Our discussions on transgender have been really interesting and thought provoking, I had never thought about these issues very much until we started talking about them. I thought the point Angela made about the power of medicine when it comes to changing genders was right on - throughout this course we have seen how much influence it's had and how it has shaped history.
I was also thinking about another point made today, that some people feel transgender should be separate from the LGB community - I can see why this might be. For example, there are Deaf people that say Deafness is not a communication disorder, although it has been labeled that way. They are actually not comfortable being surrounded by blind people, people who are in wheelchairs, people with cerebral palsy and people that have other issues, and it’s not because they have disabilities, but because they cannot connect with them. I imagine that this is how transgender people feel when they are considered part of the LGB community, yet feel they are distinct from it.
- Josh Steffen
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