I have come to realize that we are a very diverse and complicated group.This question of acceptance comes up quite a bit in here. My observations have been this. when the question of coming out,acceptance, and society comes up we tend to break into a bunch of different trains of thought
1. Those who are out ( and argue for ...woo woo woo!)
2.Those who have their reasons for not coming out (friends,families,job,etc.)
3. those who don't want to come out (perfectly happy with the way things are)
4. Those who don't care one way or another
5. those who are on the fence (still trying to figure it out)
Just to name a few.. I am sure that we can name others.
These dicussions come up and we argue. Point,counter point....yes we can..no we can't. We get into these huge passionate verbal brawls.Examples of pros and cons expressed, opinions cited, I agree with her, They disagee with them. In the end,the thread sort of fizzles out or the mods step in and put an end to it.
We step back into our respective corners, with really nothing more than maybe one or two (if that) have been swayed into either camp.
My point is this. if we can't even come together as a group in a united front, how are going to accomplish anything . Some say that acceptance will never come in our lifetime. before I joined this forum I was pretty much out there on my own,doing my thing. My thoughts were... This isn't so bad..trans people can do this. maybe I was in lala land... i didn't have a real clue as to how many different issues that people were having concerning acceptance and society and baggage........whatever.
I came in here,gung ho! fight,fight,fight, if I can do it you can do it! We need to get organized... I have finally come to the conclusion that, no acceptance in our lifetime probably won't happen. What will happen, and I see it happening on almost a daily basis... One by on...cd's and ts people are slipping through the cracks and making their way in and around society.
If the attitudes expressed in here are a sampling of how TG people feel as a whole, then our hope lies with those few "lucky girls" that hatch and leave the nest. I can't see any consorted effort to change anything. Those who want change, will make change if not just for themselves. The rest will just continue to argue and complain about it.The funny thing is that when I see these type threads I say to myself... just stay out of it. But then my curiosity gets the better of me so I venture in. I'll just see what's going on....Then, did she just say that? Oh no she didn't! and they I am back in the mix. LOL
