Why is bigotry against transsexuals still socially acceptable in the UK?

Question

Transgender behaviour has been a constant of human society for thousands of years and yet people in the UK still cannot deal with the simple fact that gender and sexuality are not simply male and female. Why is this and how long before people face up to reality?

George Graham Crayford needs to examine the vast array of genetic and historical evidence before making such inarticulate and uninformed remarks. Any endocrinologist knows that there are over 200 genetic mutations that lead to intersex conditions. Try looking in a medical textbook instead of making ridiculous assertions based on your own personal intellectual limitations.

Answer 1

Unfortunately, people have a hard time understanding how something they all take so much for granted might not be as straight forward as they think and people will always fear what they cannot understand. It is easy to bully a scape goat, which is why any minority group gets harassed and picked on.

Ignorance is so hard to overcome. Even educated people struggle to comprehend the facts about transsexuality becuase unless you have experienced it, it is impossible to appreciate just how pervasive this sense of gender dysphoria really is.

I suppose it questions the very essence of what makes us who we are, such that it implies a determinism that people are frightened by (since we have no choice at all about being transsexual, but the lay public would like to think this is an act of choice).

It reflects the strength of social control on our actions the fact that such strong emotional responses are evoked towards people who act "out of line", ie cross-gender boundaries. I agree it is so sad that things have to be that way in this day and age but dissemination of information is gradually leading to increased tolerance of people like us.

Answer 2

i would like to think it isnt socially acceptable

i think a lot of people still find it unusual - but i am sad to think that their reaction is to be nasty or to treat someone badly

i find though that anything outside of the "norm" - whatever that is! - causes raised eyebrows - my Husband and i have a M/s relationship and that isnt socially acceptable either so we keep it to ourselves in the main

i am sorry you have been a victim of bigots - i guess really they need pity though as their view of life is so narrow

i cant say any more than that ....

Answer 3

Some people will always have problems dealing with ambiguity and are projecting their own sexual identity and sexual orientation problems onto others that have the courage to be themselves.

Answer 4

thats rubbish, you just dont like it that people dont like you or find you amusing. Find something better to do with your life than moan that some people dont like you.
I dont give a rats butt about peoples sexuality but people that harp on about stuff are just attention freaks, noone cares about you.