(I'm still feeling good which means I have energy and mental fortitude to think about things and to write about things. Things like the following. I encourage feedback. Tell me where my logic is wrong. Tell me I'm full of BS. Tell me I need to learn more. Tell me something.)
I've been thinking a lot about the future of trans* people.
I have been thinking about trans kids and future trans role models. As it becomes more acceptable to be trans more children are transitioning younger and being prescribed hormone blockers, which means that more are avoiding the permanent changes puberty of their birth sex would cause. This is a good thing for them. It also means that they will blend into mainstream cis society much more easily.
What will Will they even be trans in the way we think of it(I know trans has more definitions than stars in the sky but bear with me)? Will they just be women and men who had a medical condition when they were younger? Will
Maybe that's for the best. Maybe there doesn't always need to be a trans movement. Maybe we can 'win'. Maybe one day it won't matter that Suzie was born male or that Mark was born female. Maybe they will grow up in a world where it's not shameful to be a woman born male or a man born female. Maybe as soon as they're old enough to understand, they will tell their parents, "Hey I'm a girl," or "Hey I'm a boy." And their parents will say, "Thank you for telling us. We'll get your info updated at the school." And life will go on.
Maybe... but how will they know that it's ok to say that without visible trans people? If every trans person transitions young and blends in then who will trans people look to know that they will be accepted? Can we be accepted and still be visible? How can we blend but still stand out?
I have more thoughts but it's getting late and I have work tomorrow. I'll try to write more tomorrow.
Till then.
Gilly
I've been thinking a lot about the future of trans* people.
I have been thinking about trans kids and future trans role models. As it becomes more acceptable to be trans more children are transitioning younger and being prescribed hormone blockers, which means that more are avoiding the permanent changes puberty of their birth sex would cause. This is a good thing for them. It also means that they will blend into mainstream cis society much more easily.
What will Will they even be trans in the way we think of it(I know trans has more definitions than stars in the sky but bear with me)? Will they just be women and men who had a medical condition when they were younger? Will
Maybe that's for the best. Maybe there doesn't always need to be a trans movement. Maybe we can 'win'. Maybe one day it won't matter that Suzie was born male or that Mark was born female. Maybe they will grow up in a world where it's not shameful to be a woman born male or a man born female. Maybe as soon as they're old enough to understand, they will tell their parents, "Hey I'm a girl," or "Hey I'm a boy." And their parents will say, "Thank you for telling us. We'll get your info updated at the school." And life will go on.
Maybe... but how will they know that it's ok to say that without visible trans people? If every trans person transitions young and blends in then who will trans people look to know that they will be accepted? Can we be accepted and still be visible? How can we blend but still stand out?
I have more thoughts but it's getting late and I have work tomorrow. I'll try to write more tomorrow.
Till then.
Gilly
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