Ten Simple Rules for Talking Trans

[Shana A]

Ten Simple Rules for Talking Trans
Filed by: Antonia D'orsay
December 13, 2009 10:00 AM

http://www.bilerico.com/2009/12/ten_simple_rules_for_talking_trans.php

Recently, once again, Bilerico had a post that incited the trans community.

That's actually pretty easy to do. Well, the incite the trans community part.

As one of the "official angry ->-bleeped-<-s" of the interwebs, I'm going to give a brief primer on ways to talk about trans issues without setting off alarm bells and triggering the likes of me showing up in your comments and demonstrating the angry part really well.

1. Don't ever call us a bunch of angry ->-bleeped-<-s. Don't even call me that. The fact I'm angry is directly related to the fact that you said something really annoying. Now, I happen to believe that we, as individuals, are responsible for our own emotions. People do not make me angry, I make myself angry. However, the fact that I am angry does not, in and of itself, mean my arguments have no value. Indeed, usually when I'm a bit peeved, my arguments are better because I'm aware that I'm angry and I need to be more careful.

[Janet_Girl]

Well said, well written.  Too bad no one will ever get it.  They will go on in their blind ways.



Hugs and Love
Janet

[Alyssa M.]

This was lovely. Thanks.

[tekla]

Back in the seventies I would walk into feminist books stores and ask for the humor section.  The results were equally hysterical.


So don't talk about trans stuff after only talking to transsexuals. Add some cross dressers, bigendered, agendered, travesti, and more in there. Get a feel for the whole thing.

I like that.

Never, ever, think you know more than trans people do about their situation.   That one needs a huge caveat that you ought to never ever think they know what they are talking about either.