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It's definitely hard to miss all the people where I live pulling out of driveways in dresses and people taking pictures across all the public areas, it really lets you know it's prom time.

What's your experience with prom (or multiple proms if you went to others too)? How did everyone look? How was it celebrated? Was it good?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It's alright, we understand, and I can actually relate to that. I wasn't very liked, so I ended up choosing my older brother (who himself is trans, female to male) as my prom companion since nobody in my class would go. I was happy at the idea of it being special for him, but we only got heckled because we were siblings (complicated by the fact I was a year older than the norm, being 18 instead of 17, which would've removed a negative connotation of going with an older brother over the age of 18 but would've made me a year older numerically than most prom-goers) combined with his status as someone who is trans. What was supposed to be fun ended up being cut short and we went home.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I bet it was still important as a gesture of solidarity, and it's also valid to go home if it's not worthwhile. Supportive people really inspire hope in me, and I think it's that way for a lot of other trans people, too :)