Op-ed: Why Are Narratives Around Transgender People Always So Negative?

[BunnyBee]

Maybe so. I'm not a history person.   But I do think it is true about the United States at least.

[Jess42]

Honestly, I think we scare people. People have all kinds of preconcieved notions and beliefs but the Soul and the body not in synch with one another without any really explainable reason... Well that just blows people's minds or may actually spark something within themselves that aren't necissarily in synch with the body and mind. When people are scared of something it is kind of like walking in the dark alone and laughing instead of feeling fear.

[HoneyStrums]

I Like this article.

Yes being trans is suffering, but why? because why ARE trans? NO. But because how we are made to feel as trans, and how we are treated as trans by society.

I dont think we suffer because we are trans, but because of how we are treated by society.

If we were never mocked or judged because of what we liked, how we pressensed, or how we identified. would any of realy suffer as much as we do?

I mean if saying "hey i like you but i have a penis," didnt offened or disgust an admira, and was met with "your nice and everything but lets just be freinds." yeah it would still be hard but not as much I dont think.

The same with everything els too. would comming out be half as hard without all the fear of rejetion. And wouldnt those who do reject us be so much less likely to do so if they too wernt so scared of being shuned themself?

of course there is a lot more things envoloved, but still trans means suffering not because we are trans, but because thats how society makes it for us as trans.

I Can only hope the more society accepts the less painfull it will be.

Because being trans doesnt need to be even half as hard as it is.