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so what is gender dysphoria where does

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it come from and what is it actually

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like to experience gender dysphoria I'm

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Stephan I'm a trans man I'm here to talk

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to you today about everything gender

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dysphoria dysphoria comes from the Greek

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word dysphoria which means a state of

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discomfort or unease gender dysphoria is

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when a person feels distress because

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their gender identity does not match up

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with the gender they were assigned at

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birth there are three main kinds of

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dysphoria physical dysphoria social

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dysphoria and mental dysphoria physical

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dysphoria is one of transfers and feels

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distress because that body doesn't match

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up with the gender they truly are

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for example trans men often have this

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for out about our chests this is because

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this physical trait doesn't align with

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our true male genders and this can cause

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us to feel discomfort and stress we can

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fix that by having top surgery which is

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a procedure that removes breast tissue

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and creates a more masculine appearing

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chest

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the second type of dysphoria is social

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dysphoria this is when a trans person

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feels distress in social situations

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because it might be misgendered or

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mistaken for the gender they were

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assigned at birth rather than their true

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gender this is made worse when other

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people don't make the effort to use a

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trans person correct name on pronouns

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being referred to with the correct

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pronouns is a great feeling because it

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shows you'll recognize as how you feel

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on the inside by people on the outside

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and someone uses your old name is called

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dead naming and it can feel horrible as

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a trans person dead naming makes social

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dysphoria even worse for trans people

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lastly we have mental dysphoria also

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called emotional dysphoria this is when

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a trans person feels too stressed

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because of their worries about

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transitioning and the disconnect between

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their true gender and assigned gender

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this can be the hardest kind of

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dysphoria to escape because it's

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something that's always lingering in

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your mind

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trans people can be badly affected by

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this for you mentally as well if left

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untreated dysphoria can loop to social

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isolation poor mental health and in some

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cases self-harm and suicide one way

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trans people help lessen their dysphoria

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is by altering their appearance to

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reflect their true gender this can be

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done by changing their hair wearing more

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gendered clothes or binding or padding

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their chests gender dysphoria can also

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be alleviated by medically transitioning

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this includes taking hormones and having

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gender affirming surgeries to make our

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bodies match our gender identities not

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all trans people have surgery or take

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hormone

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it's not a required part of being

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transgender or non-binary if you or

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someone you know is struggling with

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dysphoria check the link in the

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description below to find a list of

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organizations that can help