We've all heard those questions: "Is it real?" "When did you know?" "Who do you...?"
"We", of course, means transgender, transsexual or any other gender-variant people. Some who ask those questions are pure-and-simple voyeurs, and others are just mean-spirited. But there are still others who just seem not to understand why we find such questions--which they would not want to be asked of themselves--trivializing or even demeaning.
That is why it was such a powerful moment when trans activist Janet Mock "flipped the script" on Alicia Menendez:
"We", of course, means transgender, transsexual or any other gender-variant people. Some who ask those questions are pure-and-simple voyeurs, and others are just mean-spirited. But there are still others who just seem not to understand why we find such questions--which they would not want to be asked of themselves--trivializing or even demeaning.
That is why it was such a powerful moment when trans activist Janet Mock "flipped the script" on Alicia Menendez:
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