>>40480774 (OP)0 because i was already doing homosexual things and crossdressing before and around ms-dos/win 95 era lol
and was already aware of trans things before 9/11 and already felt that way. in my case i think it was mostly due to getting molested.
and also having girls around that liked to do makeup on me and dress me in their clothes and kiss me + other things.
all while really young, my aunt still has pictures of me in dresses and makeup when i was 10 or under.
i already experimented with hrt in early teen years briefly but didnt have solid access to enough of it to be effective, but i was already experimenting with it.
i always hated having balls and masculiinizing. like a car crash in slow motion. and i already had homosexual and trans relationships in the bush and obama years.
and the call me caitlin thing was shocking to us because it put too much attention on us and it was always a niche and hidden thing.
and it snowballed after that and turned into this giant mess today.
i dont think the younger people realize how lucky they are to have all that opened up in some places.
cause it was heavily gatekept for a long time.
i think people in very red states or backwards places where trans rights hasnt caught up yet, still can see what the old way felt like.