I don’t hate him, but id rather not be him. In many ways he is still around. He’s still the one that goes where it’s not safe to be trans (eg. day job). He’s a costume that i don’t enjoy wearing, but is unfortunately currently a necessity.
Reposted from Uncut Femmes
Other trans people, give me your weird gender thoughts:

How do you conceptualize your pre-transition self?

Did you "kill" [deadname] so the real You could live?

Did You just become different?

Do you hate or love [deadname]? Or something in between? Has that feeling changed with time?

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