If someone is autogynephilic isn& #39;t it best for them to confront that fact directly, work through the initial feelings of shame, and integrate that knowledge so that they emerge on the other side with increased self-awareness and acceptance of who they truly are? 1/

Isn& #39;t that ultimately the path that contains less pain and confusion? I see most AGP trans as unwilling to accept the best model for making sense of their motivations and in doing so they believe they are *literally* female and they experience pain when reminded of being male. 2/

Why not just accept that you were born with a quirky kind of male heterosexuality that makes you long to be a woman? It doesn& #39;t innately harm anyone else, and being honest about it makes you less likely to exhibit toxic behaviors. 3/

It took me a few months to work through the initial difficult feelings surrounding being autogynephilic, most of which were in the shame spectrum. But now, I& #39;ve accepted it, can have a sense of humor about it, and can avoid being uptight about being trans. 4/

I think that it& #39;s better to confront the truth about one& #39;s sexual orientation directly, rather than building a web of mollifying lies in an effort to avoid grappling with the difficult feelings initially experienced when presented with the concept of autogynephilia. 5/