Transgender Visibility
Being transgender is never easy. There is a terrible disconnect from one’s body, mind, and spirit that is overwhelming and terrifying. We often deal with other mental illnesses on top of being transgender because of how we are made to feel about ourselves thanks to society’s judgments and expectations of our gender and sexuality. As a transman it is really great to see transgender people and issues coming more into the light of the general society. People like Chaz Bono, Laverne Cox, and Caitlyn Jenner are pushing the envelope and forcing the world to look at us as people and not as a social entertainment experiment. These celebrities have a lot of courage and bravery to have transitioned so publicly and to continue to be loud and proud of who they are: Transgender Individuals. I applaud their bravery and look to them as personal heroes of mine. With that said, however, their experiences are vastly different than the majority of transgender individuals throughout the world, especially