Those who are not able to
experience first hand what it is to be transgender can not understand
the gravity of the error being made when they say that a transgender
woman "was a guy". For most if not all, transition was just a changing
of the outer packaging. The "guy" everyone saw was just an actor in a
theatre of their own life.
Does the media distort just what being trans is all about? For the most part, sadly yes, although it's getting better (I do work in the media so perhaps I am a bit biased). Christen says a lot in, The Stereotyping of Transgender Women Continues, a relatively short post, which includes a video.
This really hit home with what I'm going through.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment, Maddie. I noticed your blog and it's listed here.
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