Question, coming from a trans peep btw

blynng · 13時間前

Anywho, is there any others that agree with me?

Not many people and they're wrong. Political and cultural opposition to gender and sexual minorities stems from the same people, organizations, and underlying attitudes. Subgroups within LGBTetc have different goals but the enemy is the same.

humandeer · 13時間前

im p sure you is trolling but w/e i will take the bait.

being trans is not a sexuality. it is not a mental illness.

the lgbtq+ community is stronger when we come together.

ejlmca · 12時間前

The reason LGBT are grouped together, and the reason other gender and sexual minorities are included in the group, is because we've faced and continue to face many of the same challenges arising from many of the same bigotries. For example, one reason both gay man and trans women are despised is because of an unwritten social rule against people perceived as male doing things that are perceived as "too feminine." (Speaking of common goals, the feminist movement is also interested in removing this bias against femininity.)

For your other point, transgender isn't a mental illness according to the APA (the experts in classifying and treating mental illnesses). Gender dysphoria is. There's nothing wrong with being trans, but the dysphoria can really mess a person up SO we ease the dysphoria by transitioning (in most cases, but not all).

misscolinsxx · 13時間前

Do you mean transexual? I've never heard of transexuality

capitalH-E-L-P · 13時間前

We are in LGBT because we face(d) the same type of discrimination that LGB people do.

Also, a lot of us are LGB ourselves.

I do agree that there's issues though. The problem with us being involved with LGB is that, usually, people who are straight and aren't even that educated about LGBT issues assume being trans is some sort of sexuality when it is in fact, a gender identity kind of thing. Even though trans people have their gender along with their sexuality (or lack thereof).

Now, I wouldn't call being trans in itself a mental disorder. I like the term "neurological abnormality" for transgenderism in itself. Gender dysphoria, though? I definitely think that's a mental disorder. If a trans person transitions to the extent they're comfortable with, he/she may no longer experience dysphoria and them being trans may no longer have a negative impact on their lives.

Never-be-Ashley · 8時間前

I get your frustration. I do. But we are still a minority, and a fairly unique one at that, as you point out.

The thing is, most of what we struggle with in terms of discrimination, violence and social issues, is the same thing coming from the same sources as the LGB community.

The more people we have in our corner the better, because there are more than enough on the other side.

Just bare in mind that we are looking for the same things, equality, safety, being just regular people rather than something to be ridiculed or feared.

The LGB community and the trans community are on the same side and a win for any of us is a win for all of us.

In a perfect world there would be no need for any of it, no lines in the sand between different groups. But until that happens I'm happy to have others behind me

Edit: one thing... being trans isn't a mental disorder. It's a physical one which i am going to great pains to correct

tachibanakanade · 1分前

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Fatalwing51 · 13時間前

Yeah lul, not sure why my phone autocorrected it to that.

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