Transgender and Who They Are

 In today's every growing world of media and opinion, the Transgender community often comes under fire. From everything to whether or not they should get to serve in the military to what bathroom they use, the scrutiny around the transgender community is strong.

Recently, a teen in Florida made news because he led the fight to the Supreme Court to get to use the bathroom he identifies with. Naturally, this angered people who can't be bothered to educate themselves on what a transgender person is. They automatically jump to the "let me see a man walk into the bathroom with my girl..."

Okay, so which one of these people is transgender?

It's hard to tell, right?

Transgender people use the bathroom with you every day. They use the stall next to you. They wash their hands next to you. You speak to them. All the while never knowing that you are talking to a transgender person.

That will not change now that the law gives them permission to use the very bathroom they've been using all this time.

What you fear is the unknown. What you fear is the lies that the right-wingers are telling you, that a man will put on a wig, waltz into the women's room and sexually assault you.

This most likely won't happen. Sexual assaults are more likely to take place among people that you know, like a family friend. Most sex offenders don't want to risk being caught, so they won't risk going into a restroom where there are multiple witnesses. I'm not saying it absolutely won't happen...there have been cases of it taking place. But it was also taking place prior to any laws allowing transgender individuals to use the restroom they identify with were passed.

You weren't scared before, so why are you now? Most transgender individuals won't use the restroom of the gender they identify with until they more closely resemble that gender. So if you see a man, wearing a wig, walking into the women's room, seek help. He isn't doing it because he identifies as a woman. Please don't confuse the two.

Here's the thing...if these people would educate themselves and get out of their own way, they'd realize they've been sharing the bathroom with a transgender person all along. Unless you are looking at someone's genital's, how do you know what they truly are? You don't. And if you ARE looking at someone's genital's, YOU'RE the creep, not them. If a female to male (ftm) transgender individual is made to use the bathroom of the gender they were born with, you are going to get men, with vaginas, walking into the women's room. You won't be able to tell if they truly belong there or not. 

What now, if you have short hair or perhaps a masculine look about you? Do you want to be kicked out of the bathroom and accused of being a pervert, when really, you just need to pee? What's worse is that a male to female (mtf) transgender individual is likely to be physically assaulted if she goes into the men's room, because men can be absolutely cruel.

Educate yourself and take the time to realize that all gender really is is the equipment that you are working with. Sexuality is psychological.

Transgender people don't want to hurt you.

They just want to pee. 

Welcome to a Secret Subject Swap. This week 6 brave bloggers picked a secret subject for someone else and were assigned a secret subject to interpret in their own style. Today we are all simultaneously divulging our topics and submitting our posts. 

My prompt was "You've been tasked with a presentation. give us some detailed information about a subject you are passionate about whether political, a show like 90 day fiance, or your favorite dinosaur or anything in between." It was submitted by the fabulous Jenniy from Climaxed.

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