The Emotional Toll of Being Transgender

we watched your video today on keffals' stream!

Ben Bird Person

Finally got around to watching. Thank you for sharing your feelings with us, Jessie. I can’t imagine how difficult these past few weeks, if not months, have been. Sending so much love and hugs.

I've put off watching this. I just tried, couldn't, I'm sorry. 😶 Hitting too close to home, even though I'm living in Europe. Around here the new admin has actually promised a new self determination law to guide transition, meaning of course the immediate effect so far has been TERFy 'discourse' has reached us now as well. I'm so, so tired. 😔 So I tried watching, of course I know all the talking points and what's happening in the US and UK, but seeing you there, seeing your expression, nearly broke me. I'm sorry.

Hannah F.

Thx, ❤️you!

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <#

Jessie Earl

Jessie, I’ve adored you for years for your smart & compassionate view of the world, not to mention your insightful reviews of my very favorite fandoms, which is how I discovered your vlog. A month ago our 27-year old son declared to us and our wider family that he’s transgender. (Switching pronouns now, this bit has been harder than expected for us though we’re 100% supportive - yikes) She’s an introverted person on the whole, but it wasn’t too surprising, and it feels like a good breakthrough for this incredibly amazing person we love. Thank goodness we live in a generally accepting community (yeah, gotta love our bubble but your story about shopping gave me serious chills tbh.) I want to thank you for preparing me so well through your perspective. My heart was already breaking for everything you discussed, but now bringing it home, it’s so much more. I could write all day, sry, but mainly I want you to know seriously what a huge difference you are making in the world, and at least to me. Finally, gotta just say, (and I know you know this so I’ll go ahead and be totally annoying like a mom, but I don’t care) please please please take care of yourself first. You have such a great deep heart, and the trauma around us is so very bad. Please don’t let it break you down. You are so beautiful and so appreciated, and your voice is so necessary. Keep up the fight, we’re with you out here. All the ❤️.

Thank You. Love, Erica

Erica Peterson

You're like an elbow in my ribs with a soft but sharp "Hey, come back, wake up."

Erica Peterson

I find that I've been locked up, blocked my flow of feeling and expression of my pain these last few weeks. Texas, Florida, Ukraine. Myself and my Life. And you help me to remember to open up, to feel, to feel it and let it go out of me. Several times in this video I reached out to shut it off, to promise to finish later, it was too much. Feels like together you and I made it through the sobs, the anguish, the wet face, snotty nose. I am better, I start to heal from the work that do, the sharing of you and what's in you. I was locked down, armored with Trans Dysphoria, TransGender denial and depression for decades, and those skills are still close at hand for me to reach for when I'm not conscious of what I'm feeling. It's so natural to shut it all down and withdraw from me, from the world and those times I need a reminder of how sweet it feels to open up and live, live loud, live free.

Erica Peterson

Thank You Jessie. You do a great service for me and for thousands.

Erica Peterson

this video is heartbreaking thank you for making it.

LillysHazelEyes

Alternate title: "It's the end of the world as we know it... Again." Thank you for putting your heart and soul into another profoundly resonant creation, Jessie. <3

If we could, know that those that watch you and empathically understand you, we would give you our strength to help to keep you going.