Hi, and welcome to another episode of the Trans 101 series today. We are going to be talking about the concept of Stealth
This is a very simple topic, and I wanted to make a video about it because I think it's important that we
understand the meaning of this word and the implications that it has and maybe the problematic nature that it might have for some people. So
the concept of Stealth basically means that a trans person who transitions and
goes on Hormones or surgery or whatever goes through life seamlessly in the world without anybody knowing that they're trans or
They don't tell anybody that they're trans ever. So basically being stealth means that you don't tell people at your trans and people don't know
That you are trans now. This is a lot
This is great for a lot of people some people really want that
They don't want to be associated with being trans and they just want people to see them as male and not as a trans person
Which is fantastic for them, but using the word stealth kind of, kind of means you like you like undercover. You're like,
you're like doing something without being caught and
It kind of makes it seem like you're not actually male
And you're just passing as male now this concept of passing and why that's problematic
I talked about in a previous video
So please take a look at that. So basically the concept of stealth and being stealth is a big option for a lot of people
So it's basically I can find walking through the through life now and I don't tell anybody that I'm trans. I'm basically in stealth
And some people don't want to tell other people that they're trans for the reasons that I said they don't want to be associated being
Trans
but also because when people know that you're trans they sometimes ask you really inappropriate questions, or
they they do things and they treat you differently and that's something that a lot of people would like to avoid so in order to
Avoid that they just don't tell anybody that they're trans now
You don't have to be stealth in every aspect of your life
There are some people who are stealth in only certain, certain places
So I have a friend who is out everywhere all of his friends know everyone knows except for one aspect of his life
So it could be like a partner's family
It could be a type of sport that you do where you don't tell people that you're trans
So he is basically stealth in those aspects of I am not stealth. I am on YouTube.
I do these videos.
I am out to everyone at work everything that I do I'm out people know I'm trans
And I'm fine with that, and I love it. It's cool
I don't mind people knowing and get to educate people people get to learn so I that it's really great
But there was a time where I was stealth in one aspect of my life, and that was my ex-partners family
I didn't want them to know at all that I was trans and I was able to be stealth for a very long time and
to me it didn't mean that I was hiding or or
or
Misleading anybody. It's not like that at all, but I did feel like I was hiding a part of myself that I truly appreciate and
I'm empowered by and I really bring out in all aspects of my life, so it was a little bit hard
But I wanted to be stealth for one aspect of my life
So the people who are stealth and aren't telling people at the trans are not hiding anything all right?
That's just how I felt inside
I felt like I was hiding a true part of myself that I loved to bring out because I am
Out in every aspect of my life
So I did feel like I was hiding but for most people who are stealth in all aspects of their life
they don't feel like they are hiding anything because there's nothing to hide they don't identify with the word trans it just
It's a "I'm trans and I transitioned and I'm male" and and some people don't identify as trans and they just "I am
Male." and that's all that people need to know they don't need to know my trans history
Because it doesn't matter what the person that I am today and just as a random note
I have seen some people actually struggle with being stealth and with keeping their trans slash Queer identity
Where some people really want to be stealth and really want people to not know that their trans
But they still want to fight for trans rights now
You have to kind of find a place. Where you know
you can do that and not be outed because if you don't want people to know that you're trans
But you want to be a trans ally
There are people like that, and I know people like that
There are people who go to trans conferences, and they go as Cis allies even though that they're not Cis just stealth
they just literally don't want people knowing so one last aspect it. First of all never out a trans person
Period. But if you are trans, and you know someone else is trans don't out them to someone else
Especially if they're stealth I know some people who are trans who are stealth. don't identify with the word trans
Don't tell anybody that they're trans
But just because I know that they're trans doesn't mean I'm going to go tell other people all right
Especially other trans people. I know did you know that person to actually trans?
I know that you thought they were cis woo surprised like no, that's that's not it
And you know why because if that person wanted other people to know that they were trans would tell other people. So it's almost like
We don't like when cis people out us so, we also don't like it when trans people out us. Period. Especially if your stealth, but yeah,
So that's what I want to make for this video for this little
topic and if you have any questions, let me know in the comments
But really this is just like just more like was the definition of steath
But I want to make a whole video about it just to talk a little bit about
Some of the problematic things that could be associated with being stealth and how some people
Stealth shame where they say that you need to be out as a trans person because we need to
You know talk about the history that we've had and make sure that we are out and that we're proud
now if some people want to be stealth and like lay low and not tell anybody that the trans that's go ahead, but
There's two sides of the spectrum right some people need you to be out some people need you to be stealth so we can't win
in any aspect, but basically let's just all live together and now you know what the word stealth means and what it implies
So thank you so much for joining me, and I will see you later. Bye