We remember talking to a transgender activist and public speaker who goes to our college. She had brought up BIID and its relation to gender dysphoria as well. Further she even opened up the question about other ways someone can feel ‘something that is correct with their body.’ Hearing her talk openly about acknowledging other ways one’s identify and sense of self can not match with the body was a very warming conversation especially given the negative backlash some have received for likening having species dysphoria having any sorts of similarity to other experiences like gender dysphoria.
I agree with you about the serious issues that plague the whole otherkin community as a whole across and all around. It is a shame how the otherkin community doesn’t have that kind of support system in place.
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Date: 2013-01-01 02:28 pm (UTC)We remember talking to a transgender activist and public speaker who goes to our college. She had brought up BIID and its relation to gender dysphoria as well. Further she even opened up the question about other ways someone can feel ‘something that is correct with their body.’ Hearing her talk openly about acknowledging other ways one’s identify and sense of self can not match with the body was a very warming conversation especially given the negative backlash some have received for likening having species dysphoria having any sorts of similarity to other experiences like gender dysphoria.
I agree with you about the serious issues that plague the whole otherkin community as a whole across and all around. It is a shame how the otherkin community doesn’t have that kind of support system in place.
- Mist Weaver