She ain't heavy, she's my sister

http://birdofparadox.wordpress.com/2008/08/30/she-aint-heavy-shes-my-sister/
8/30/2008

Transsexuality is a complex and contradictory condition. It cuts across all boundaries: class, race, age, sex, laws, you name it. It has its origins in biology as well as culture: nature and nurture.

She ain't heavy, she's my sister
August 30, 2008, by Helen G

http://birdofparadox.wordpress.com/2008/08/30/she-aint-heavy-shes-my-sister/

Transsexuality is a complex and contradictory condition. It cuts across all boundaries: class, race, age, sex, laws, you name it. It has its origins in biology as well as culture: nature and nurture.

One result of this intersectionality is that transsexual people form a very diverse group with as many differences as similarities. In my darker moments, I find solace in knowing that - just as our transsexuality links us, even though we are such a disparate bunch - it's our diversity that ensures we can celebrate our experiences, shared and different. And by that means, we develop a sense of kinship, yes, even community.

We are, each of us, unique individuals bound by a common condition which manifests itself in many, many ways. I see no fundamental difference between a trans person like me who has undergone surgery, and one who hasn't. We both have to deal with gender dissonance, and we're both in the same oppressed minority. She ain't heavy, she's my sister.