>>28947
Before "trans was mainstream" there was a general knowledge of their existence and the existence of the sex change operation. Trans people were called trasvestites, unless it was some shrink talking about them in which case they were called "transsexuals".
The only difference between then and now is that then trans people were seen as this weird ass fringe phenomena, but surprisingly so instead of being seen with disgust it was so weird it generated more fascination than anything. "Have you heard about these people cut off their dicks and live as the opposite sex? I think they're called transsexuals, yeah, the travesties. What a crazy world, right?" Was how the average Joe reacted to that information back in the pre woke era.
That doesn't mean they had it easier or could get a job because nobody wanted to have a freakshow in their workplace, but even with that the general attitude was one more of awe than disgust, unlike the gays who were heavily politicized and were a subject of heated discussion, much like trannies are now days.
You would know this if you weren't a zoomer with severe brainrot who can only speak with buzzwords. I'm don't give a fuck about trannies, they can do whatever they want as long as they stay away from children and keep it to themselves, but it makes me real mad to read ignorant zoomers speak as if the world was created the day they were born. You should follow the advice of that bitch in your pick.