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Title: Don't forget the "T" in LGBT stands for transgender
Post by: Shana A on November 19, 2009, 09:52:06 PM
Post by: Shana A on November 19, 2009, 09:52:06 PM
Don't forget the "T" in LGBT stands for transgender
November 18, 1:19 PM
Joe Openshaw
http://www.examiner.com/x-17183-Birmingham-Gay-Community-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Dont-forget-the-T-in-LGBT-stands-for-transgender (http://www.examiner.com/x-17183-Birmingham-Gay-Community-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Dont-forget-the-T-in-LGBT-stands-for-transgender)
Members of the transgender community often feel they are being slighted by the gay community. A recent example here in Alabama involved the state hate crimes bill, and whether support should be given to a version that was non-inclusive, that is, did not include gender identity. And that debate was between members of the LGBT community. Imagine the confusion or lack of understanding that might exist outside the community.
A comment on an article a few months ago asked this:
Can someone explain why "transgender" people get lumped in with gays and lesbians? I'm not sure what a transgender person (someone who thinks his or her gender is different than what his or her natural body parts suggest) has in common with gays and lesbians (people who accept their gender as male or female and find themselves attracted to other males or females, respectively).
November 18, 1:19 PM
Joe Openshaw
http://www.examiner.com/x-17183-Birmingham-Gay-Community-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Dont-forget-the-T-in-LGBT-stands-for-transgender (http://www.examiner.com/x-17183-Birmingham-Gay-Community-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Dont-forget-the-T-in-LGBT-stands-for-transgender)
Members of the transgender community often feel they are being slighted by the gay community. A recent example here in Alabama involved the state hate crimes bill, and whether support should be given to a version that was non-inclusive, that is, did not include gender identity. And that debate was between members of the LGBT community. Imagine the confusion or lack of understanding that might exist outside the community.
A comment on an article a few months ago asked this:
Can someone explain why "transgender" people get lumped in with gays and lesbians? I'm not sure what a transgender person (someone who thinks his or her gender is different than what his or her natural body parts suggest) has in common with gays and lesbians (people who accept their gender as male or female and find themselves attracted to other males or females, respectively).