A picture of colorful compression socks. A caption at the tops says “Compression socks”. A caption at the bottom says “When you are definitely cis but of a certain age”.
I don’t get it
Compression socks are an “old people thing” (not necessarily*, but the association is there). So older trans people can easily buy themselves colorful, thigh-high compression socks and don’t even need to explain why.
*Actually compression jobs are great for people working desk jobs, because they prevent legs/feet from swelling during long hours.
God damnit I did that too, can anyone explain why that’s a common thing?
I think it’s one of those small gender-affirming things that one can do.
What exactly are you talking about?
That trans people are often attracted to things which subtly affirm their gender, even when they may not be fully aware of it.
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