Transgender Individuals: True Twin Spirits

With all the love and support some of our cisgender friends and family give us, one thing is still clear: they will never fully know what it feels like to walk the journey of self acceptance as a transgender or non binary person. Physically, mentally, and emotionally it asks things from us that most people never have to face. This doesn’t dismiss their own struggles or journeys, but it does mean we live a different kind of experience. One that asks us to rebuild ourselves while learning how to love ourselves at the same time.

As transgender individuals, support truly helps. It makes the road easier to walk. But even with all the support in the world, there are parts of this process that only we can feel. We didn’t just wake up one day and accept who we were. It took time, patience, honesty, fear, courage, and heart. It meant trusting our bodies while we were still shaping them into home. That is a type of strength most people never have to learn.

After a long journey of learning and unlearning, something becomes clear. Many trans and non binary people naturally carry both masculine and feminine energy. This doesn’t make us confused, it actually makes us balanced. In many cultures throughout history, this was seen as sacred. People who carried both energies were called twin spirits and were honored for their deeper connection to life. It wasn’t about labels. It was about energy and harmony.

Being trans or non binary can be a living symbol of that balance. A reminder that both energies can exist inside one person at equal value. Maybe the goal isn’t to choose one. Maybe the real peace comes from finding harmony between them.

And when someone becomes bothered or triggered by another person simply living their truth, it usually has nothing to do with that person at all. It acts like a mirror. It touches a part of them they haven’t made peace with yet. Because if someone’s happiness harms no one and it still upsets you, it means something inside you is asking to be seen.

Often that discomfort comes from unhealed pain, strict beliefs passed down over time, fear of being judged, or parts of themselves they have had to hide. That is why some people react with judgment, not because trans people are dangerous, but because authenticity reminds others of the pieces of themselves they have not faced.

Living as transgender or non binary isn’t just about identity. It’s about integrity. It’s about choosing to stay true to ourselves even when the world tells us not to. And that makes our existence not just valid, but meaningful.