Curiosity
People are curious. The ones that know I’m transgender, I mean. Perhaps it’s my own fault they are too curious sometimes. I’m trying to be as open as possible, ask-me-anything kind of style. In my opinion, sharing knowledge is crucial for people to understand the issue, and what would be the best way other than talking to a walking issue at hand. I get it, people are curious. That’s totally fine.
What I don’t like is when people view a transgender person as just that — a transgender, not a person. I mean, being “transgender” does not define a person. Could you ever imagine things a transgender person might be interested in discussing about? You won’t believe it, just the same things a non-transgender person would be interested in! Wow.
Transgender people watch movies??? No way. I thought they just stare in the mirror all day, crying.
They read books? I thought they only read r/asktransgender.
They enjoy drawing or taking pictures of nature or people? I thought they just post timelines on imgur!!!
And so on. Imagine talking to a woman having kids only about the “mom stuff”. So how are your children? How is it to be a mom? Are you going to get more children? Do they poo a lot? What do they eat?
Oh, and I actually like to know more about you. More than talk about myself.
I’m a person. Every transgender person is a person foremost. Please, don’t view us as some funny creatures you saw at the zoo.