Transgentlemen's Club Volume 1: Issue 4 | Page 38

“ I k no wt hatt hi si snot t hec as ef oral l t r ans pe opl e , butI amr e al l y pr oudof myt r ans s t at us . ” bunk ode dt e nkwene hi t !I s s sa k c i ndk a e r ea opl rpe nde e g ns a r tt ha ht t hemy t . c t e , k a we d, e t c fli on c , e l i g a r f , e t a c i l de ( t houg hI dounde r s t a ndt het r a nsf ol kwhof e e l di ffe r e n t l yt ot hi s ) , buti tf e e l si mpor t a n tt omet ofig h tf ort he r i g h tt obea c c e p t e da sat r a nsma n. Ands pe a k i ngof di f f e r e nc e sof opi ni onwi t hi nt het r a nsc ommuni t y , I woul d e a l s ol i k et ohe l pt odi s pe l t hi si de at ha tt r a nspe opl ea r ea l l nc e udi hea ouhopet tdoy Wha W: E t hes a me . Re c e n ts oc i a l c omme n t a t or ss uc ha sGe r ma i ne ? y a ourpl omy r yf wa sa e k a t Gr e e ra ndt hej our na l i s tBr e nda nO’ Ne i l l ha v ema de y wa s we e pi ngg e ne r a l i s aonsi nt he i rc r ic i s mof t he‘ t r a ns omea oc et nc e udi hea tt n wa I KR: sa c ra ommuni t y , ’ whi c hi sa sr i di c ul ousa sma k i ngag e ne r a l i s a nde e boutg nga i nk hi yt a hepl omt r f ona boutt he‘ ma l ec ommuni t y , ’ f ore x a mpl e . I tha s t n’ e v yha he t f i m, he tt n wa I . e whol y be e nv e r yi mpor t a n tt omea ndt heot he rpe r f or me r st o he tt ha et ol her sont oque t , e or f be l ooki n t oours i mi l a r ie sa sme ni nt hes ho w, r a t he rt ha n nd a , r e v e t n…wha wome n, sme ya a pl he di ot sng ui s hi ngbe t we e nme( t het r a nspe r f or me r ) a nd yt t i l bi i pons s e hr t twi ha odot wt ho rI t he m( t hec i spe r f or me r s ) . Andl a s t , butnotl e a s t , t he r e de or l l a d…t l hewor t tof n me r be e ha sde fini t e l ybe e nmor eme di af oc usont r a nswome ni n w! no k r e c e n ty e a r s . I k no wt ha tal otof t r a nsme nf e e l i n v i s i bl e r i e t a nc ompa r i s on. Ourhopei st ha ts ho wsl i k et hi sonewi l l he angt e r nkc hi out ydoy Wh W: E s i ) s boos tt hev i s i bi l i t yof t r a nsme ns ot ha tourt r a nsma s c u( or t c nsa a r ndt ta n e t on nsc a r ht t wi l i nev oi c e sa r ehe a r dt oo. ? e opl nspe a r ort tf n a fic ni g i s l l ora ef s a hec snott si hi tt ha wt no k I KR: my oudof ypr l l a e mr a butI , e opl nspe a r t t ti ha st e me r ea r he t , e ur S . us t a t nss a r t e os l c s odi enott l s s aha sof s e rorl e f a ss i he t oudof mpr a I , y l l ona s r pe , but , t i ndI a , r nde e hg t ewi v ha yI or t s xhi e ompl c I h. t ng e r t sas si s ne ns a r tourt ha t l e e f d e r nde e g s i obec mt i a l rc e v dne woul ne wdi or ama. c om/ what s on/ t e s t os t e r one @k at . r e ds t one @k r e ds t one