i feel like this comment is actually rooted in concern that talking about suicidal ideation increases it, and, while i don’t have studies to support it, talking about it certainly doesn’t increase the actual rate of suicide, and i believe openly talking about it lowers the barrier to people being able to get help when the thoughts actually become dangerous

certainly, at least i’ve heard from plenty of people who deal with these sort of thoughts, that not being able to express them can isolate and distance them further from their friends and community (a notably more dangerous situation). so, while the increase in dialogue about suicidal ideation makes me sad, i’m at least happy that it’s increasingly normal for people not to suffer in silence

but as an aside, gatekeeping suicidal ideation is crazy lmfao

completely unrelated, this study showing people who win in a rigged (in their favor) game of monopoly tend to attribute their wins to skill instead of their doubled starting money 💀 https://uomod.com/the-psychology-of-privilege-how-a-rigged-monopoly-game-revealed-the-dark-side-of-advantage/

lmfao god, i’m like the worst guy to ask, my style leans heavily pink/flowery/femme. maybe a symbol one could get tattoed on them?

but i’m thinking about the way my transmasc (masc) friends and how they dress and all of it is just… ugh LOL i hate typical men’s fashion

uhh, there’s a lot of good and valid discourse about cis men and their perceptions and opinions here. and i think that comment was probably about the cis or cis-passing male experience

but there’s some unique aspects to being transmasc that suck and feel comparable to being bisexual, with both of us kind of being invisible to society (frequently, anyways; not claiming this applies 100% of the time)

it seems like there’s a lower bar to passing for trans men (on average, again); this is, generally speaking, a positive in a transphobic society. but it can also be very lonely and isolating, in ways. it’s hard to be really known and a lot of people don’t even know trans men exist

like i’ve thought about this, and there’s just not a good way to advertise that you’re a trans man. if i’m flying the trans flag colors, people think i’m a pre-transition transfem LOL we don’t have a cohesive and meme-y culture of cat ears and thigh highs, there’s nothing i can wear that’s like “oh that guy’s trans(masc)”

i mean, i guess i could take my shirt off, but i don’t even think most people would clock me 💀

anyways i’m just kind of rambling now. but i thought it would be good to have some actual transmasc input on this post lol