Transgender, Statism
http://philosophyislaughter.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/transgender-statism/ (http://philosophyislaughter.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/transgender-statism/)
7/23/09
What I really want to accomplish by talking about this is not just my own personal self-edification but that of others as well. Not only is the gay community surprisingly transphobic as I mentioned before, but things are even worse for us outside of it. It is estimated that every 3 days a transperson is murdered because of their identity, and these will go largely unprosecuted by police. Many refuse to seek medical care or are REFUSED medical care because of discrimination. Discrimination in the work place means that may are forced to prostitute themselves to earn a living.
How can we stop this? Well for years activist groups have beaten their heads against the brick wall that is the State in order to end this discrimination and enact "hate crime" laws that are ~supposed~ to grant transpeople protection. Enough progress is made to keep people clinging to this idea, but not enough to actually do anything of serious worth. Also, as we were all taught in our childhoods, violence does not solve violence.