I feel it's a good time to tell my story here. I lost my best friend to transgenderism, specifically nonbinary. Let's call her B.
I called B my "mini-me." She was two or three youngers than me, but she liked all the same things I did- the same animes, the same vidya, all that. She was a tomboy through and through despite liking stereotypically feminine things every now and then- who doesn't? Thing is, B came from a broken, divorced home with a father that cares more about his new wife than his daughter and a mother who is a drunkard Jehovah's Witness... you can start to see the problem. She doesn't know how to wash her hair, leaves trash everywhere, is completely fine with ants living in her cereal. I don't fault B for any of this. Her family is shit.
Two years ago, B was a "perfectly normal" girl who used Tumblr for art and Discord for talking with her friends, me included. She began to go by she/they pronouns for a while, then went to exclusively they/them. I was fine with that! She was my best friend, and I was going to support her through whatever I could. I got busy with my school and we fell out of contact... and then I checked back up with her two or so months ago to find out she doesn't even go by they/them anymore. She exclusively uses "neopronouns." She's a self-described "lesbian, aro-spec & asexual polyamorous bigender" who goes by xe/xem, lea/leafs, sol/sun, and way more.
B also claims to be a DID system (here's a
thread ridiculing systems for those who are unaware of what they are). Instead of just having several nicknames she wants to be referred to, she claims that every single nickname is a different sentience living in her head. I know for a fact that, despite her homelife being shit, she never suffered trauma that would warrant DID forming as a coping mechanism/protective measure. I put up with the neopronouns, but her faking DID was what made me cut her off altogether.
B, if you ever find this thread and this post, I'm so, so disappointed in you. You were such a bright young girl with brilliant artistic abilities. You don't have to live this type of life just to fit in and be accepted in Discord/Tumblr groups. You're not even 18 yet. You
don't have to live this life.