Even though the roots of the word seem to stem from transphobic culture and pseudoscience, it was nice to be able to verbalize and better conceptualize the specific emotions that I had been feeling ever since I realized that my long suffering may have been caused by gender dysphoria: I could finally, for the first time in my life, feel a slight… Tingling? Infatuation? Just by imagining, envisioning, that someday I will attain a female body makes me feel lighter inside. I don’t have to hate myself, my body, my gender expressions. And, on top of all this newly found freedom, I feel sexually viable. As a potential partner to others, as somebody that people can actually desire. It’s an effect of the euphoria, of the realization that I can be something, or someone, else than what this ciscentric society has forced upon me.
Just venting thoughts and feelings that I cannot vent anywhere else. No need to reply! ☺️
I’m so happy for you that you are finding self-acceptence and trans joy, but what you describe has nothing to do with autogynephillia, and I would suggest not using the term to avoid confusion. The entire concept behind autogynephilia is transphobic BS, not just the word.
I’d appreciate if we had like a “did you mean” link or a redirect page on the wikis and dictionaries to help people like OP find a better word to describe their feelings without Blanchard.
Thats a good idea
That is also what the article says, but it also says that trans people have began “reclaiming it” or whatever. Which in itself is confusing. Anyway, thanks for the heads up! I don’t intend to make it part of my vocab. 👌
Regardless what that article says, no we aren’t.
maybe we should tho
nah
I don’t know if it’s worth reclaiming, I, at least, have no need for the reclaimed meaning of the word, but, very very simply, “reclaiming fascist words good”, in general.
So, if someone wants it, I think it should be accepted and supported.