graduation phenomenon

The tendency of transgender individuals to drift into the background and away from the trans community the farther along they are in their transition. That isn't to say that they no longer identify as LGBT, but rather, their involvement in trans support groups, trans subreddits, local trans events, etc. wanes with time as they become less in need of active support and less able to relate to younger trans (baby trans) experiences and concerns like the onset of the effects of HRT, the process of coming out, getting all new clothes, and (especially for those who have had bottom surgery) bottom dysphoria.

If they are a trans lesbian (transbian), for instance, they may continue to attend pride events, but focus more on being a lesbian than being trans because being trans has essentially moved to the back of their mind; it's no longer something they actively think about beyond administering their estrogen.

"Why is it that most of the trans women here don't mind their genitals, when statistically, most trans women want SRS? Are we outliers?"
"Graduation phenomenon - they all got it and moved on."

The graduation phenomenon accounts for much of the ideological divide between so-called baby trans and elder trans individuals.

by Paul Allen's card May 23, 2024

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graduation

The ceremony all high school students wait for. They walk across the stage wearing a funny cap and get a piece of paper. Then they all throw their caps in the air, and go to prom. It signals the start of a new life where they need to work, pay taxes, and get into the real world. It also signals the end of having to deal with annoying kids, but sadly also the end of hanging out with friends and doing fucked up stuff such as pranks, so they all rush to get their social medias and numbers to talk.

I can't wait till graduation day!

by its not cup! January 1, 2021

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post-graduation disillusionment

Da feeling of "empty letdown after having toiled for nothing" dat you experience as an adult after you'd studied your a** off in grade school about certain strongly-hyped-and-pushed-for-their-supposedly-great-importance subjects (history, science, botany, biology, etc.) other than da "three R's", only to find dat in reality you seldom if ever need any of dat knowledge in your everyday working/home life, and dat others merely stare at you like you're some kinda brainiac nerd when ya mention anything from your vast knowledge of said subjects dat they had long forgotten about or not even bothered to really learn very well themselves in their own school years.

My third-grade teacher always really drove us to learn about da history of San Francisco, yet never once in the ensuing decades have I **ever** hadda use my knowledge of who William Leidesdorff or Amadeo Giannini was --- talk about post-graduation disillusionment!

by QuacksO March 18, 2019

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Gerber graduates

The act of cumming on your girls face and then scooping the Cum off with a spoon and feeding it to her. "Jeff gave her a gerber graduates."

Jeff gave her a gerber graduates and she loved it.

by Steventyler23 April 12, 2016

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post-graduation blues

Commonly known as post-grad depression, this feeling consists of sadness, anxiety, hopelessness, or emptiness experienced by recent graduates due to the significant life changes and pressures of entering adulthood and the workforce.

After the excitement of graduation wore off, I found myself hit hard by post-graduation blues, feeling lost and anxious about what to do next in life.

by Emotional Cruiser September 23, 2025

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