I really enjoyed listening to the conversation. The guests were respectful of the topic and of each other. I was left with a question in my mind about the recognition of gay people versus transpeople. It took a long time for homosexuality to be accepted by as "something you are born with." Transpeople are saying the same thing but instea…
I really enjoyed listening to the conversation. The guests were respectful of the topic and of each other. I was left with a question in my mind about the recognition of gay people versus transpeople. It took a long time for homosexuality to be accepted by as "something you are born with." Transpeople are saying the same thing but instead of sexuality it's gender ie. They were born in the wrong body. And our language only offers two genders, female/woman or a male/man, to pick from. So I respectfully ask, Is that why one born in the wrong body decidedly selects to be one of those two terms, because it's the same language non-trans use to describe ourselves? What is wrong with offering a third gender? A Trans gender? It more describes their lived experience. Is this stigmatizing to transpeople, for fear of lesser status? I don't know any transperson well enough to ask directly and even then, one person does not speak for an entire group. It would be interesting to me to hear a table discussion with trans representatives on why they want to identify with established or traditional language nomenclature.
I really enjoyed listening to the conversation. The guests were respectful of the topic and of each other. I was left with a question in my mind about the recognition of gay people versus transpeople. It took a long time for homosexuality to be accepted by as "something you are born with." Transpeople are saying the same thing but instead of sexuality it's gender ie. They were born in the wrong body. And our language only offers two genders, female/woman or a male/man, to pick from. So I respectfully ask, Is that why one born in the wrong body decidedly selects to be one of those two terms, because it's the same language non-trans use to describe ourselves? What is wrong with offering a third gender? A Trans gender? It more describes their lived experience. Is this stigmatizing to transpeople, for fear of lesser status? I don't know any transperson well enough to ask directly and even then, one person does not speak for an entire group. It would be interesting to me to hear a table discussion with trans representatives on why they want to identify with established or traditional language nomenclature.