re: Mental health (-) Trans stuff
Like, I didn't Come Out as anything until it was Totally safe. And I don't mean Queer, I mean like, Being a Rush Fan. Queer was off the table entirely growing up, not because of specific phobias...
But because my whole social group were competitive Males, Any insecurity was fair game to be Poked with creative cruelties.
I was such a socially awkward, burdensome person, and everyone was Tolerating me being there, because I was a fat soft nerd.