Stop Shaming Partners of Trans People

[stephaniec]

Stop Shaming Partners of Trans People

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thomas-matt/stop-shaming-partners-of-trans-people_b_7900302.html?utm_hp_ref=transgender

The Huffington Post/by Thomas Matt/07/30/2015

"Love wins, right? That is the victory cry of the marriage equality ruling. But please excuse the bitterness of those of us who know that, for now, that is not true. As a cisgender man who is attracted to trans women, I would like to know when our love will win. With the recent marriage Supreme Court ruling, as many prematurely declare victory and move their protest signs from the streets to the archives, trans women and the men who love them are still seeing their love lose. We have just witnessed our chances of love get dealt another painful blow."

[suzifrommd]

Thanks for posting this, Stephanie.

When I speak of my frustrations that my status as a trans woman seems to have robbed me of any value as a romantic partner, I'll often hear "well you decided to transition" as if being my true self makes me somehow unlovable and incapable of love.