I Represent Myself (Refuting the Armchair Psychiatrists)

I discuss my frustration with people who leave comments that attempt to dismiss my own and other vloggers' transgender status. I also discuss the possibility of overlapping issues that some trans people may have. We are just like everyone else... trans people can have learning disabilities, mental illnesses, addictions, eating disorders, physical disabilities, etc). I discuss my own experience of developing an eating disorder as a result of being trans.

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People & Blogs

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• SamC74
• transman
• ftm
• gender
• issues
• eating
• disorder
• individuality
• freedom
• choices

[TigerKerouac]

I'm MTF but what you say is so right for all of us. I've been sending this to my friends to watch. Yeah you only represent yourself but you really helped me pull together some of my own thoughts on all this. I wish I could express better how much I appreciate this video. It's like.. finally.. someone who has thought about these things like I have.

[katie]

how well stated!

and imho, your views apply to ~any~ topic

[200719591]

Very interresante discussion, and you speak well, we must continue to make videos

[valeriereified]

Amen brother. Especially about the crazy doesn't make you trans, transness makes you crazy, bit. Failure to treat a stressful condition causes neurotic coping.

[anatoly86]

Come back to YouTube please

[realcofur]

I agree about the stupid boxes we put ourselfs into. I am going to take t and top and all that but i still id as genderqueer. Fuk the gender binary

[katiefershadybaby]

I just wanted to say i like your videos they are very interesting. hope all is good :)

[Elentaurel]

Oh man, I hate making double posts, but I really wanted to talk about being trans and also having eating disorders. I never realized how many of us have them. I've battled anorexia and ED's for years because I wanted to make my periods and breasts go away. I had no idea that other trans people went through something similar! I still struggle with it, and it's never really gone away, although I am trying.

[Elentaurel]

I think it's stupid that people say you have to "cut your hair" to be trans. My boyfriend is a bioguy and he has long hair all the way down to his back. There are plenty of bioguys who wear makeup and even wear girlish clothes. It doesn't mean they're girls. Uhg, so annoying. Anyway, thanks for these videos. You do a great service to all of us in this situation!

[meflove]

You are so sexy you kinda remind me of Sebastian Bach.

[flyer11234]

where'd ya go?? Need more vlogs of you!! you are so much like me only in reverse....I'm a male to female and people only see me as male even though I'm still a girl inside...you're so awesome..just wanted you to know...oxox

[Eopyk]

Ah this video. I remember when you posted but then I forgot to comment on it :( So I will do it now. How ever this is an amazing video and I agree with you´the the fullest no one can say who is trans or not or diagnose any one exept you I am sick over the fact that so many people think they can do that. Thank you for the video

All love from me Jasmine K