Futurama meme. Bender is staring at a door with lots of signs on it. The signs say:

* Hating going to the hairdressers.
* Wishing to be a different gender to my AGAB.
* Hating clothes shopping.
* Struggling with body & facial hair, body shape, height, voice etc.
* UWU.
* Hating public toilets.
* Preferring playing characters in games whose gender did not match my AGAB.

Bender is labelled as "my younger self" & says: "I choose to not understand these signs". The last two words ("these signs") are coloured in the light blue, pink & white of the trans pride flag.
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Aside from the obvious dysphoria related to hair length and gender perceptions (if you're a transfem egg, being expected to have your hair cut short, or if transmasc, being expected to keep it long), going to the hairdressers/barbers is an intensely gendered experience overall. Being perceived as a man results in wildly different treatment compared to being perceived as a woman in that environment, both in how your hair/head are physically treated/handled and in the social aspect of expected small talk/chatter. Many eggs and closeted trans folks find it an unbearable experience as a result.

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