lesbians score higher than trans peoplethat’s been my experience irl too. the cis lesbians (random acquaintances, not in some kind of queer group) i hung out with a few times early into my transition were the most supportive people i’ve ever met in that regard. supportive in the sense that they were just… normal about it, you know? didn’t make weird assumptions, and when they asked about it they were interested in me as a person and not in what i was doing to or with my body. they didn’t give me the dismissive “happy you’re going your own way”. they weren’t awkward about names and pronouns when talking about the before times—i didn’t have to explain that this is who i should have been all along. i just did not get that treatment from cishets ever, especially men.
also one of them had probably figured out i was trans years before i did, judging by how differently she was treating me compared to all the guys, and how she reacted when i did come out after she asked if i had a brother who goes by deadname. like, “OHH no wonder you seemed so depressed all the time, it all makes sense now, i’m really happy for you! now siddown n tell us what you’ve been up to, seems like you’ve had an interesting year” and poured me a drink lol
i think it’s in large part thanks to them that i managed to overcome the worst of my anxiety