1. How old were you when you realized that you were part of a group that was different from the dominant culture/group?
I am a transgender woman. Which means I was born a male and identify as a female. I always knew I was different from others. Even as a child I knew that I was not like most people around me. I was born a male but I didn’t feel like a male. In high school, I had a small group of friends which I was very close to but never felt comfortable enough to talk with them about my gender confusion. I was around 19 years old when I realized I was transgender. I discovered this when a friend of mine came out and confided in me that he was transgender. I finally got the courage to explore my gender and figure out who I truly was inside.
2. What support, or lack of support, did you experience as a result of being part of a minority group?
When I came out and told my friends that I was transgender, I felt comfortable and at ease with them because I was close to them. It also helped that one of them was a transgender male and the others were mainly females. It was a bit more stressful for me considering the right time talk to my family about my being transgender. I wasn’t sure how they would feel about me. My worse fear was that they would disown me and that I would lose their love. When I finally got the courage to talk to them, I was flooded with support from most of my immediate …show more content…
What do you see as the biggest benefits of being part of your group?
For me, the biggest benefits of being transgender are the support and camaraderie from my fellow trans people and being able to be who I truly am inside instead of feeling like something isn’t right or that I am living a lie. There are many support groups out there for trans people. There’s always someone there to talk to, laugh with, cry with, and most importantly to remind us that we are not alone and there is nothing wrong with who we are.
4. What are the greatest hardships of being part of your
I am a transgender woman. Which means I was born a male and identify as a female. I always knew I was different from others. Even as a child I knew that I was not like most people around me. I was born a male but I didn’t feel like a male. In high school, I had a small group of friends which I was very close to but never felt comfortable enough to talk with them about my gender confusion. I was around 19 years old when I realized I was transgender. I discovered this when a friend of mine came out and confided in me that he was transgender. I finally got the courage to explore my gender and figure out who I truly was inside.
2. What support, or lack of support, did you experience as a result of being part of a minority group?
When I came out and told my friends that I was transgender, I felt comfortable and at ease with them because I was close to them. It also helped that one of them was a transgender male and the others were mainly females. It was a bit more stressful for me considering the right time talk to my family about my being transgender. I wasn’t sure how they would feel about me. My worse fear was that they would disown me and that I would lose their love. When I finally got the courage to talk to them, I was flooded with support from most of my immediate …show more content…
What do you see as the biggest benefits of being part of your group?
For me, the biggest benefits of being transgender are the support and camaraderie from my fellow trans people and being able to be who I truly am inside instead of feeling like something isn’t right or that I am living a lie. There are many support groups out there for trans people. There’s always someone there to talk to, laugh with, cry with, and most importantly to remind us that we are not alone and there is nothing wrong with who we are.
4. What are the greatest hardships of being part of your