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Transphobia isn't just directly saying you hate trans people.
Transphobia is knowing their pronouns and choosen name and not even trying to respect those because you've "always known them as the other gender".
Transphobia is saying "trans woman" and "trans man" instead of just "woman" and "man", as you do for cisgender, when that information is completely irrelevant.
Transphobia is refusing to accept that if a teenager is responsible enough to decide which course they'll be taking, which will have an impact in their future work life, they are responsible enough to know what they want to be called.
Transphobia is relying on the statistics that show that neurodivergent people are more likely to be trans in order to "get a point across" and tell the world how it is all in their head.
Have you ever heard about gender disphoria, sweetie? Do you even know what gender is?
Not saying you hate a community directly doesn't make you less prejudiced than someone who does if you do these things. And being part of a community doesn't mean you can't be prejudiced towards that same community.
From a non-binary who doesn't exactly identify as trans, but who is aware of all your struggles, I wish all of you the best.
And no one, no one in the LGBTQ+ community will ever have the right to exclude you from it.
Be proud.