To Clear up some misconceptions
One thing I have encountered a lot over the years is some common misconceptions about transgendered people. Many of them are from a lack of understanding others are perpetuated by the media, the church and other places but all have lead to a misunderstanding of what a transgendered person is. So i'm going to use my next few blogs to hopefully clear some of them up. 1. And probably the biggest one i encounter. Transgendered people are just gay and lesbian people who can't deal with being gay and lesbian so they become the opposite gender to be more socially accepted. This is wrong on so many levels. gender identity and sexual orientation are completely different. Just like being a man does not automatically make you attracted to women, being a trans woman does not automatically mean you are attracted to men. Same goes for cis gender women and trans men. Transgendered people may identify their gender in many ways. A Male to female trans woman who is attracted to men would con...
