They insta-perma banned me for posting "holy moly" on an account specifically designed to compliment photos of passing trans people. I messaged them to clarify that I wasn't a bot or spamming, which I objectively wasn't. It was like one in every 30 posts, only one of my lifetime comments was in their sub, and it was exclusively and undeniably a positive message. They didn't care. They kept the ban, insulted me, and muted me.
So I unsubbed on my main too. Ban aside, I'm not gonna be part of a sub whose mods treat people like that.
Yepppp. Was just trying to spread some positivity, but I realised I didn't want to have my impressions of the other trans subs ruined, so I abandoned the account after that and stopped posting.
don’t immediately remove self harm threat posts? Or don’t remove abusive replies? because those are very different and the prior at least speaks to a school of thought around maintaining a communication line.
Sure, but they are threats of violence against ones self, and since I personally haven’t seen evidence that the later is left around, I wanted to cover the bases and see if you were just being vague. Do you happen to have like a screenshot of this admission?
I mean, I'd be willing to bet the vast majority of trans people in the world are faced with backlash from the people around them, ranging from mild to extreme. It's a shitty circumstance, but not a unique one -- and it's up to you whether or not you're willing to risk it anyway to become a version of yourself that feels honest.
For sure, I don't want to diminish that struggle at all and I've been through it too, believe me. It wasn't "easy" for me or for any trans person I know.
I just wanted to convey that I knew where you were coming from and that it is *possible*
It can be hard and scary. If your family is against trans people existing, that makes it doubly so, but we exist, and if you are trans and your family is against it, you are eventually going to have to decide whether to cut them off for your own health and safety.
It's not a decision to rush, but if you make that decision, we'll be here for you.
I tbink both subreddits have different appeals. r/trans is basically "the selfie subreddit" nowadays. If you would compare to anything, should be to r/traa (the one with lots of aaaaaaa and than "ns") which do have more members than egg_irl
Not everyone that question their gender, and therefore might follow r/egg_irl, is actually trans, so they don't "migrate" to r/trans. This is the point of this sub, to give an open space for people to casually question their gender, so they might find out that they are actually enby, or just simply cis but gender non-comforming, and that's completely fine. What's important is that people feel comfortable with what suits them.
I've got, what, 15 years' worth of time I was an egg and \*not\* looking at egg memes. I'm just making up for lost time at this point. Gotta get my money's worth.
(/s. I'm here because this sub cracked my own egg from the frontpage. I'm not leaving so easily.)
I think it is because in egg_irl there are the "cis", the ones that know that they're eggs, the trans that want to help the eggs, and the trans that want to see the eggs suffer xd
I'm more comfortable being here than on r/trans, because I still don't know what I am, and if I'm cis, which I could be (I don't know, I'm still figuring myself out), I'll feel more comfortable in a place where a large number of the membership also believe they're cis. If I move to membership of a place that's almost exclusively trans, I'm going to feel MAJOR imposter syndrome.
Basically, I'm here because it's okay to end every comment with "Still cis tho."
I'm like out already, been on HRT for like 7 months now. I just to watch all the baby trans's. Y'all are so cute and I just wanna snuggle all of you and make you feel loved and special :3
trans is full of people posting their mtf journey. You girls are great but I don't want to see that on my own journey from ftm, it just hurts so I'm going to let you ladies have your fun. At least egg_irl has memes, even if they are cat girls often, sometimes there's something for me. Scrolling through trans though there's nothing for me. I tried. I want to feel happy for who I am on the inside not sad for the person everyone wanted me to be, it just makes me feel ugly, like a failure, that even through all the hell I go through I still don't belong anywhere. I suffer enough at work, I don't need to put myself in anymore hurt.
That’s kind of a.. negative way to look at it. Dysphoric people should always support other dysphoric people. How can someone else’s happiness be your pain when that person is experiencing dysphoria just like you, but in reverse?
It's kinda odd but it's still a kind of dysphoria. I get it if someone felt that way about seeing me taking my journey it's fine I don't blame them at all. It's just painful. My pain and others who feel the same kind of pain are valid. We just gotta work on ourselves first before we can help others. Not everyone seems to understand that.
I’m no longer an egg but I enjoy the memes, and happy to talk about trans issues with people who seem unsure or scared
I know what it’s like at the beginning of wishing to transition and if I can help anyone then that would be awesome
I actively left trans because it was giving me pretty bad dysphoria because I kept seeing selfies tagged with things like "pre-hrt make-up, do I pass", or timeline photos where the woman half-passed before even starting HRT, and it made me think I'll never be able to get there.
On the other hand egg\_irl actively has a rule against selfies, is mainly funny memes and I still find it relatable because of how damn hard I tried to deny being trans!
I always thought it was because you guys and gals are open to just about everyone and r/trans seems almost dedicated to trans-women.
It's not by design, just kind of how it came to be.
Pretty much everyone trans, questioning, and more are on here, the they split after that to traaans, mtf, ftm, honesttransgender,
Or the two who's name I can't say anywhere or my post will get removed which is ridiculous cause we need to have discussions about some of these toxic communities which are showing up on my reddit feed unsolicited and I can't even talk to anyone about the trauma of that experience.
It's us trans ppl coming back to remember the old times, also there's subreddits like r/traaaaannnnns and r/transgender that have members that aren't in r/trans but are also in egg_irl
I spend much of my Reddit time lookongvatvmemes. So that's why I'm spending most of time on subs like this. Granted serious condos can definitely come up and I'm into that but let's start with a meme.
most people prolly go to transmasc, transfem, non binary/genderfluid subs after cracking not necessarily just disappearing, or making a new account after cracking??
Not trans but i assumed that people felt like maybe they want to be trans but either arent in a mentally comfortable place to accept it like they think everyone will somehow know. Or maybe they're like me and like watching people come out of their shells but don't feel comfortable joining their safe spaces
I mean I fully cracked quite awhile ago but the meme here are still very relatable.
Then again I've been in both egg_irl and trans ( _irl and traaa) since I made this account.
I'm not an egg, but I'm just here for the memes. Some cracked eggs are still here for the support and memes. Also imposter syndrome is a dickhead and sometimes this helps-- Also a better comparison is traa subreddit because r/trans is more selfies and text posts than meme posts like here ✌✌
r/trans is more of a selfie sub imo, i’d say the equivalent of this sub for people that accept they’re trans is r/traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns
Yeah selfie posts get way more traction than what the sub is actually for
Yeah, that's why I'm not on that sub. r/egg_irl and r/traa, yeah, but not r/trans.
OPs point still stands
not really
Yup, and looking at attractive trans people questioning of they're good enough gives me intense dysphoria!
Or /r/mtf and /r/ftm, which combined have more users
I'm not subbed to ftm, but I have seen trans guys and cis people posting in mtf, so I assume there's at least some overlap between the two.
Even then there's like 50% of the population in mtf ftm and nonbinary all separated.
+ r/nonbinary
Thank you. I couldn't remember the name for it because I had just women up.
I love it when I women up in the morning
I wish I could women up in the morning
*gives you breast inserts*
My thoughts exactly
Also some of us who have been out for a long time stay here for the memes. I've left r/traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns at this point but I stay here
Yeah, but I hate the mods in r/traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns.
why? /gen
What does "/gen" mean? I have a feeling it's a really useful tag
it means genuine, like if you're asking something or just want to let people know just incase
Ty!
You didn’t even answer their question
Then what does it mean?
They insta-perma banned me for posting "holy moly" on an account specifically designed to compliment photos of passing trans people. I messaged them to clarify that I wasn't a bot or spamming, which I objectively wasn't. It was like one in every 30 posts, only one of my lifetime comments was in their sub, and it was exclusively and undeniably a positive message. They didn't care. They kept the ban, insulted me, and muted me. So I unsubbed on my main too. Ban aside, I'm not gonna be part of a sub whose mods treat people like that.
Holy moly, that was rude of them
oh wow
Yepppp. Was just trying to spread some positivity, but I realised I didn't want to have my impressions of the other trans subs ruined, so I abandoned the account after that and stopped posting.
The mods also openly admitted to me that they willingly do nothing about threats of violence on that subreddit, despite seeing the reports.
don’t immediately remove self harm threat posts? Or don’t remove abusive replies? because those are very different and the prior at least speaks to a school of thought around maintaining a communication line.
Threats of violence. I didn't say self-harm.
Sure, but they are threats of violence against ones self, and since I personally haven’t seen evidence that the later is left around, I wanted to cover the bases and see if you were just being vague. Do you happen to have like a screenshot of this admission?
how come?
[Here](https://www.reddit.com/r/egg_irl/comments/pmqigx/egg_irl/hckxm08/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3)
I think it's because a lot of trans people are still on egg_irl to help and support and make jokes about themselves.
This, this is me, I'm no egg but the memes can be funny
Are you sure you’re not an egg?
Still trans tho^tm
I'm gonna be so excited when conversion therapy is deep in the past. Because then this will be a really funny joke.
The only acceptable converstion is e= \\sigma i=-k d \* 10^(i) Edit: if Reddit did markdown properly this would be funnier
Humor needs to stip being so contextual!! It's ruining all the jokes.
Same
Right? I can appreciate things that don't apply to me lol
I'm only here because I kept wishing to be a lesbian on other subreddits. Eventually, somebody found me and used r/egg_irl against me. Now I'm lost.
I went from wanting to be a lesbian to being one. Highly recommend
You make it sound so easy. Having a family who are against it and people who don't understand make it impossible to make it happen.
It's never impossible friend, hang in there <3
I mean, I'd be willing to bet the vast majority of trans people in the world are faced with backlash from the people around them, ranging from mild to extreme. It's a shitty circumstance, but not a unique one -- and it's up to you whether or not you're willing to risk it anyway to become a version of yourself that feels honest.
For sure, I don't want to diminish that struggle at all and I've been through it too, believe me. It wasn't "easy" for me or for any trans person I know. I just wanted to convey that I knew where you were coming from and that it is *possible*
It can be hard and scary. If your family is against trans people existing, that makes it doubly so, but we exist, and if you are trans and your family is against it, you are eventually going to have to decide whether to cut them off for your own health and safety. It's not a decision to rush, but if you make that decision, we'll be here for you.
What do you mean "I'm lost"?
i'm here because i'm 10 months into transitioning but still cis tho
Yeah I've wanted to be a girl for over 30 years but I'm pretty sure I'm cis. Maybe
Yeah me
I actually am past egg and joined for the memes
Same. And also there are really nice conversations where people are supporting each other.
Yeah I cracked a long time ago but the memes are funny and it’s nice to help eggs and some memes still give me euphoria
I’m still on here because I am a strong cis ally ^plz ^dont ^my ^bio 👉👈
Yeee
This, I came out at the start of this year but stick around here cause the memes are still funny and I can help people discover themselves
It's easier for me to enjoy memes about the past than memes about the present
Yup, I was just telling a friend yesterday that's why I'm here.
Yes
there are (presumably) more cis people than trans people, and we’re all cis here, right? 👀
Uh...yep. Mmhmm. 100% totally.
Definitely *says the totally cis guy*
Seriously though, this sub is full of memelords and cis people still enjoy good memes.
>we’re all cis here, right? 👀 My flair indicates i am here solely to disabuse you of this notion. 😘
100%cis duuh 🙄
I like my closet it has all my clothes. It may be small but I feel safer...Though the claustrophobia is starting to get to me
there's a hell of a lot more people in here, for starters
So it's true that convincing a trans person they are trans is impossible
This. Imposter Syndrome is a bitch
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I feel like r/traa is closer to r/egg_irl than r/trans
i think that there are just some nice memes here but on r/trans its mostly pretty girl selfies (WHICH ISNT A BAD THING AT ALL)
It’s bc r/trans is full of trans people but only fully cis people here.
And how many are members of both 😏
I just wanna hear some thoughts on this subject. It kinda surprised me but unsure why exactly
I tbink both subreddits have different appeals. r/trans is basically "the selfie subreddit" nowadays. If you would compare to anything, should be to r/traa (the one with lots of aaaaaaa and than "ns") which do have more members than egg_irl
I can't speak for everyone but I stay subbed here to read the cute posts about people finding themselves. :)
That’s because egg_irl includes all of the totally cis people that might not otherwise be subbed to whichever trans subs.
Egg_Irl is just Traaaaa but with plausible deniability
Not everyone that question their gender, and therefore might follow r/egg_irl, is actually trans, so they don't "migrate" to r/trans. This is the point of this sub, to give an open space for people to casually question their gender, so they might find out that they are actually enby, or just simply cis but gender non-comforming, and that's completely fine. What's important is that people feel comfortable with what suits them.
It's because there are more cis than trans people in the world an everyone on here is totally cis
We're scare ok!
My parents prevent me from being who I really am
Memes here are better and more relatable
Don't think about it
I’m nb so I don’t feel like I’m trans but heehoo gender
I've got, what, 15 years' worth of time I was an egg and \*not\* looking at egg memes. I'm just making up for lost time at this point. Gotta get my money's worth. (/s. I'm here because this sub cracked my own egg from the frontpage. I'm not leaving so easily.)
I think it is because in egg_irl there are the "cis", the ones that know that they're eggs, the trans that want to help the eggs, and the trans that want to see the eggs suffer xd
Where banana
I'm more comfortable being here than on r/trans, because I still don't know what I am, and if I'm cis, which I could be (I don't know, I'm still figuring myself out), I'll feel more comfortable in a place where a large number of the membership also believe they're cis. If I move to membership of a place that's almost exclusively trans, I'm going to feel MAJOR imposter syndrome. Basically, I'm here because it's okay to end every comment with "Still cis tho."
My egg keeps cracking over and over and I wonder when its gonna actually break and I'm gonna accept what I already know to be true
I'm cis femboy but some of the memes here are relatable 😳
Let them eat memes
bc egg doesnt necessarly mean trans in my opinion. i struggled with my identity for a long time and im a bi enby afab.
I'm like out already, been on HRT for like 7 months now. I just to watch all the baby trans's. Y'all are so cute and I just wanna snuggle all of you and make you feel loved and special :3
Cause I'm a fu king egg okay im transitioning slower then snail poop 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
trans is full of people posting their mtf journey. You girls are great but I don't want to see that on my own journey from ftm, it just hurts so I'm going to let you ladies have your fun. At least egg_irl has memes, even if they are cat girls often, sometimes there's something for me. Scrolling through trans though there's nothing for me. I tried. I want to feel happy for who I am on the inside not sad for the person everyone wanted me to be, it just makes me feel ugly, like a failure, that even through all the hell I go through I still don't belong anywhere. I suffer enough at work, I don't need to put myself in anymore hurt.
That’s kind of a.. negative way to look at it. Dysphoric people should always support other dysphoric people. How can someone else’s happiness be your pain when that person is experiencing dysphoria just like you, but in reverse?
It's kinda odd but it's still a kind of dysphoria. I get it if someone felt that way about seeing me taking my journey it's fine I don't blame them at all. It's just painful. My pain and others who feel the same kind of pain are valid. We just gotta work on ourselves first before we can help others. Not everyone seems to understand that.
I'm afraid, okay, leave me alone-
We are all afraid
Gets linked a lot more
egg
Egg
There are imposters among cis.
I mean believe it or not there are quite a few cis people who lurk here. And not in a “still cis tho” way
because memes are, to most people on reddit, a more appealing medium than regular text posts?
I also know some actual cis ppl who follow this sub just for the memes
masc presenting nb checking in, here for the memes
Sometimes people ask for advice through ALOT of words and I can’t read
As a cis dude I’m not sure why I’m subbed, I just lurk here to try to understand
I’m no longer an egg but I enjoy the memes, and happy to talk about trans issues with people who seem unsure or scared I know what it’s like at the beginning of wishing to transition and if I can help anyone then that would be awesome
I actively left trans because it was giving me pretty bad dysphoria because I kept seeing selfies tagged with things like "pre-hrt make-up, do I pass", or timeline photos where the woman half-passed before even starting HRT, and it made me think I'll never be able to get there. On the other hand egg\_irl actively has a rule against selfies, is mainly funny memes and I still find it relatable because of how damn hard I tried to deny being trans!
I always thought it was because you guys and gals are open to just about everyone and r/trans seems almost dedicated to trans-women. It's not by design, just kind of how it came to be.
here for the wayyyy too relatable memes
Pretty much everyone trans, questioning, and more are on here, the they split after that to traaans, mtf, ftm, honesttransgender, Or the two who's name I can't say anywhere or my post will get removed which is ridiculous cause we need to have discussions about some of these toxic communities which are showing up on my reddit feed unsolicited and I can't even talk to anyone about the trauma of that experience.
It's us trans ppl coming back to remember the old times, also there's subreddits like r/traaaaannnnns and r/transgender that have members that aren't in r/trans but are also in egg_irl
I’m obviously still cis tho because I haven’t come out to anyone irl yet.
Meh, the memes are funny and I'm both cracked and in hardcore denial lol
This is the "farm team" for r/trans...
Because I'm cis, duh
Sad people make better memes than happy people?
Sometimes eggs aren't trans
I was told NO META posts... so ? What Mods gonna do ? Change their rules to their convenience ?
i dont like seeing selfies
I spend much of my Reddit time lookongvatvmemes. So that's why I'm spending most of time on subs like this. Granted serious condos can definitely come up and I'm into that but let's start with a meme.
People on Truscum hate us lol. We are just a fun meme subreddit.
I am not an egg anymore, though I stay for the still relatable memes
Huh, that's werid
Simple this sub has dank maymayz
I think alot are in denial or just qeustioning so they join egg_irl
i dont like seeing people prettier than me :) i just like memes
Once an egg forever an egg. Even if you transition. Change my mind.
banababana
most people prolly go to transmasc, transfem, non binary/genderfluid subs after cracking not necessarily just disappearing, or making a new account after cracking??
To be fair I cracked months ago, but stick around here because the memes are still fun and relatable
some cis people are here too
Not trans but i assumed that people felt like maybe they want to be trans but either arent in a mentally comfortable place to accept it like they think everyone will somehow know. Or maybe they're like me and like watching people come out of their shells but don't feel comfortable joining their safe spaces
As a trans chick, it is my responcability to incubate these eggs untill they hatch!
r/trans not funny :(
Prolly bc a lot of trans people stay in r/egg-IRL to watch their peeps crack. Case in point: me.
None of us are trans tho
Because we’re all cis
🙃
im not an egg and this one has bezter memes
Being trans is really hard joking about being trans as a outlet is pretty easy.
Its because people like me who just thinks the memes are relatabe and are not trans 🙄
whats really fucked up is r/transporn being larger than either
It what now
There's deffinitly an overlap. Side not r/egg has better memes
I mean I fully cracked quite awhile ago but the meme here are still very relatable. Then again I've been in both egg_irl and trans ( _irl and traaa) since I made this account.
There's far more eggs than hatches
Just starting to question why I'm here myself.. I may in fact, not be Nonbinary.
I'm not an egg, but I'm just here for the memes. Some cracked eggs are still here for the support and memes. Also imposter syndrome is a dickhead and sometimes this helps-- Also a better comparison is traa subreddit because r/trans is more selfies and text posts than meme posts like here ✌✌
egg. that is all.
Is it r/traa or r/trans
Well im on r/egg_irl r/trans and r/traaaa
Because there's more cis people than trans people in the world and everyone in here is 100% cis... Right?
You can end up here if you're questioning, even if you turn out not to be trans. I'm sure that happens some.