Love, Relationships, and Intimacy as a Trans Person

I am creating this series of videos to hopefully help people understand all of the different facets of what it is like to be transgender. While this is a project for a class that I am taking at the moment, I am genuinely excited to be able to share my thoughts about these topics that are so important to me and many others. If you are not trans, I hope that this video was helpful for getting a deeper understanding of the trans experience. If you are trans, I hope that you could relate to some of the experiences that I discussed. Let me know in the comments!!

If you are vehemently against "transgenderism," I would genuinely appreciate your time in listening to my video even if you disagree :)

Timeline!
00:00 Introduction
00:36 Feelings of low self-worth
01:57 Impacts of dating for trans people
04:07 The experience of dating apps
09:39 Chasers and fetishization
14:21 Not being wanted because you’re trans
16:36 Disclosing your identity
20:21 Healthy relationships
21:17 Supporting a trans partner
22:52 Challenges with intimacy
25:33 T4T
28:31 Conclusion

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