I told my DH the other day I wish to identify and as a table. I was only half joking.

Transage identity is an inherent part of who we are, and isn't something that can be "fixed" by simply addressing underlying complexes or traumas.

So the trans age 6 year old girl (actually a woman of 30) in the post at 18.56 was born as a 6 year old and will remain so forever. Presumably this means that they were born weaned and toilet trained, went to school immediately and will never be able to hold down a job but won't be able to apply for unemployment benefit or claim a pension?

I'm guessing despite the "inherent" nature of trans age that it conveniently doesn't work like that.

Was it not, @NitroNine ?
Wow, i'm more surprised that it wasn't true, than i was, thinking it was true.
What a terrible and sad state of affairs it is, that it's become so easy to find stuff like that totally believable.

But what if a transwoman claimed their pension earlier than they would if they were a man ?

They've already had some cases of older transwomen who would have qualified for their pension at 65 (as men), but instead were entitled to it from 60, as a woman of their age would then have been.

Yes I suggested exactly the same thing a few weeks ago . There are already people “ identifying “ as disabled and claiming benefits in Europe .

to me it’s no more ridiculous than changing sex , but I suppose the claim would be there is no financial test. But what if a transwoman claimed their pension earlier than they would if they were a man ?

would there be any difference in car insurance ?

The politician would simply reply that trans-gender is a thing, but trans-age isn't.

Then what?

I know a Russian who had just got her British nationality before Putin invaded Ukraine.

She has changed her name, and has asked people not to let on she comes from Russia. She is British. That is where her loyalties are, and where her future is. She no longer identifies as Russian.

(Sad but understandable.)

Not exactly a cock-up. This saga went on for months before the trial, because permission to transfer it to adult courts was refused. There was a load of guff about Tubbs' immature mind, and not penalising him for not having been caught as a juvenile. It wasn't a bureaucratic mistake, but an ideological decision.

The prosecutor has changed his mind about all that now, after being made privy to recordings of Tubbs exulting that he was going to get away with it. A little bit late!
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10535513/Los-Angeles-DA-admits-transgender-child-molester-given-short-sentence.html

I identity as a size 8.
I am forced to buy clothes displaying a size 16 label. Totally outrageous.

Having read the article, it seems like a monumental cock up from the DA combined with badly thought out legislation. The case should have been transferred to an adult court, but because it was a juvenile court the sentence was limited as was the ability to order a transfer to an adult prison. The only mitigating factor is that this man was supposed to be kept in solitary for the duration. I don't know if that was the case.

Your luck is in @Blackbirdblue30 - well, if you can afford Australian school fees, anyway. The litter box thing was mercifully not true @EpicChaos - but you can understand how it snowballed.

I would like to identify as a the main character in a YA fantasy novel. I’m going to save the world, discover convenient magical powers that allow me to solve all problems and such like, and everyone will think I’m amazing.

Since we’re allowed to reinvent reality now.

What the actual fuck?? That is a level of insanity just so far beyond.

I'd like to identify as living in a world where Brexit didn't happen, we have a better government and properly funded NHS, please.

In January 2022: A 26-year old transgender woman who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl will be moved to a youth treatment center, despite prosecutor’s efforts to keep her in a Los Angeles County Jail. LA County prosecutors said Hannah Tubbs, who identifies as female, also would not have to register as a sex offender once she finishes her two-year sentence.

NY post covering an adult man being placed in juvenile detention

Nine months later he was charged with murder for an offence committed in 2019. This is who they placed with underage girls. He is a hardened offender, of exactly the type that underage male offenders should not be placed with. And he has been placed with girls.

Tubbs charged with murder

I've always thought my place of birth sounded quite silly so I'd like to change it to somewhere else.

Actually, even better I could change it to Belfast and get a European passport. Handy.

A 26 year old male who sexually assaulted a girl in a restuarant toilet got placed in a girls' penitentiary for under-18s in America.

He's since been charged with murder in a separate offence.

me too. I'm even too sloth to suggest it.

Wasn't there a school that was providing a litter tray for a pupil who identified as a cat?! :-/

I bet they didn't feed it whiskas at lunch time though!

Is trans species available? I would like to identify as a domestic cat. I would like to sleep on a cushion all day, have my food provided on a tray and every so often be patted and told I'm gorgeous. Bring it on!

Just to clarify I think doing ‘black face’ is equally as wrong as drag (just can’t understand why one is unacceptable ant the other is considered ‘brave’.

I sometimes wonder why any white person doing ‘black face’ is considered racist but a man doing drag is not considered anti women and instead attracts comments like ‘brave’. I honestly don’t get it.

I identify as fertile, but it doesn’t stop me having 10+ miscarriages… sadly will cannot triumph over nature!

"Myths about Transage Identity

With all the negative attention on the label "transage" and people identifying as transage lately, I thought it would be a good time to address common myths, misconceptions, and misinformation going around in one place.

Transage, as both a term and an identity, is not made by or for predators

In 2017, internet trolls coined the term "clovergender" as part of an (CWs: CSA mention, transphobia) [anti-gender-identity smear campaign](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/identifying-as-clovergender/), and that campaign also referenced "transage" and "agefluid". That smear campaign has done significant damage to the online reputation of both of those terms, but nevertheless, they were in use before that campaign, and it isn't at all reflective of the reality of our community. Most transage communities - including the Discord server I run - do not accept or endorse predatory behavior.

Transage is not a term made to discredit the LGBTQ+ community

While from the state of current social knowledge, age identity seems like a fantastical concept, I can assure you that we are real people, having real dysphoric experiences - not "black propaganda", or a "psyop". Looking at the long, rich history of this subreddit should be sufficient proof of that, but failing that - simply having an earnest conversation with any of us will thoroughly demonstrate this as well!

Transage people do not aim to change their chronological ages

This is impossible. All of us wish to be socially treated as our identified ages. Most of us wish to change our biological ages, though medical technology is not sufficiently advanced to make this possible as of yet. Some of us wish for legal recognition as well, such as being protected from sexualization in the same way chronological minors are, or being required to have parents/guardians taking care of us, but this is a much more debated topic with no particular consensus at the moment.

Transage people can't be "cured" by therapy

Transage identity is an inherent part of who we are, and isn't something that can be "fixed" by simply addressing underlying complexes or traumas. Furthermore, to many of us, an attempt to do so would qualify as conversion therapy, as despite the distress associated with them, many of us genuinely like our identities, and feel them to be reflective of our values and what we want in life.

Transage identity is not inherently sexual or a fetish

It's an emotional/identity experience that covers all aspects of life. While sexual ageplay does exist, and some transage people engage in it, this isn't an inherent aspect of the identity. Also, many transage people are asexual, or have traumas that make them functionally asexual, so this particular misconception can be very upsetting for them.

Transage isn't connected with transgender or part of the LGBTQ+ umbrella

While many of us who are also transgender feel that age dysphoria and gender dysphoria feel like extremely similar experiences (hence the name "transage" feeling incredibly apt), there is no direct connection or relation between these concepts, nor is there currently any generally recognized alliance between transage and transgender communities.

Transage identity is not a monolithic movement

It's an identity. While there is a common public perception that we're all bad, and this is untrue, it is also untrue that we're all good. People who identify as transage may have any traits or qualities that other members of the population do, including negative ones. Furthermore, there isn't any inherent consensus within the transage population on political opinions or other types of social stances. Knowing one transage person does not mean knowing all, or even most. As such, we should be treated as individuals - individuals who happen to share a common identity, but wholly individuals nonetheless.

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Thank you for reading this, and if you're coming here from other quarters of the internet - hi! I hope this helps clear up any concerns you might have, and that my words might help you become more accepting of our existence. 💖"