Feb 26 2012
Paris Lees
CHANGE IS POSSIBLE
http://lastofthecleanbohemians.wordpress.com/2012/02/26/change-is-possible/At first they ignored us, pretended we didn't exist. We have always existed. In the bible we are Eunuchs, castrated and seedless, or angels, genderless and beautiful. In the tribes of North America, long before European intrusion, we took our place in public life, respected and integrated. In sticky Eastern climes, Buddhas have watched us for centuries, and rags have hidden the space between our legs, and bound our breasts, since the times of Homer. Our gods are ancient.
But still they laugh at us. They humiliate us on the streets, spit on us, give us names which reduce and ridicule. They joke about us on their stages, and refuse to present us as equals. We appear, but it is as body parts, display items, oddities. We are questioned. Afterwards, we are harassed, genitals grabbed and groped in order to satisfy a hostile world's claim on us. We call out, but it's hard to make our voices heard. When we ask for basic respect, we are accused of seeking special treatment.
