Tilly Bridgestillybridges@mastodon.social
Nov 5, 2026, 8:08 PMtrans friends! here’s a handy guide on internalized transphobia!
it’s insidious, and can often be nearly impossible to see in ourselves
we need each other to help deal with it
community is the only way through 🩷
hit the link for more:
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/08/19/internalized-transphobia/
![Internalized Transphobia. some key signs:
1. Not Trans "Enough"
You feel different from other trans people, or like you don't belong or aren't part of the community, or aren't "really" trans, or "don't count as trans."
2. Shame
Being trans makes you feel like there's something wrong with you, like you shouldn't be this way, and you just want to be "normal."
3. Self-Rejection
Wishing you weren't trans. being embarrassed to say you're trans. Feeling like it's okay if your name or pronouns aren't respected.
4. Visbility
Feeling like you must pass to be accepted, or must conform to gender stereotypes. Feeling like you can't (or don't want to) "look trans."
It's easier to spot in others than it is in ourselves. We need each other to help root it out.
[Illustration of people with flowers around them and a flowing trans flag in front of them]
from the essay on INTERNALIZED TRANSPHOBIA at
TillysTransTuesdays.com](https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/565/625/469/744/805/original/aebe88dd4434d193.png)