Fuck the Oppressors!

     When I was about to delete the Facebook account that I had posted the main body of my previous entry here on, it dawned on me that very few people had actually seen it.  There were several people that I had hoped would see it; most were family members, but some were people that I knew casually from around town.  One of those townspeople was a woman I have known for somewhere around thirty years.  I was pleased to see that her response to the post, when directed to it, was positive, as she had clicked the heart.  She wasn't connected to my second account, so I hurried over to it and sent her a friend request.  In a chat, I thanked her for her positive response, and told her that it's nice to know not everyone in our small town would hate me.  She replied that there was no need to thank her and that there was no reason why she would hate me simply for being me.  I told her that kind of attitude is why she has always been one of my favorite people in this town.  For the next several hours this stayed on my mind and I had to say something about it.  I sent her a message saying I had been thinking about what she had said, and told her, "There's no reason why anyone SHOULD hate anyone else just for being themselves, but people being assholes, they just can't help themselves."  She agreed that, sadly this is true and added that they would probably never change.  So, I have to ask, "Why?"  Why do those people hate people like myself?  Some of them have said that they don't hate us and they don't fear us.  I have no doubt that they don't fear us, but they do fear the societal change that we represent.  As for hating us, yes, they most certainly do.

    One possible cause for thar fear that I see is ego.  There is a question that I first heard roughly forty years ago that is still being asked today.  Now, the question has been worded in various ways but, for the most part, it is, "Would you knowingly be romantically involved with a trans woman?"  The overwhelming majority of males that I've heard answer that question did so to the negative... vehemently.  A relationship, or even just a fling, with a trans woman would make them appear gay to their peers, putting a black mark on their name and effecting (they believe) their future prospects and harming their current endeavors.  But, it doesn't have to be that way.  It shouldn't be that way.  In the histories of every culture on earth, except for the Euro-Christian culture, there exists evidence of the existence of homosexuality, bisexuality, and even transgenderism.  The only differences between their transgender experience and ours are: 1. They were able to live their lives openly and with respect, while we have to endure hate, anger, disrespect and oppression.  2. In the past, they had to stick with what nature had given them, while today, we can modify our bodies to align with our gender identities, if we choose to.  The only problem with body modification is that we out ourselves and, therefore, open ourselves to the attacks of our oppressors.  But, we must go boldly into the world if we are ever to change perceptions.

    Cisgender women also have their egos, as well as fears.  Egotistically, although they complain about certain functions that God built into their bodies, they also brag about some of those same functions.  Several months ago, I saw a video on TikTok in which a woman was going on about trans women, saying, "Trans women aren't the same as "real" women.  A trans woman, she said, can wash her thing with soap and water everyday and not have to worry about getting a yeast infection.  But, if I do that, I'll get a yeast infection.  Also," she continued, "a real woman can get pregnant.  Can you?"  News flash!  Trans women can get yeast infections.  The woman in the video seemed to believe that the vaginal canal of a trans woman who has gotten the "bottom surgery" (vaginoplasty) is made of a synthetic material.  When, in fact, it is the living flesh of what was once a penis, and if not treated with the same care as a biological female's vagina, can suffer the same maladies.  As for getting pregnant:  No, we can't get pregnant.  But, do you know who else can't get pregnant?  A biological female whose uterus has been removed.  I guess such a woman is no longer to be considered a "real woman", according to the apparent opinion of the woman in the video.

    As for a cisgender woman's fears:  Cis women fear biological males being in women's restrooms and locker rooms.  They also fear competing with trans women in women's sports.  Both are related to the trans woman's greater muscle mass and strength, and both will actually remedy themselves in time (considering the trans woman is actually on Hormone Replacement Therapy).  Over a period of 3-5 years, the trans woman loses a significant amount of muscle mass as a result of estrogen and testosterone blockers/orhiectomy.  The end result is that the trans woman's muscle mass is fairly equal to that of a biological female, giving the biofem a fair chance in the arena, or a brawl.  It really isn't fair that trans women be kept out of these altogether, and I believe that if all the facts were made public knowledge, a fair agreement could be negotiated.

    Most cis gender people completely ignore the fact that (as I reported in an earlier post) trans women only make up 38.9% of the trans community.  Trans men make up a close 35.9%, and 25.6% are gender non-conforming and non-binary.  Maybe that's because we're more recognizable as trans people.  Therefore, the brunt of public sentiment falls on our shoulders.  However, if that's how it's going to be, then it's up to us trans women to shoulder the burden of the fight for gender rights.

    In closing, I'd like to say that people who've known me most, or all of my life, seem to think that because I've come out as trans it means that I've turned my back on God, which is extremely wrong-minded.  If anything, I've turned more to God.  What I've turned away from is the erroneous belief in a book that so many believe is the actual word of God.  It's nothing more than the inspired word of God; meaning it was inspired by man's ideal of God, and not by God, himself.  As such, it's flawed in that it's naturally going to contain human biases.  If you want to continue to pray for me, please do!  I welcome your prayers.  But, don't expect me to discontinue this journey to ease and appease your fragile mind.  If you're really so concerned, try educating yourself on the transgender matter and allow me my peace.