South Dakota and transgender

[Moiraine]

That's really dumb and frustrating. When I take the train around in Chicago I have to find back alleys and random places to pee all the time, having a lame ass bladder and having places in the city be so (understandably) strict about bathroom usage.

Landlord has an ass bladder.

[AZRaiderH8r]

Here's an interesting article to add to the discussion.

[cm husker]

I chart this up among those "hot button issues" that I literally couldn't care less about.

[zoogs]

Here's an interesting article to add to the discussion.

 

It's still not the easiest thing to relate to or understand, but well-written from Ms. Wachoswki:

 

 

"I am one of the lucky ones. Having the support of my family and the means to afford doctors and therapists has given me the chance to actually survive this process. Transgender people without support, means and privilege do not have this luxury. And many do not survive. In 2015, the transgender murder rate hit an all-time high in this country. A horrifying disproportionate number of the victims were trans women of color. These are only the recorded homicides so, since trans people do not all fit in the tidy gender binary statistics of murder rates, it means the actual numbers are higher.

And though we have come a long way since Silence of the Lambs, we continue to be demonized and vilified in the media where attack ads portray us as potential predators to keep us from even using the goddamn bathroom. The so-called bathroom bills that are popping up all over this country do not keep children safe, they force trans people into using bathrooms where they can be beaten and or murdered. We are not predators, we are prey.

So yeah, I’m transgender.

And yeah, I’ve transitioned.

I’m out to my friends and family. Most people at work know too. Everyone is cool with it. Yes, thanks to my fabulous sister they’ve done it before, but also because they’re fantastic people. Without the love and support of my wife and friends and family I would not be where I am today."