tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701192415302295357.post5691303166070881925..comments2022-08-18T16:29:17.515-07:00Comments on Gendercast: Our Transmasculine Genderqueery: Identity and Advocacy, by GilliganGendercasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287451410977006795noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701192415302295357.post-64553726163341710132012-08-18T08:02:34.718-07:002012-08-18T08:02:34.718-07:00-Gilligan-GilliganGendercasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11287451410977006795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701192415302295357.post-18594353770763815642012-08-18T08:02:12.293-07:002012-08-18T08:02:12.293-07:00Thanks for the response! It is tough, and I think...Thanks for the response! It is tough, and I think lack of open discussion (due to lack of education and a variation in how comfortable people are being out)contributes to it being a little awkward on both sides even when someone is out. I agree - I try to use instances in which I am outed or end up coming out to give people experience having a relationship to someone who is trans* and a little info about the diversity of identity. But there are times I shy away from even those conversations because I'm worried that I'll give the impression that all trans* people are that open talking about trans* topics. I hope that our community starts being able to talk about this respectfully and honestly with a lot more frequency.Gendercasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11287451410977006795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701192415302295357.post-44491451171659955872012-06-30T16:41:59.629-07:002012-06-30T16:41:59.629-07:00Whew. I don't know. Even when you are out, it ...Whew. I don't know. Even when you are out, it is hard for people to know when it is ok for them to even acknowledge it. Or when it is ok for me to reference it in some way. I don't feel comfortable at all speaking for other trans* folk. Just reading the interwebs about other trans* experiences educates me as to how diverse our feelings and thoughts and lives are. However, I do believe in the power of one relationship making the difference for a whole. I am sure that my relationships with other people in my life who know me as trans has opened their eyes, even if it is a small amount, to trans* lives. It is so rare for Cis people to have a known trans* person in their lives that I choose to believe that I am helping our community by being out to even a few people. Beyond that, I find myself at a loss as to what to do.JosephlewisBhttp://josephlewisb.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.com