Hexbear Gender Survey #2 - Science Edition. Remember to respond even if you are cis!
Please answer all questions in the form below. If you cannot load the site, it's because you do not have javascript enabled or something, try a stock browser. The goal is for this to be pinned until the end of the weekend. All responses are anonymized, IP is not logged, and all responses will be made public after the questionnaire is closed. Cis people aren't shown further questions beyond the first 2.
The crazy thing is that part of me always knew my whole life. But because there wasn't a word for it I just saw it as something to suppress and ignore.
As much as I didn't want to out myself as trans here, it's too late already, so so be it. Should've realized the questions were gated.
Other section for pronouns for people to enter in pronouns that aren't there. Same goes for the gender question.
The question asking if the site has an inclusive attitude towards trans/gender diverse people should have a field to explain our answer. And more answer other than binary yes/no. Same goes for recommending the site and for the site to be a good resource.
As said prior, 9 & 10 should be switched. Also there's a difference between realizing one is trans and when one's egg cracks. Mine had years of difference. I simply denied it.
That's more or less it off the top of my head. I have a migraine so there's a chance I'm missing something.
I think I'm trans, but I don't think I want to do anything about it. I've known for like 10 years, but I was in denial about it for quite a while. I don't have any dysphoria, though.
Same for me too. It had been slowly building up for awhile, but once I fully realized, I had to do something quick. I’m relatively old so I can’t afford to wait any longer. I ordered DIY right away and started injecting that magical girl juice weekly.
That was a hard one for me because the realization was so gradual and it took me years to fully integrate the belief that I was trans into my conscious mind even though it was sitting there
I think the latter part of this survey is just bad.
Asking "at what age did you begin transition?" before any other timeline questions puts the importance and emphasis on actions taken instead of starting with self acceptance. This feels like framing I'd see from people that are less knowledgeable of the trans experience as a whole, which I know isn't the case of the people who put this together.
The bigger issue is the follow up question, "after you realized you were trans/gender diverse, how long did it take for you to begin to act on it?" The entire self acceptance moment of realizing you were trans is an after thought to "how long did it take to do something about it?" At no point are we asked about the first big moment in someone's transition, only relative to what many people wrongly assume is the start of a transition.
The combination of these questions in this order and nothing about the beginning of the journey is really unfortunate. I filled out the survey up until that point, but didn't feel like continuing after that. I know there's only so much that can be asked, but I don't think the way this was formatted was an issue with not having enough room for questions or overloading a survey.
Asking "at what age did you begin transition?" before any other timeline questions puts the importance and emphasis on actions taken instead of starting with self acceptance. This feels like framing I'd see from people that are less knowledgeable of the trans experience as a whole, which I know isn't the case of the people who put this together.
imo beginning transition is a process, yeah. and it can be different per person. some people have a harder start and some people have a fuzzier start (and is why i put an age range). thing is someone wanted to see what people said to this question so i tried to phrase it as well as possible, i felt like the survey was kinda long already and alternatives to this question means writing like 3 or so extra questions i think
"Do you think Hexbear has an inclusive atmosphere towards transgender/gender diverse people?"
This one especially stood out to me, but I could see other Hexbears having their own issues with other questions. It's definitely mostly on the side of "Yes" for me, but y'know, I guess in a site with a lot of cis people, I shouldn't expect myself to not have at least a slight degree of hesitation with just a flat-out "Yes." I myself have a lot of skepticism with cis people, especially white cis people, so I think it's my paranoia really. My internalized transphobia makes it hard to believe in "true" trans inclusivity in a way.
It’s out of scope for this survey, but it would be interesting to see cis male responses to personal questions regarding gender, sexuality, self-worth related to gendered expectations, and a lot of other stuff. I think just asking the questions could be healthy for a lot of people, and then seeing the results could be healthy too, depending.
Would you recommend Hexbear to any of your transgender/gender diverse friends that do not visit Hexbear?
Is it a general question about hexbear or specifically in regards to the trans/gender diverse atmosphere? There are all kinds of reasons someone might not fit here e.g. being a lib/conservative, not being interested in fediverse, not being online etc.
After you realized you were trans, how long did it take for you to act on it?
Shouldn't there be an option for "not trans"? "Have not yet acted" isn't exactly the same thing. Unless you are trying to make a political point ala "not yet disabled"....?
Is it a general question about hexbear or specifically in regards to the trans/gender diverse atmosphere? There are all kinds of reasons someone might not fit here e.g. being a lib/conservative, not being interested in fediverse, not being online etc.
if you say no there are further questions to specify
Shouldn't there be an option for "not trans"? "Have not yet acted" isn't exactly the same thing. Unless you are trying to make a political point ala "not yet disabled"....?
good point, this was a question added by someone else and I had to interpret it. i'll add 'trans or gender diverse' to the question. cis people cannot see this question.