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Is it rude to ask a trans person how they knew they were trans? I did this recently to a girl on tiktok live and she got upset saying it’s a weird question. I did not mean to offend I’m just looking for other people’s experience to compare to my own.
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Anonymous 8w

Some people might be offended and others won’t, it’s possible she thought you were trying to troll her, it’s a common experience unfortunately

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Anonymous 8w

It’s not a rude question imo, but it depends on how it was asked Tho personally that’s a really vulnerable question for me, so I’d only be comfortable answering with friends

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Anonymous 8w

It’s not necessarily rude, but it’s a very personal question. I think there’s also a difference between asking a stranger on TikTok a personal question, and asking someone you know.

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Anonymous 8w

Better to be on the side of caution

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Anonymous 8w

To some it might be personal, I guess she wants that to be more private or thought you were trying to be rude. Not fun that your genuine curiosity was met with offense. I knew I was genderqueer because I noticed feeling super uncomfortable looking at myself wanting to be more ‘boyish’. It’s been discovering what I’m comfy with because I’ve always been uncomfy. Short hair was great, changing clothes to more androgynous helped, every step has been “oh hey that’s nice!”

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Anonymous 8w

it’s a weird thing to ask a stranger in a public setting because it’s kind of personal. but if it’s a friend or someone you know in a private setting and they’re comfortable then that’s fine

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 8w

It also gives ppl with bad intentions the opportunity to be weird by asking a seemingly innocuous question

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 8w

There was never an AHA moment, more slow burn questions I’d asked myself.

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