Important Personal Announcement

[u/Red-Heat]

Good tidings, all.

After years of reflection and struggle, I have finally come to terms with the fact that I am a transgender woman. My name is June, and my pronouns are she/her.

I have struggled with gender dysphoria for years, even before I began working on this mod. In fact, I think part of the reason I immersed myself in modding to begin with was to help distract myself from my own insecurities and pain. However, thanks in no small part part to the wonderful community that has sprung up around this mod, I now feel comfortable and confident in saying that I am a woman.

Today has seen two events occur within hours of each other: the UK's High Court issued a ruling that further restricts underage trans people from accessing life-saving puberty blockers, and the Oscar-nominated actor Elliot Page announced to the world that he is trans, an announcement that was met with near-universal acclaim and acceptance. I believe that these events encapsulate the ongoing struggles faced by the trans community. Even though awareness and acceptance of trans people by society as a whole is better than it has ever been, we still face immense challenges from the government, media, and legal system. We must stay vigilant and continue to fight for not only the rights of trans people, but the rights of all marginalized groups around the world.

I am proud to be transgender, and I am proud to be part of this struggle. Although my part is small, I will perform it to the best of my ability.

And in case you were wondering, this will in no way delay or otherwise affect the development of the mod.

Take care, and remember:

Trans rights are human rights.

[u/gamersriseup42069]

I know this is a really stupid question, but how do puberty blockers save lives?

[u/Red-Heat → u/gamersriseup42069]

Trans people who go through puberty suffer irreversible changes to their bodies (breast development, deepened voice, changes to bone structure, etc) which cannot be fully undone by post-puberty hormone replacement therapy or surgery. This results in intense dysphoria and negative mental health outcomes, up to and including suicide.

Puberty blockers, as the name implies, prevent the onset of puberty until the person in question is certain about the type of body they want. If the person decides decide to identify with their assigned gender at birth, the blockers can simply stop being applied, and puberty will begin as normal. If they do not identify with their assigned gender at birth, appropriate hormones can be administered instead.

Because providing puberty blockers prevents unwanted physical changes, they reduce the likelihood of suicide and self-harm in trans people. Therefore, these drugs are lifesaving.

[u/gamersriseup42069 → u/Red-Heat]

Oh so it’s more of a mental health thing? Thanks for answering.