2009: The Year of Trans
Filed by: Donna Rose
January 6, 2009 1:00 PM
http://www.bilerico.com/2009/01/2009_the_year_of_transgender.phpThe beginning of a New Year always seems to be a time of predictions. It's a time when people try to guess what's going to happen over the next 365 days so they can look back at the end of the year to see how right (or wrong) they are. These predictions are often little more than educated guesses and can sometimes seem so outlandish as to be laughable. Still, I think these things sometimes have value.
With that in mind, here's my prediction: 2009 will be the Year of Trans. It will be a year when transpeople are no longer simply be knocking at the door, asking to come through it. Instead, it will be a year when our voices and our energies will emerge full-force to take our rightful place as full partners in Equality. It will be a year when we take major strides to escape the shackles of our traditional role as sorry stepchildren to our GLB brothers and sisters, as freakish curiosities, or as noisy pests. It will be a breakout year unlike any other we've experienced - a year many of us have spent a lifetime to achieve.
