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I think given the discussion on trans rights going on in this country, it’s important that we highlight some things that trans people experience that many cis people are oblivious to. This is a thread on some of the transphobia that I have experienced. (1/9)
I have:
Had ‘tranny’ yelled at me in the street.
Had my chest groped to “see if I have tits”.
Been followed into a bathroom stall by 2 cis men because they “wanted to see how I pee/if I had a penis”. (2/9)
Had ‘tranny’ yelled at me in the street.
Had my chest groped to “see if I have tits”.
Been followed into a bathroom stall by 2 cis men because they “wanted to see how I pee/if I had a penis”. (2/9)
Been threatened in a nightclub for ‘being a tranny’, and was told that I’m lying when I said my name is Ethan.
Have been threatened in both men’s and women’s bathrooms for being “a woman“ and “a man“ respectively.
Have been referred to as ‘He/She’ and ‘It’. (3/9)
Have been threatened in both men’s and women’s bathrooms for being “a woman“ and “a man“ respectively.
Have been referred to as ‘He/She’ and ‘It’. (3/9)
Been harassed for my old name, and when it was disclosed the person began to refer to me as a woman and call me by my old name.
Been called delusional, creepy and sick for ‘pretending to be a man’.
Been kicked out of the bathroom in an LGBT club for being trans. (4/9)
Been called delusional, creepy and sick for ‘pretending to be a man’.
Been kicked out of the bathroom in an LGBT club for being trans. (4/9)
Been told that I am a confused lesbian who has been brainwashed by my own internalised homophobia (apparently my attraction to men is irrelevant here).
Been told by a medical professional that it’s a phase and I will probably ‘grow out of it’. (5/9)
Been told by a medical professional that it’s a phase and I will probably ‘grow out of it’. (5/9)
Been told by a stranger that I am selfish for ‘doing this to my family’ (doing this meaning being trans).
Been told that I am mentally ill for believing that I can change sex, and that I need help for my mental health, and should be refused medical transition. (6/9)
Been told that I am mentally ill for believing that I can change sex, and that I need help for my mental health, and should be refused medical transition. (6/9)
I’m not writing this thread looking for sympathy. I don’t want to hear “I’m sorry that happened”. I want change. I want to feel safe when I walk down the street. I want to be respected as a trans person. I want acceptance. And I’m one of the lucky ones. (7/9)
These are just some of the things that trans people experience everyday. I have never been violently attacked. I have never been physically harmed. But I live in fear that it will happen every time I leave my house. That is the reality of being trans in the UK in 2020. (8/9)
Trans people, if you feel up to it, quote or reply to this thread with some of the things you have experienced. We need to make people understand. Transphobia isn’t a shocking or rare event. It’s our daily lives, and it needs to change. (9/9)
