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There is *zero* space reserved for trans women to talk about our periods. Most trans women keep quiet about our symptoms every month, opting to suffer in silence, because most people get very angry at us for even so much as mentioning that we get periods. Any time there is any kind of event to talk about trans people's periods and offer support for them, trans women are excluded.

Obviously trans women don't have periods the way we think of most periods, no uterine line shedding, no blood, and no cycle. But taking estrogen can lead to pms symptoms, and from the brief description I read reminds me of being a teen when my cycle was setting in. The worst part about that for me was how irregular my cycle was and how dismissive drs and even women around me were.

There's not enough research on cis periods, and there's not enough research into trans health, so most women will be told their symptoms are nothing.

I did a quick google, the first results said trans women experience pms like symptoms.

There is *zero* space reserved for trans women to talk about our periods. Most trans women keep quiet about our symptoms every month, opting to suffer in silence, because most people get very angry at us for even so much as mentioning that we get periods. Any time there is any kind of event to talk about trans people's periods and offer support for them, trans women are excluded.

Obviously trans women don't have periods the way we think of most periods, no uterine line shedding, no blood, and no cycle. But taking estrogen can lead to pms symptoms, and from the brief description I read reminds me of being a teen when my cycle was setting in. The worst part about that for me was how irregular my cycle was and how dismissive drs and even women around me were.

There's not enough research on cis periods, and there's not enough research into trans health, so most women will be told their symptoms are nothing.

I did a quick google, the first results said trans women experience pms like symptoms.

There is *zero* space reserved for trans women to talk about our periods. Most trans women keep quiet about our symptoms every month, opting to suffer in silence, because most people get very angry at us for even so much as mentioning that we get periods. Any time there is any kind of event to talk about trans people's periods and offer support for them, trans women are excluded.

Obviously trans women don't have periods the way we think of most periods, no uterine line shedding, no blood, and no cycle. But taking estrogen can lead to pms symptoms, and from the brief description I read reminds me of being a teen when my cycle was setting in. The worst part about that for me was how irregular my cycle was and how dismissive drs and even women around me were.

There's not enough research on cis periods, and there's not enough research into trans health, so most women will be told their symptoms are nothing.

There is *zero* space reserved for trans women to talk about our periods. Most trans women keep quiet about our symptoms every month, opting to suffer in silence, because most people get very angry at us for even so much as mentioning that we get periods. Any time there is any kind of event to talk about trans people's periods and offer support for them, trans women are excluded.

Obviously trans women don't have periods the way we think of most periods, no uterine line shedding, no blood, and no cycle. But taking estrogen can lead to pms symptoms, and from the brief description I read reminds me of being a teen when my cycle was setting in. The worst part about that for me was how irregular my cycle was and how dismissive drs and even women around me were.

There's not enough research on cis periods, and there's not enough research into trans health, so most women will be told their symptoms are nothing.

There is *zero* space reserved for trans women to talk about our periods. Most trans women keep quiet about our symptoms every month, opting to suffer in silence, because most people get very angry at us for even so much as mentioning that we get periods. Any time there is any kind of event to talk about trans people's periods and offer support for them, trans women are excluded.

Obviously trans women don't have periods the way we think of most periods, no uterine line shedding, no blood, and no cycle. But taking estrogen can lead to pms symptoms, and from the brief description I read reminds me of being a teen when my cycle was setting in. The worst part about that for me was how irregular my cycle was and how dismissive drs and even women around me were.

There's not enough research on cis periods, and there's not enough research into trans health, so most women will be told their symptoms are nothing.

The thing I think that bothers me with the conversation about transmasc vs transfems having more or less privilege is it just feels like it takes away from actual problems. We are ALL marginalised because we're trans, and I don't think it helps our community to single out transfems or transmascs unless someone is doing specific research.

Trans people, regardless of assigned sex or gender identity, have higher mortality rates. We have higher rates of mental health issues, suicide and self harm. Even in countries where we are legally protected we face discrimination at work, in relationships, and especially in healthcare.

Personally I see a lot more trans women "portrayed" in media, a lot of the time as the butt of the joke or played by a man, so when people think of trans people many will think of drag queens or men in wigs. The joke has always been on trans women, which is absolutely a specific way trans women have less privilege.

Trans men, especially people who are closeted or don't pass, are definitely underprivileged with reproductive health and healthcare in general just by being biologically female. Trans women who pass in medical situations will often get the same dismissive and misogynistic treatment as cis women.