My Perspective on BIID as a Transgender Person in a Wheelchair
July 20, 2008
Dominick
http://www.dominickevans.com/2008/07/my-perspective-on-biid/When I first wrote about Devotees, Pretenders and Wannabes on the Literary Illusions opinion site I was reacting on my first impulses and instincts. At the time, I was utterly disgusted by those who would lie about who they were in such a harmful way that they desired to become disabled. The life of a person with a disability seemed glamorous to them.
That's pretty offensive to someone who has a disability. Furthermore, I was highly disturbed by Devotees, Wannabes and Pretenders trying to compare themselves to the transgendered community. I'm both disabled and transgendered. I feel I have a unique perspective on the situation and how it feels to be compared to these incomprehensible human beings who think being disabled is the "cool" way to go.
