Looking at the language being used, it appears this angry person has a very strict interpretation of what it means to be trans. I don't tend to think of drag queens as trans, but clearly some of them identify as such. I know there have been trans people who have done drag shows at some point or another. I've known of some back in Atlanta. But even if someone just likes to dress as a woman sometimes, they're expressing their feminine side for a little while, or their masculine side in the case of drag kings, whether that's because it's fulfilling in some way or just to entertain and get a little extra attention for a little while.
She's saying that drag queens mislead people about what it means to be trans and that causes people to misunderstand her, but for at least some of them, that is what it means to be transgendered for them. What they do for their own reasons isn't about her. I've gotten the impression that most people here recognize a spectrum of trans and all different types of people who veer off of the narrowly-define gender path blazed by a tyrannical culture. This person doesn't seem to see it that way. In a way, her attitude is just as tyrannical because all she's done is try to blaze one more narrowly defined path that's a little different from the one blazed by the other tyrants, and not by much.
I definitely don't want to offend anyone but I'm actually getting offended myself by some of these judgments of me. She's compared me inviting trans people to a party with a few drag shows to inviting black people to a minstrel show (white people in black-face). I'm sure there is offensive drag out there but that's not fair to all drag queens. It's like she's saying she's a real trans woman and they're fake trans women, which seems blatantly hypocritical to me. I asked her what she expects of me. Does she expect me to cancel the drag shows? Does she think I shouldn't have invited TG people to the event?
These are just my thoughts. If I'm out of line, please put me in my place. I've learned a lot from folks here and I'm sure I have a lot left to learn.
