Do you feel like you don’t fit into traditional gender norms?
Whether you’re a crossdresser, a transgender woman, or someone who embraces a different gender identity, one thing is clear: society still has a lot to learn about gender non-conforming people.
Do you agree? If so, let’s talk about it!
What do you wish people understood about you?
Whether it’s the people closest to you or the world at large, what message would you like to share?
The more voices and perspectives out there, the more others will hopefully begin to understand.
I’d love to hear from you, so please share in the comments below!
Love,
Lucille
I luv living as a woman (at least 70% of the time).I am not gay if I was I would be lesbian.People need to know it’s not a brain problem it’s a physical problem, and it’s not a choice we have……..being born tg is very hard. I am accepted in my small group of straight friends and appreciate them. Being 66 yrs my dr. (at this stage) won’t prescribe hormones, but I still keep hoping.
I wish that people stopped considering crossdressers people mentally ill. We’re just men who appreciate and like the wonderful sensation given by female clothes and feamle beauty.
I believe the problem lies within others thoughts about being accepted and not discriminated against. Life is easier when one is “accepted” into the “norm”. Notice the quotations. Everyone has the right to be happy however they want to. I am happy living life as a woman and believe this life is the real me. Others opinions, although sometimes harsh, do not effect my happiness nor will I let them. Everyone is an individual all their own and beliefs as well as race, religion, gender, should not be questioned as long as we do not force anything on others. Proud to be a woman and to enjoy a very happy feminine lifestyle!
Like most of us, I want to be accepted and not thought of as crazy and something to ridicule. But I think the main thing I’m struggling with right now is that so many people think that transitioning is wrong, that it’s a sin. So my issue is with the religious people who just don’t understand and unfortunately seem afraid to even consider that there is nothing wrong about this. They see it as so abnormal they think it must be wrong and then they find things to supposedly prove it, and then when confronted with the opposite they can be so stubborn to admit that they even could be wrong. And when this causes us to lose our families it can cause so many more problems. I wish that they could just accept the possibility that it is not wrong, then a lot less problems would arise.
It’s hard to explain the situation to others and try to make them realise how much this means. How do you tell people and make them realise that you’ve hated your whole body, not just a part of your body but the whole thing (you have to see yourself everyday and it’s unavoidable). That you’ve felt this way your entire life. It is not a phase, it is not something that has happened only recently. It really hard to get others to see through your eyes.
As a transgender women I wish people understood that it’s not a choice. The only choice involved is the choice one has to accept or reject treatment for a serious medical condition. I absolutely love who and what I am, but it’s a very, very hard road that not one that anyone would walk just by choice.
It’s frustatring to hear people constantly say, “oh you wont have periods, you must be happy!”. Id take periods over anything else ive been throught.
I agree
The biggest problem I see is bigotry. It doesn’t matter whether we are talking about transgender people, people of different ethnic backgrounds, religions etcetera, if we want to live in a world which is filled with peace love and acceptance, then we must all to learn to appreciate love and accept everyone, regardless! After all, diversity is what makes this world such an interesting place. Could you imagine if everyone and everything was the same. Dull! We may not be able to change the world, but we can begin by changing ourselves, and being the light, the example. If enough people do this, eventually it will start to have an impact, but so long as we remain divided, instead of united as a whole, by which I mean the entire human race, then we will never achieve our goal and the world will always be the shitty place that it is today!
If nothing else I wish people would understand that this is not something that was asked for, but rather something we have to deal with. I’ve struggled my whole life with this, denying it, refusing to accept it for what it is. I don’t really know where it comes from, but for me at least it’s always been there. I’m happy now that I accept it and embrace my femininity whenever I get the chance. It’s as much a part of me as the colour of my skin.