06-02-2015, 07:48 PM
^ I haven't spoken to any transgender persons about it personally, cannongal. But, I understand their concerns.
Over the last couple of months, I've seen transgenders interviewed and LGBT leaders discussing the issue. Some of them had the same concerns about an unrealistic bar being set and Jenner making her journey an entertainment/voyeur attraction without really helping to raise cross-the-board transgender awareness and understanding.
From what I've seen and heard since the Dianne Sawyer interview aired, I think those concerns have dissipated. They have for me personally as well. I really do think she will have a positive impact on the transgender community, based on what I've seen so far.
I don't doubt that there will indeed be people who see Jenner and then bag on transgenders who come out and look more like men in drag, or works in progress as they more slowly transition, when compared to Jenner. Ignorance and shallowness of that kind is probably projected equally by them on all minorities and others in general though, IMO.
Anyway, I think the majority of people who are open-minded enough to have any interest in transgender issues in the first place will likely understand that -- as is the case within any segment of the population -- the rich and famous are typically more glamorous than the rest of us. I don't think most open-minded people will hold everyone in the transgender community to "star" standards.
Over the last couple of months, I've seen transgenders interviewed and LGBT leaders discussing the issue. Some of them had the same concerns about an unrealistic bar being set and Jenner making her journey an entertainment/voyeur attraction without really helping to raise cross-the-board transgender awareness and understanding.
From what I've seen and heard since the Dianne Sawyer interview aired, I think those concerns have dissipated. They have for me personally as well. I really do think she will have a positive impact on the transgender community, based on what I've seen so far.
I don't doubt that there will indeed be people who see Jenner and then bag on transgenders who come out and look more like men in drag, or works in progress as they more slowly transition, when compared to Jenner. Ignorance and shallowness of that kind is probably projected equally by them on all minorities and others in general though, IMO.
Anyway, I think the majority of people who are open-minded enough to have any interest in transgender issues in the first place will likely understand that -- as is the case within any segment of the population -- the rich and famous are typically more glamorous than the rest of us. I don't think most open-minded people will hold everyone in the transgender community to "star" standards.