My mom preferred to listen to those who believed that transgender people don’t know what they’re talking about instead of listening to me, the transgender person in front of her.
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The broader catholic community does not present itself as a non-judgmental, safe place for people to worship God--in fact it seems more like a lion’s den, prowling with those who wish to paint queer people as the worst kind of sinful deviants. The main point I hope to make with this blog is for you to acknowledge that the way the catholic community currently treats LGBTQ+ people is wrong.
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If therapists, doctors, and giant corporations were more accepting of trans people, it would be a totally different experience to be trans. It’s very difficult to get trans affirming surgeries and healthcare. It’s very expensive and often extremely inaccessible for disabled trans folks. Many trans people talk about being turned away from medical care because hospitals just don’t want to deal with someone who doesn’t fit their binary. The social structure of society and the way in which we view, enforce, and police gender identities harms everyone (even cis-gendered people with non-stereotypical traits).
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My main purpose in writing this is educational, even though there’s already lots of people talking about this topic online. It’s pretty easy to find out what terms you should use (and NOT use) regarding the trans experience from a google search (here, I’ll even google it for you... this is a really good site), but I want to unpack my thoughts on some of these terms now.
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