auxiliatrixx's definitions

trans exhaustion

The exhaustion that comes from the day-to-day ordeals of being transgender, such as having to worry about whether or not you pass, constantly doubting your own voice, wondering if people are secretly judging you, wondering if people are obviously judging you, not being sure if your friends are as comfortable with you as they say you are, and having to deal with the constant reminders of your past and the obstacles you had to overcome to be here.

"Why are you so tired? Aren't you happy now that you're free and in college?"
"Yeah, but there's still the trans exhaustion."

by auxiliatrixx January 21, 2019