In his film “Anything Goes”, Woody Allen respectfully described human sexuality as “mysterious”. The failure of Houston’s Prop 1 - HERO -proved that human sexuality is deeply misunderstood. Culturally we’re kinda backwards, set in our ways and delusional. It’s sad, really, that we have no clue.
And then, someone comes along to challenge our preconceived notions and we go haywire. Or at least 60% of us go haywire and vote to deny a very sweet trans woman, who has suffered most of her life at the hands of our cruel mythology, the right to take a pee in a public toilet.
Hoo boy…..
What on earth are we afraid of?
When I see this kind of thing, I sometimes wonder whether there are 2 radically different genotypes — radical right wing mindsets and “normal” people. hahaha….
I guess, in fairness, none of us really understand our own sexuality. If Woody Allen finds it mysterious, then the rest of us are, perhaps, entitled to confusion.
Katy Kreitler’s 2012 piece “Top 10 Myths About Transgender People” asks:
Why do we know so little about transgender people?
When it comes to gender and sex, transgender people are breaking the rules. And since patriarchy’s very existence depends on everyone’s compliance, those who break the rules are a threat.
So they must be silenced.
everydayfeminism.com/…
Katy’s piece is a primer for non trans people on where our thinking goes awry. It is also a primer on how our cultural “norms” control our thought processes wrt sexuality.
Here, below, is Katy’s list of the 10 myths. Please link to the article, above for Katy’s demystifications.
Myth #1: Transgender people live crazy lives.
Myth #2: Transgender people are confused.
Myth #3: Transgender people are mentally disturbed.
Myth #4: Transgender people are gay.
Myth #5: Transgender people are radical liberals with crazy ideas.
Myth #6: Transgender people hate their bodies.
Myth #7: Transgender people perform drag shows.
Myth #8: You can tell someone is transgender just by looking at them.
Myth #9: Transgender people aren’t “real” men or women.
Myth #10: Transgender people are weird.