We are not 'accidents'

[Jessica_Rose]

« on: December 31, 2020, 12:31:30 pm »
We are not 'accidents'. We are actually the lucky ones. We are here for a purpose. We have been here for hundreds, even thousands of years. Most people go through life only seeing and experiencing it from a single perspective. We get to see life from more than one side, we get to experience two different lives. Many people don't understand us, some are even fearful of us, yet we must continue our quest to become who we were meant to be. We must fight for our right to be ourselves, sometimes even for our very existence. It isn't easy, and sometimes it can be painful. Whether we are activists, mentors, or prefer to live unnoticed, we are slowly teaching others about love, acceptance, diversity, and humanity. That is why we are here.

Love always -- Jessica Rose

[Allie Jayne]

I have pondered this possibility over the years, and have made peace with it. It is part of all species evolution to try different things to best match the environment at the time, and most of these things are not successful. The variations which do match conditions are successful and will be carried forward. Some of these things might include hormonal variations during gestation to help certain development, and if that has other affects it is successful overall.

If you must find a positive to having trans people, it could be the development of acceptance in other people. Of course, for many of us older people, our trans condition was likely a result of the drug DES which was freely administered to pregnant women between 1940 and 1971 (1975 in my country). This could be considered accidental, if lack of adequate clinical trials could be considered an accident!

Overall though, being trans is out of our control, so all we can do is deal with it, and hopefully influence the rest of society to deal with it too!

Hugs,

Allie