Are you Transphobic?

[davina]

Do you have a problem Cross-dressers, transvestites or transsexuals? Do you not wish to associate then them? Would you rather go somewhere else than a place where such people can be found? Then you have Transphobia!

Its not uncommon for people who do not understand us to feel like this, however, it is in the same league as Rascism.

Yes that's right Rascism! And we all know what that is!

The Crown Prosecution Service has this to say about it:

We regard homophobic and transphobic crimes as particularly serious because they are motivated by prejudice, discrimination and hate, and undermine people’s right to feel safe in their sexual orientation and gender.

There is no statutory definition of an incident with a homophobic or transphobic element. The definition adopted by The CPS is “Any incident which is perceived to be homophobic or transphobic by the victim or by any other person”. This definition adopts the approach generally accepted for defining other types of hate incidents, such as racist incidents.

So there you have it. Not only is transphobia against those that are transgendered, but also those who wish to support them such as friends and family.

Find out about the transgendered community by reading about it, as anything you already know is probably hearsay and gossip and completely untrue.

[bexim]

makes me sad so many people can feel like that, until recently i knew nothing about cross dressers, tvs or ts's but having read lots and lots it leaves me feeling a sort of warmness, you have to go through so much sometimes just to be who you are. im gay so to what i feel is a lesser extent i understand kind of the hatred many people have...

[davina]

thanks bexim.

Fortunately I've not had to suffer yet but no doubt that will come as I get out and about more.