And yeah, denigrating someone’s existence by casting it as a bid for attention is still just as transphobic now as it was homophobic back when it was leveled against me decades ago.

I hope I’m not derailing by pointing out that this dismissal also comes in ableist flavors?

(And I’m pretty sure I’ve pointed this out before, but ever notice how the sort of people who like to use the dismissive term “only doing it for attention” feel absolutely fucking entitled to yours? “One-two-three—-eyes on me!” “Look at me when I’m talking to you!” “Put your phones away!” “You’re going to be on call 24/7/366.” “Here’s two ads you have to watch before you can watch this trailer (itself an ad demanding your attention.”)