Image description: 4 panel comic titled If Trans People Said the Things Cis People Tell Them.
Panel one has an androgynous individual talking to a woman. The androgynous individual, "To me, you are 100% a girl, you know?" The woman has a look of confusion and disgust and responds with, "Wow, thanks."
Panel two has the same androgynous individual speaking with a man. The androgynous individual is saying, "It's so incredibly you look just like an actual boy!" The man is rubbing the back of his head in nervous confusion and says, "Yeah, I... am one?"
Panel three has the androgynous individual speaking with someone of ambiguous gender. The androgynous individual says, "I would never have guessed you were cis! Congratulations!" The other person is looking at them with an expression of confusion and concern.
Panel four has the androgynous individual speaking to a man. The androgynous individual says, "I think you are so brave for being who you are." The man is frowning at them.
The comic is credited to @assignedmale on Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr and SophieLabelledraws on YouTube. Their merch is at assignedmale.etsy.com and Pateron is at patreon.com/sophielabelle
Yes. It took a lot more bravery to like... realize and admit (to myself) that I was trans. Coming out of the closet, in my life, is more of a formality for the cis hetero people in my life. I don't really wanna talk about my gender and sexuality to everyone in my life, and afirrm that I am dressing this way and doing this because I'm trans. It's begging for acceptance. I resent the whole thing. When I was a teenager and tried to come out, that was brave. So, some queer people coming out could delight in being told how brave they are.
Most of this pain is inflicted by cis people, and I want even the friendly civil liberals to feel an ounce of the discomfort I have felt.