Let me just start off my clearing the air--there is nothing better than sitting around a pint of Haagen-Dazs with the girls, absolutely nothing! Funny thing is, when you let your inner fat-bitch have her way, it seems that your inner intellectual decides to run her mouth. Ever have that happen to you?
Tonight my friend Liz and me decided that we needed a night on the town. Not the swanky kind, but the rather low-key dinner and drinks kind of thing. The drinks never happened (that's where the ice-cream came in) but we still felt at ease. Ben & Jerry's was closed, so we headed over to the supermarket and stocked up. Let me mention that Rum Raisin Haagen-Dazs is Christ incarnate, I promise you.
We decided that, being such a pleasant night, we should share the wealth under the stars. That being settled upon, we proceeded to find the neared cul-de-sac that included a park area in the center of the circle. This wasn't a challenging task as there are McMansions strewn about the city. For some reason, after settling down and digging-in, we started discussing the oddest topic--transgendered people.
Now, I won't disclose personal aspects of the conversation; however, we concluded that it must be an extremely difficult choice to make. Transgender individuals, especially pre-op transsexuals, have a difficult time finding someone to confide in and support them on their journey. It seems as though they have no home. They feel as though they aren't part of the gay community (despite having a letter on the marquee: GLBTQ), yet they don't quite fit in with straight culture either. Imagine not having a cultural home.
I am glad to be a part of the ever-expanding queer community. We have a total of FIVE letters now. I swear the gay community is eventually going to include everybody. Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning. Eventually we are going to add people who have Looked at a person of the same gender. The point is, we are still a community, and many times, we forget that "T." We forget to support those who are by definition, just as queer as we are. Those who are making the decision to go under the knife to align their bodies with their souls are making a much bigger decision than any of us who have had to simply come out to our friends and family. They are adopting an entirely different lifestyle. I think it is time to share the love.
Even people in the gay community have odd feelings about people who wish to switch genders, but it shouldn't be like that. It is quite hypocritical to judge people when we are always yelling that we don't want to be judged. I suppose that is my point overall, love, don't judge. Hell, tear down that wall and hug a tranny! I am sure any support is good support.
1 comments:
I totally hear where you are coming from. I don't understand why so many people (especially ones in the Gay Community) would have such a big issue with Transgendered people. Reguardless of what race, sex, or orientation we are, we're all people and have basically the same feelings. So how are you going to sit there and bitch about being judged in how you live your life when you're turning it around and doing the same thing to someone else. Yes I may have beef with people, but I'm over that whole high school notion that you have to talk shit about someone to make yourself feel better about something that you know You shouldn't be doing! Whatevz people, "live and let live". Get the hell over yourselves and let people be who they were born to be!
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