The Oppression Olympics

[Amarok]

If the biggest issue you have to cry over is that someone "misgendered" you as a "she" instead of a "zie" you're not doing too badly honey.

Yeah, this isn't the oppression I'm ever talking about. This just requires a simple correction while I move on with my day. Is this the only complaint you hear from transgender people, though? How about:

1: Denial of access to treatment
2: Harassment and unfair treatment by police
3: High homicide rate
4: Lack of occupational protections and low chances of being hired in the first place
5: Heavily excessive mistreatment and abuse of transgender prisoners
6: Denial of housing options
7: Denial of loans

There's a few points to start you off that actually do matter. This isn't a competition, either. I want everyone to feel like they matter. Right now I don't seem to matter, and that is a problem.

This isn't some pointless hand-waving to get attention, either, because I hate attention. The only time I will bring this up is when people who mock me bring it up in the first place (that means people like you).

You got that right. The worst part of transphobia. Nah worst part of bigotry in general. Is the general lack of awareness. The general ignorance . And the general arrogance of bigots themselves .