transgender

I'm not going to lie I was uncomfortable the whole time. But during the class conversation I made sure to listen. Once I got home I began to think about all the problems they have. I learned that even though I don't agree with the lifestyle I should try to accept it. Even if I think of it as a sin what makes that worse than lying, cheating, or stealing. On a daily basis we accept people who do things to hurt others but make life hard for LGBT people. I was not shock to hear about the killings with transgender people in relationships. I would say it was the fault of the transgender person but I see now that was a dangerous way of thinking. When she said that she had little connection with her family it made me think was it really worth it. She said she was also happy with her life now. Her transformation was very important to her. I also learned about the differences between transgender, tranny, dragqueen, transexual, and transvestite. I thought they were all the same. Transgender people who have shown much characteristic of the opposite gender without actually doing surgery. Tranny is an insult to them, I did not know this I thought it was an okay term. Drag Queen in someone who dresses up like the opposite sex but for entertainment purposes. Transvestite is the same thing as drag queen but is more for personal reasoning than for entertainment.Trans go through so much and we all need to learn how to accept them.                  

Transgender Blog

After this class I came to the realization of a lot of things. I never really payed attention to the transgenders in my everyday life because I am not personally close to any that I know of. Therefore, the struggles that they go through never cross my mind. We did something very similar with females and gay or queer males. So i already knew i was going to be shocked as to what Brianna had to say. And i have to say that the one thing that really surprised me, were the prices Brianna was telling the class about to have the things she needed and how none of it was covered because being a transgender is not a popular thing in today’s society. It is frowned upon even by doctors. So when a transgender tries to go seek help, sometimes going to a doctor isn’t even the right place to go. When i saw Brianna and was in a discussion with her, it opened my eyes to show that trans people aren’t any different than any other straight male or straight female. They were just born in the wrong body and they are living life the way they feel is right and i believe Brianna portrays that great.

Transgender Discussion

The discussion last Friday was really good and memorable. I never expected her to look like that. I expected her to look more like a man or at least be able to tell the difference but I wasn't. It was interesting to hear that she did not opt in to getting surgery to have anything removed but instead took pills. I didn't believe that it took that much to change genders; things such as therapy, monthly hormone pills, and simply strength. She told of how her family just like loss contact and communication with her. It was different than any other conversation that we had.

Thoughts on Transgenders

     Throughout the class i felt weird about the presence of the trans man. I wasn't uncomfortable with his presence but i was just a bit confused. I didn't understand the thought process behind changing your gender. The trans was speaking about how he wasn't comfortable with himself. What would that even feel like? I can understand being gay but why change your whole gender? 
     The trans we met seemed not to experience many difficulties coming his way. It seemed as if everyone hes came in contact with (if they knew them) were "ok" with it. I try to put myself in that position, would i be accepting if one of my closest friends changed his gender? Would i stay in contact with him and continue our friendship? Personally i don't think i would. I don't have a problem with them but for a trans to be in my personal life is a bit too unnatural for me. To conclude im not racist against them and im sure it takes a lot of bravery and determination to do that, but i feel like its the extreme to change your gender. 

Transgender Discussion

      The discussion really taught me a lot about the transsexual community. Common questions that I have about how their everyday life is different and how they deal with the fact that they know their different were answered. I realized that being transsexual is not something that someone chooses to be the same way one does not choose to be LGBT. This is something that they are born knowing. Our guest speaker told us that she knew she was not fit to be a man when she was around the age of 3. I also learned about terms that we thought were acceptable but really weren't and why. The discussion really enlightened me to the fact that there are different people around the world and that people do not choose what they want to be the same way we chose to be a man and straight. The feelings that people have about their identity is a mix of environment and  innate beliefs.

Transgender Discussion

In our discussion last Friday I learned a whole lot. I got to meet a trans women and got to ask her questions. She talked about her life before and after she went through the transitioning process. She knew from birth that being a boy did not feel right for her. This answers questions I have about when or how do you know if you like the same sex or want to be a different sex. There have been debates about if the person knows this stuff when they are born or if it is how they are raised to think like that. After what she said and other LGBT people I know, I believe it is known before birth and not raised into that behavior or mindset. We also talked a lot about language with transgenders. I learned that saying 'Tranny' is offensive to trans-genders. Other terms we learned were Trans, Transgender, Tran sexual. Transvestite, and Drag Queens. Drag Queens and Transvestites are like the same thing but Drag Queens often dress like the other gender for entertainment. Transgenders challenge the gender norms not actually changing genders. But a Trans sexual is a person who physically changed genders. To end things off, I enjoyed actually talking with a trans person. I have met a trans people before but never talked to them with a personal subject like this. This was a great experience and can not wait to use this knowledge later in life.

Transgender issues

We all met Brianna and she was open to talk and educate the class on issues that seemed to go unseen, overlooked or ignored by many. While we fired a huge variety of questions at her we always received an answer, but all of her  answers had a reoccurring theme- "it's not easy". We all seem to overlook the issues that people face while uncomfortable in their heavenly or naturally  given body (which ever you may be comfortable with). Issues of bullying, being lost (in ones own mind due to lack of identity), rejection of your loved ones and the constant threats of brutality and hurt. She was able to shed light to the many unspoken questions of "does the change of the body hurt?" to "how is the process of applying for jobs?" She was very articulate and very generous in sharing her personal life and experiences despite it being so personal and drastic. She was able to keep us on our toes about  our actions, words and thoughts. everyone deserves at least the human dignity of being treated as just that- human.

Language was also mentioned. It helped to clear our ignorance of trans and how they should be treated with respect and treated fairly with a watchful choice of words rather than the insulting words such as "tranny" or "it". There's also more to transpeople than being "gay" but there's actual physical changes that classifies them as trans as opposed to drag queens (who are mostly for entertainment purposes) ,cross dressers and transsexuals (who just push or challenge the societal norms of genders).