for those of you who don't know, transgender people are people that don't agree with what the doctor declared them to be. for example, a person is born with what's considered typical "male" plumbing, but when that person grows up(or even before), they discover they feel, identify, and are female(or no gender at all, which is a possibility).
transphobia is very real, especially with non-white transgender people. many trans people are kicked out of their homes by parents, fired at jobs or refused service, forced upon as a means to "fix" them, or even killed.
many anti-discriminatory laws do not include transgender people, making it entirely legal to fire someone based on them not agreeing with what they were assigned. transgender people are constantly being excluded from LGBTQ+ communities and erased from the movement(as well as bisexuals, pansexuals, and asexuals) with the increasingly common term "gay and lesbian". they are also even usually denied the right to use the bathroom they feel most comfortable using. (please do not bring up "men wearing dresses to get into the bathroom to assault women" up, not only is this untrue but a trans woman is not a man in a dress)
transgender people may opt to physically transition, ie hormone replacement therapy, chest surgery, or bottom surgery. some may not. some may not be able to because of therapy and surgery are not usually covered by insurance and are incredibly expensive.
as a trans man myself, i of course fully support transgender rights.
transphobia is very real, especially with non-white transgender people. many trans people are kicked out of their homes by parents, fired at jobs or refused service, forced upon as a means to "fix" them, or even killed.
many anti-discriminatory laws do not include transgender people, making it entirely legal to fire someone based on them not agreeing with what they were assigned. transgender people are constantly being excluded from LGBTQ+ communities and erased from the movement(as well as bisexuals, pansexuals, and asexuals) with the increasingly common term "gay and lesbian". they are also even usually denied the right to use the bathroom they feel most comfortable using. (please do not bring up "men wearing dresses to get into the bathroom to assault women" up, not only is this untrue but a trans woman is not a man in a dress)
transgender people may opt to physically transition, ie hormone replacement therapy, chest surgery, or bottom surgery. some may not. some may not be able to because of therapy and surgery are not usually covered by insurance and are incredibly expensive.
as a trans man myself, i of course fully support transgender rights.