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Title: Why are transsexuals so hated?
Post by: Shana A on February 28, 2009, 08:43:39 AM
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Why are transsexuals so hated?
Posted by Kellie at 10:14 PM

http://kelliesviews.blogspot.com/2009/02/why-are-transsexuals-so-hated.html (http://kelliesviews.blogspot.com/2009/02/why-are-transsexuals-so-hated.html)

(Especially, by the conservative right?)

What have transsexual done to merit such scorn?

I am a transsexual myself (M to F), I didn't ask for this. I have tried every thing to make my gender dsyphoria go away, nothing worked. The only thing that has brought me a small measure of peace was accepting that I was born this way. I was born with a female brain trapped inside a male body. So each day I wake up and try to be the best person I can be, I mind my own business, I work hard, I pray to god and I love my family. But everyday that I step out of my house as my true self, I get rude comments, snickers, pointing, looking at me, threats and more, where ever I go. And if that is not enough to put up with, try looking for a new job as a transexual?
Title: Re: Why are transsexuals so hated?
Post by: imaz on February 28, 2009, 10:56:56 AM
IMHO it's fear.

People are scared that their own gender may be in danger. Gender is a very elemental form of consciousness and any threat to it may provoke a defensive or violent reaction.

Most of us here on this site have lived through this in our own way.