Transgendered America

Listening to everyone's experiences in class on Wednesday was amazing.  Before this section in Adams I never gave any thought to what it was like to be transgendered, and probably because I came frome a small town where this was never even mentioned.  As far as I know, I personally have not met or had a close relationship with anyone transgendered. 

All of my knowledge has come from television, which is not at all accurate. (Like we talked in class) When I first hear the word transgendered I automatically think about drag queens or competitions.  I realize that this is not right but due to watching television all of my life, it's left long lasting affects and I can hope to get rid of this negative stereotype

In class when we discussed in our groups what our experiences were like, I talked about the difficulty of what it is like addressing people.  For example, if I come in contact with someone, and I'm not entirely sure which gender they are, I feel really uncomfortable and don't know how to address the individual.  I try to be neutral and not use pronouns in front of them, but this can be difficult and awkward.

Here is a clip of a Tyra episode where they brought children and parents out on stage to talk about their experiences. (Although I'm not a huge fan of Tyra because I feel like she exploits and degrades her guests, this one is interesting.)

Safe Travels this weekend!