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How do you even meet other trans people IRL? I guess there are places where they meet or whatever, but I am too afraid of everything to go to an unfamiliar place somewhere alone to meet with people I never seen before.
I met some trans people through leftist/activist groups and sometimes I go to radical queer meetups.
If you can find any kind of meetup that matches your vibe a bit I think it is very much worth the anxiety and stress to go. Being trans can be such a lonely experience and it feels really nice to meet other people who are going through it too.
The best way would be to ask some queer/trans person in your vicinity if they know some kind of meetup group because then you already know 1 person.
I do know (sort of, we have talked a few times, we are not really friends) an openly queer person IRL, good point. (Only exactly 1 person. I truly lack social skills and I don't know many people in general.) But how would I ask that question without being inappropriate? In a world with so much hatred towards queer people, it sounds like a really bad idea for me (not openly queer) to just walk up to this person (openly queer) and be like "Hey, you're non-binary, right? I am trans, can you tell me about any trans meetups?"
Maybe it's irrational, but I kinda worry about being seen as an imposter
If someone came up to me to ask about trans support groups the thought of them being an imposter would never cross my mind at all. But where I live there isnβt as much hostility against trans people as in for example the USA so it might be different in your circumstances.
Sounds like a reasonable way to approach it to me. Itβs almost exactly how I got introduced to a trans support group lol. Most trans people know what itβs like to be new and searching for support. My own philosophy is that trans people should stick together and help each other, I love it when someone comes up to me to ask about resources.
Support groups and then friends of trans friends for me.
i met my trans gf on Lex, some other trans friends on Bumble for Friends and have made other rl trans friends through these initial online friends.
lex got bought and is kind of shitty now but it's still, at least by me, super queer and active daily so you'll see people post local events like meetups you can attend.
I understand many of the local queer places advertise on instagram and facebook as well as you might try these platforms if you can stomach them.
Thanks, I bookmarked your post, maybe I'll ask you more details about these Bumble and Lex apps once I have the energy to figure that stuff out
Are they available for desktop/web or only for phone? Do trans people on there tend to openly say that they are trans, or is that a bad idea?
sure, always happy to help!
I have only used the apps on my phone so I can't speak to access sorry.
People are open about being trans on both apps although bff only has limited self labeling. So my labels there have me as a 'non binary woman' and 'queer' and 'transitioning' because that seems to be as close as they offer. It's a weird app - choosing friends by looking at pictures of them first seems super weird to me - but there's nice people there who want to be friends so π€·πΌββοΈ