It's never have you heard their stories, it's have you heard these cherry-picked tearjerker stories.
They're never going to tell you the story about the guy who now has to clean his hole (his word) everyday so he doesn't develop sepsis and die or how that reminds him that his body is permanently a freak due to his own choices and how that makes him contemplate suicide every day.
Trans are not killing themselves at nearly 50% rate because people tell jokes and make fun of them - it's because people didn't tell jokes and make fun of them to stop them from making a really terrible choice.
It's never have you heard their stories, it's have you heard these cherry-picked tearjerker stories.
They're never going to tell you the story about the guy who now has to clean his hole (his word) everyday so he doesn't develop sepsis and die or how that reminds him that his body is permanently a freak due to his own choices and how that makes him contemplate suicide every day.
Trans are not killing themselves at nearly 50% rate because people tell jokes and make fun of them - it's because people didn't tell jokes and make fun of them to stop them from making a really terrible choice.