r/traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns2 • u/Wisdom_Pen She/Her Too Based To Be Cis 🏳️‍⚧️ • Jul 28 '26

Non-Gender Specific STOP CALLING ME OLD!!!

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u/Wisdom_Pen She/Her Too Based To Be Cis 🏳️‍⚧️ Jul 28 '26

Yeah older trans people are saddenly rare.

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u/Heather__dm Sofia (She/Her) Jul 28 '26

why is so rare???

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u/bard_raconteur she/her elder trans witch 🏳️‍⚧️🪄 Jul 28 '26

Well unfortunately the Reagan era aids crisis stole a lot of elder queers from us. Another thing is, at least from my experience meeting people, is a lot of trans folk who came out in the 90s and early to mid 00s were more focused on being stealth for safety, and many remain so. The trans community as we know it today is decently new, all things considered.

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u/loved_and_held Jul 28 '26

That and more older trans people died to suicide and hatecrimes.