This hilarious viral post about transitioning shows what happens when cisgender people don’t get it

Mar 21 2018
Written by Josh Jackman

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Here’s a fact which not everyone seems to be aware of: people transition.

Transgender people get surgeries and change the way they present themselves to the outside world, all in an effort to feel and look more like their true selves.

These transitions can seem dramatic to the outside world, and they can also be internally dramatic for the person concerned – in a good way.

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This can lead to side-by-side transition photos which show how far someone has come over a period of time.

But, it seems, not everyone is able to grasp this concept.

And sometimes, a viral post is the best way to attract attention to this fact.

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That is exactly what has happened here, with a post by a trans man – and the accompanying reply from a clearly oblivious person – going viral, thanks to excellent cisgender ignorance aggregator Hot Cis Takes.

It achieved instant internet fame, attracting more than 50,000 retweets and likes, and it deserves every one of them.

After all, it’s perfect in every way.

One person wrote in response: “i’m SCREAMING”.