Throughout my life I have experienced many perspectives. These perspectives have not only influenced my understanding of the world around me, but they way I interpret knowledge from others. For me the most influential perspectives are my ability level, my gender identity, and class. These elements of my subject position inflected my understanding of “We are All Works in Progress” by Leslie Feinberg and “ How to Date a Brown Girl (Black Girl, White Girl, or Halfie)” by Junot Díaz because I am able to relate the experiences of both authors to myself in varying, unconventional ways.
I do not see myself as disabled. What some consider to be a disability, I see as an annoyance. Yes this annoyance known as Cerebral Palsy caused by a brain bleed …show more content…
There are many parts of being trans and coming out when I was thirteen that were straight up awful. The name calling, the initial rejection of my parents and family, the self hatred, the dysphoria. It took me a long time to sort things out and come to terms with the fact that I’m trans but I’m also feminine and that's okay. Since coming to Davis, I’ve not only been more comfortable with myself, but things have done a complete 180. I currently live on campus in LGBT housing with some really great people. When I joined Band-Uh they didn’t bat an eye that I was both queer AND trans, partly because I’m not the only one. They just accepted me as I am, without question. I sometimes jokingly say that I currently live in a queer bubble where I’m surrounded by everything agy because of this. However I have found this analogy to be pretty true. Now that I am surrounded by those who accept me, a large part of my life is contained in this “Bubble” where many things such as transphobia or gender roles don’t have the same effect. However, when I leave the area or go back home this bubble is temporarily punctured by the awkward questioning and misgendering from others. This “Bubble” concept has also existed for me in other ways such as the way I interpreted my family's financial situation when I was growing …show more content…
Others do not deserve to be discriminated and harassed over something that is our own and should not matter. No one should be denied the right to medical care, or to not be unjustly persecuted, due to the way that they choose to exist. We are currently in a period of trans liberation. As the struggle persists, we will continue to make gains. We will all benefit from this liberation regardless of identity. I believe that this is best explained when Feinberg states, “Bigotry exacts its toll in flesh and blood. And left unchecked and unchallenged, prejudice creates a poisonous climate for us all” ( 2). Feinberg also states we create our own gender, not society. For many of us gender cannot be seen as one or another. It is seen as multiple possibilities, all
I do not see myself as disabled. What some consider to be a disability, I see as an annoyance. Yes this annoyance known as Cerebral Palsy caused by a brain bleed …show more content…
There are many parts of being trans and coming out when I was thirteen that were straight up awful. The name calling, the initial rejection of my parents and family, the self hatred, the dysphoria. It took me a long time to sort things out and come to terms with the fact that I’m trans but I’m also feminine and that's okay. Since coming to Davis, I’ve not only been more comfortable with myself, but things have done a complete 180. I currently live on campus in LGBT housing with some really great people. When I joined Band-Uh they didn’t bat an eye that I was both queer AND trans, partly because I’m not the only one. They just accepted me as I am, without question. I sometimes jokingly say that I currently live in a queer bubble where I’m surrounded by everything agy because of this. However I have found this analogy to be pretty true. Now that I am surrounded by those who accept me, a large part of my life is contained in this “Bubble” where many things such as transphobia or gender roles don’t have the same effect. However, when I leave the area or go back home this bubble is temporarily punctured by the awkward questioning and misgendering from others. This “Bubble” concept has also existed for me in other ways such as the way I interpreted my family's financial situation when I was growing …show more content…
Others do not deserve to be discriminated and harassed over something that is our own and should not matter. No one should be denied the right to medical care, or to not be unjustly persecuted, due to the way that they choose to exist. We are currently in a period of trans liberation. As the struggle persists, we will continue to make gains. We will all benefit from this liberation regardless of identity. I believe that this is best explained when Feinberg states, “Bigotry exacts its toll in flesh and blood. And left unchecked and unchallenged, prejudice creates a poisonous climate for us all” ( 2). Feinberg also states we create our own gender, not society. For many of us gender cannot be seen as one or another. It is seen as multiple possibilities, all