(Not using my typing quirk causes me dysphoria. I will provide a translation upon request only.) ~ The reason why I joined this instance was 8ecause I've 8een kicked off of Tum8lr for having the opinion that transness doesn't just apply to gender. I don't just pull this out of my ass - I actually experience nongender transness myself and I'm fully willing to 8e asked and/or grilled a8out it. I call myself transcharacter.
My Tum8lr termin8ion came entirely from claims of transpho8ia, 8ecause somehow in their minds identifying a8normally equals not supporting trans folkel/people? I don't quite understand how that works, 8ut I can say I'm not transpho8ic. I discovered that I feel this way through hearing other trans folkel/people discuss their experiences and came to my own conclusions a8out myself.
I guess I'm wondering if this is a safe space for my ilk or if I'm just going to get kicked out again?
AFAIK, there is no such thing as being trans that isn't "in a gender way." So, as a trans person, I reject the notion that we have that in common. (Unless your gender actually differs from your AGAB.)
That said, I have absolutely no issue with your typing quirk – makes no difference to me at all, and it's perfectly legible. Can you explain what you mean by dysphoria when you don't use it?
What does your identity mean to you? Does it revolve around "queering" some sort of default expectation?
(Please note that I am autistic so if you detect a tone of mockery or anything it is completely unintentional and unbeknownst to me; I am asking out of genuine curiosity.)
There are other ways to be trans, such as species. I and many others I know feel dysphoria for being assigned a species they do not wish to be, so gender isn't the only way.
I also find the trans minus gender thing odd. As an analogy, sure, but if not I don't get it. I guess both have transitioning as a thing, but would I be cischaracter? I think the terminology and mental model could be improved.
Well today might 8e the day you learn something new! Like I said, I'm open to grilling.
As for TQ dysphoria, it's just a little pang of wrongness when I don't use it. It's not the worst thing I experience, it doesn't make me suicidal or anything like a lot of my more extreme dysphoric symptoms, 8ut it's still something I'd rather avoid. Especially when I've already trained my hands to use a key8oard a certain way. (Yes, professional writing is hell and requires So Much revision.)
My identity kind of means everything to me. It encompasses species, gender, culture, race, age, religion, and my perception of just a8out everything. It defin8ly "queers" 8oth the expect8ion of humanity, and, 8uilding on that, the expect8ion of human gender. (Troll gender is, uh... complex.) What does it mean to 8e sapient? What does democracy mean when you apply yourself to an entirely different social structure? What is reality when you're supposed to 8e fictional? I guess it queers that too, the entire concept of reality. If I don't perceive myself as real, if I'm treated like a character... am I technically real? And many such thoughts my therapist has provoked me with.