literally was his ETLE it was quite disgusting to hear him steal my life story/childhood reasons for transitioning in real time.

There is a contagion. I was the only LGBT I knew but when I came out all my friends came out and where are they now? Back to normal.

Trauma is a common reason for dysphoria. The solution is to make sure it doesn't trace back to how you feel about your gender. Check that you're genuinely just as any other of the opposite sex, deep down.

Asexuality is simply "I hate sex" on a plate. Like thank you, Tracy.

Sexuality is in alignment with gender. That's why (biological) gays have a voice inflection. Some don't transition and have to have a community separate from the world, and dating is harder. Some catch that they are completely out of place in their gender earlier on before sexuality makes itself known, like me.

You can figure out people's sexuality/gender. It isn't invisible, nor too complicated for science to solve.

I love everyone and ik this sounded mean but I promise I'm the sweetest person and hate nobody I just wish for people to know who they truly are I promise it's not scary and it would help them alot.

Don't know, don't participate in it

I'm supporter of free free market capitalism, it's not directly connected to being trans, but many trans people don't like that and had problems in community because of that

Liberterian left leaning is social issues

We have no cohesion or leadership to fight external threats.

Yes, but not extreme opinions or beliefs

If it takes my dysphoria away, then yes! Absolutely!

Infighting negatively affects the community. Fighting between trans people is just not a good look on the outward appearance of the community, especially since nothing is being done about the harmfulness of xenogenders and other things.

I think dysphoria (not crippling, just any form) is a requirement for SRS and HRT.

Xenogenders are unnecessary and are ableist, due to the arguments of it being for neurodivergent people having trouble describing their gender.

A lot of things in LGBT are getting overcomplicated than it should and are going to make less people support us.

People are not mindful about dysphoric people nowadays and mention things that will trigger their dysphoria without warnings ("Trans men can have periods", "Women can have penises", etc etc)

Cis and trans men are so separated because people really hate cis men and don't want to include us in their androphobia/misandry (idgaf) because we're not seen as actual men/better men and that they say we're "victims of the patriarchy and need to be differentiated". Fuck off with that

People don't NEED to know I'm trans and I want to keep that as my own medical business.

Wanted to get some things off my chest, so thank you for that. I'm just a lurker in the subreddit

somewhat, but not as much as people believe

demisexual isnt real, its just normal behavior ESPECIALLY cause its almost always afabs that have it

right leaning on most topics except personal ones (essentially republican but i support trans rights)

It's harmful in some cases, but necessary in others.

I'm a nonbinary transmedicalist, and NBmedicalist.

I’m fiscally, and less so socially, a conservative which makes me feel at odds with the majority of the community. I think you need to have dysphoria and actively be working on reducing it to be considered trans, and being “trans” is just that, a transitory period and not something you identify with forever.

“Enjoy being trans” may not be the best phrasing I think. I’m having trouble really expressing why so absolutely no fault to you. It’s just, yeah I wish I was Cis, but at the end of the day being AMAB and transitioning has had as much as an impact on me as something like my first job did or my first breakup - sure it sucked sometimes but I wouldn’t be who I am today without it.

Reddit, r/truscum or transmedicalist I’m not sure.

The rise of woke gender ideology has made life significantly more difficult for genuinely transsexual individuals.

I consider transsexuality to be a medical condition. I hate mainstream woke ideology. I value traditional gender roles.

It definitely has a negative impact on it, sorry if my answer is too vague, really not sure what to type here.

It was a good survey, I dont know i just like surveys. No criticisms from me👍

I believe in transmedicalism and think lots of people who identify as transgender aren't really.

I dont really think about political stuff often

Yes, however I don’t think you can call it infighting if we’re talking about tucutes because I don’t see them as trans at all

Yes, there are only 2 genders, NB people are just confused, you need dysphoria to be trans.

Decent survey. Nice and easy to answer, not a waste of time.

Yes, I don’t believe gender is a social construct, I think it’s neurological. I think transsex is essentially a form of intersex

It prevents us from working together on things that would benefit us all

Non binary people are their own thing and shouldn't group themselves under the trans category as it's clearly it's own separate thing
Adding non gendered neutral pronouns that don't already exist into gendered languages (french,spanish,etc.) is awkward and doesn't work as the whole sentence grammar gets destroyed.

I think infighting distracts from the bigger problems that should be focused on.

Yes. I believe you need dysphoria to be trans, microlables are harmful, pansexuality is functionally the same as bisexuality and has roots in biphobia and transphobia.

I like being able to overcome my issues. I view it more like a medical issue, with social components. I’m not enjoying or not enjoying being transgender.

I’m not exactly sure, but it does cause issues.

it’s pretty bad - if the community was more united i think it would be easier to achieve some progress with trans acceptance and trans rights, but it seems like everyone wants different things and a lot of trans people are focusing on the wrong things completely

i think there are 2 genders (plus nonbinary, but i don’t think that’s a gender, more like the absence of gender or inability to fit into the gender binary), the only sexualities are gay, straight, bisexual, and asexual, and asexual is not inherently LGBT

Straight and questioning being bi

More liberal opinions may make those living in conservative places hard to get medical help. In places where it’s still hard to get medical assistance by informed consent, it’s understandable to treat transness as a disability or mental disorder that could be treated by hrt or srs like other psychologic issues like adhd where meds exist but cure doesn’t. However, conversion therapy is not useful just like sexuality, adhd, asd etc.

Probably not controversial but might be misunderstood: it’s okay to be trans, and it’s okay to not stick to gender norms while still being cis. It’s important to suggest people to look into gender dysphoria if they are seeking for help without enough understanding, but it’s still okay to remind both them and yourself, being someone helping from the outside, it’s okay to have similarities without being both trans or cis.

Yes but not more than attacks from the outside

Infights between transmeds are bad, fighting trenders and tucutes is good

You are not automatically queer if you are transsexual

I think there's a lot of problems inside of our community, some people thinks being trans is a joke or a election, is a serious thing and I dont want to be trans

Being trans is a biological thing

Being transsexual has made my life way harder in many areas of my life. I would never day that I enjoy that I was born in the wrong body, however, ever sonce I started medically transitioning I have experienced the joy of being myself and being comfortable withy body.

Right now yes. However, when my transition is done I probably won't care anymore.

Lesbians are women who like other women, The term queer should not be treated as a slur, using the term gax to refer to All queer people feels very off, the term transgender harms transexual people, cause it contributes to the demedicalisation of Transsexuality (because the term transgender is only about ones gender identity, while transexuality is about gender/psychological sex and includes the experience of gender dysphoria), anyone who is not transexual is cis, no dysphoria = cis, nonbinary is valid if dysphoria is included.

Not as much as one could think.

No, because I mostly keep them very quiet while also having a “I don’t understand but I guess it doesn’t mean that I can’t respect” mindset. I do believe on a personal level gender dysphoria is needed, and I’m doubtful / feel unsure of what to think about xenos etc. But I don’t speak about it

People in need of support are thrown out of spaces specifically made for them. It's harming young trans people who're in need of support. Also cis people get different impressions of the community depending on which side they're exposed to first.

Yes. You need dysphoria to be trans. The T shouldn't be a part of the community as it's a medical condition. There are only lesbians, gay and bisexual people. Every other sexuality (aside from asexual which shouldn't be part of the community) is made up.

I'd ask where the person currently is in regards to their medical transition and what medical procedures they already got and which ones are planned for the future. Maybe some opinions differ based on treatment status.

I enjoy being a woman. I don't enjoy having this medical condition.

I think that if persistent enough, then maybe medical associations will acknowledge that gender dysphoria is necessary to be trans. It will probably take a while for that to become the norm again

Here’s a recent example:

I’m a stealth transsexual male and as I said I live in the south for now. I can’t remember why my dad and I started talking about this but he said that I have internalized transphobia for being stealth. Does he really think that I should go up to every classmate at my college and tell I’m trans? My dad has been reading tucute books so I think that’s where he’s gotten it from. He needs to listen to an actual trans person’s perspective instead of a book written by chronically online people (who probably aren’t really trans) He’s cisgender by the way. Being stealth isn’t transphobic, I cannot even believe this (and other things, i.e. dysphoria is necessary to be trans, trans men can’t be lesbians, etc.) have to be said. I have learned that before I was born that was the norm. Being stealth. So was the necessity to need gender dysphoria. I wish these two things were still believed by the medical community and the trans community too. It’s difficult being a gen z trans person, especially when I was in high school and right now in college.

I liked it. I never post on r/truscum because I would get banned from surgery subreddits so I appreciate being able to actually give my opinion! I think the questions were well done.

I accept that I'm trans and enjoy my life quite a bit but it is merely a fact of my existence like my hair color

I mean it's not a positive but it feels rare

No, I'm pretty mainstream

Yes when assessing others emotions and reactions and how that relates to their experience as a man, woman, or in between. Other than that, no.

Being "unabashedly yourself" isn't an excuse to not be cognizant and considerate to others

Interesting survey, good luck with class! <3

Mostly just on the internet. A lot of transfems feel isolated from “mainstream” trans culture on social media

The community is a big mess, we can't organize properly

I consider myself truscum/transmed. I keep those beliefs quiet unless I'm with people I know I can trust.

It can hinder overall progress for our rights if we fight pointlessly amongst ourselves. I don’t really see much infighting though and I feel like most trans people are on the same page.

straight trans girls subreddit

You can’t gatekeep a city with no walls. What I’m saying is infighting is pointless because being trans is just like being any other kind of human and we are all completely different to each other.

I believe my transsexually is a medical condition that I’ve had since birth and transition has been the only way to alleviate life impairing symptoms. But that is only me other people can and are just as trans as me for completely different circumstances.

Makes it so no matter what, you never have a home. No where is safe.

It was good, hope my responses help!

I dont believe in a transgender “community” in the first place, and I don’t consider tucutes to be trans either. “infighting” is what separates me from those I do not want to be associated with

I dont live in America so these terms barely apply to me, but I’m lib center on a regular political compass

Further alienates an already alienated group. Cis people don't know what to think because of mixed messaging.

I think it creates unnecessary conflict which then becomes widespread to the general population, in turn shifting the opinions that our society holds about these topics and about us as individuals.

I do not believe in xenogenders, I do not understand the importance of labels, and I believe that individuals with previously diagnosed mental illness need to be in therapy for at least one year in order to gain a proper dysphoria diagnosis. I don’t believe that most therapists are well educated enough to differentiate dysphoria from other illnesses such as personality disorders, and people with personality disorders need to be monitored more heavily to prevent detrimental and life changing decisions like medical transition.

Update grammar. “regarding” is the correct spelling, not “reguarding”. You also asked two similar political alignment questions, I think you should keep the spectrum question of Very Conservative-Very Liberal and delete the one that asks if we are Conservative/Moderate/Liberal.

On the Truscum subreddit.

First, I don’t think it’s helpful for a young trans person that’s struggling to feel that the only people that COULD understand their struggle might not offer community for some arbitrary reason.

Second, we have bigger issues- the rise of transphobia in recent years puts us at risk of discrimination and violence, and we need to face it head on. Bickering about things like “do you need dysphoria to be trans” or whether certain nonbinary/nonconforming labels “count” for being under some umbrella distracts us from the bigger challenge and exposes weaknesses to people that would do us harm.

While I don’t like the notion of gatekeeping transition, I’d like to see better guardrails in place to help someone that’s struggling decide whether transition is the right course. Trans people disproportionately experience other mental health conditions that, I fear, could be misinterpreted as gender dysphoria, and might cause medical intervention to do more harm than good, especially for very young people.

I also don’t think all trans women should be allowed to participate in competitive women’s sports. A blanket ban or allowance isn’t appropriate, and we really need some sensible guidelines for identifying cases where certain athletes continue to enjoy an unfair advantage due to birth sex. Pushing for unrestricted inclusion does more harm than good for the trans community.

Good work in all! I’m a professional social scientist, and think you did pretty well here. There are just a few areas for improvement I can think of:
Some questions could use a few more options (a 5-7 point Likert scale would be better for the question on political affiliations, for example).

You should also standardize response order for Yes/No/Unsure questions. Some respondents won’t always read the options, and will just assume “the first checkbox means ‘yes’”

Finally, optional open-ended follow-ups to some questions would be helpful: something that says “is there anything else you’d like to add?” Would give you a better sense of the nuances of some answers.

Neutral, I’ve made peace with it

Makes us easier to divide and conquer by the politicians. They are coming for all of us, even the so-called “trenders”. By not standing together, we fall together.

Controversial to tucutes (anti-transmedicalists):
Dysphoria is an inevitable root of the trans experience.
Xenogenders aren’t real.
Misandry and infantilization/obligatory feminization of trans men within the trans community is a genuine issue.
Some lesbian trans women are heterophobic and this is a genuine issue.
Sexualization within the trans community has gone too far.
Someone building their personality around anime characters is usually a red flag.
Someone talking at length and with passion about how they used to be homophobic or far right or otherwise pathetic piece of shit (but have since improved, they promise), is a red flag.

Controversial to transmedicalists:
Gender is a spectrum, not a binary.
Gatekeeping can easily hurt everyone.
Someone talking unironically about the concepts of AGP or HSTS is a gigantic red flag.
DIY is legitimate.
Doomerism within the trans community is a genuine issue.
Visible trans activism is a necessary step towards trans peace and liberation.
Trans community unity in fighting for trans rights is necessary.

Controversial to all:
Trans people of progressive environments should remain cognizant of their privilege.
Dysphoria and transphobia are not excuses to be a jerk to those around you, especially your future children (if you want children).

Very interesting. I liked it. I hope you post some interesting survey results on Reddit when you do get around to reading the responses.

For improvement, you could perhaps have added a question about your current transition status - are you pre-everything, socially transitioning, medically transitioning but socially closeted, both medically and socially transitioning, or fully transitioned to your life’s satisfaction?

And another potential question, which could potentially be triggering to some, is how often do you pass right now? None of the time, occasionally, half of the time, most of the time, or always?

I get why it happens and it is necessary. However, the way the infighting is happening is only hurting community. As people seem to only call each other names instead of debunking why an argument might be wrong, or harmful to the community

nonbinary is a real gender identity and telling people who have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria and are nonbinary that they're just are gender nonconforming or have body dysmorphia/internalized misogyny/trauma is the same argument that terfs have used against binary trans people and is being repackaged.

aromantism and asexuality is not a spectrum.

xenogenders and xenopronouns are harmful and make the whole lgbt+ community look like a joke.

labels such as pansexual and omnisexual are redundant terms to mean bisexual.

the rainbow flag is the flag to represent the entire community and specifically gay men. Not the blue flag.

lesbian means wlw not non-men loving non men.

you can't be a gay or lesbian nonbinary.

there are no other pronouns to describe yourself other then he,she, or they.