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Taylor, thank you for making this game.

I went through a similar traumatic moment with a therapist earlier this year-- I went in as part of a bureaucratic process to get a surgery that was already pre-approved by the gender clinic doctor.

This therapist (that i didn't even have to see in the first place, but was forced to anyways) said all the same things that this game has, almost word for word. I tried to answer her questions honestly, and even asked some questions back, and she only got more hostile and paternalistic. I left the session horribly upset, angry, and shaken.

In the end she was powerless to stop me from getting my surgery, and she'll be powerless to stop me from getting HRT. I'm glad your game ends in a similar vein. It's cathartic to experience this again in my own terms. <3

Taylor McCue210 days ago(+2)

Hi Future Ruins,

Honestly I’m not surprised that there are still therapists slinking around and doing stuff similar to “saving you from yourself” but I am disappointed to see that they’re still doing it. Nothing has changed in some ways.

For all of the progress we’ve supposedly had for trans people I’ve never seen gatekeeping therapists actually be held accountable for their behaviors.

Despite the lack of change in that sort of shitty behavior it makes me really happy to hear that at least one thing that has changed is you’ve basically been able to tell them to fuck off and still be able to access all the medical care you need.

You went through so much and it makes me really happy to hear you overcame it. I hope stuff continues to go well for you.

Thank you for writing.

P.S. Please excuse any awkwardness, I am really tired as I write this.

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