Originally Posted by
Mr. Sinister
Has any one noticed that American society seems to be more tolerant of lesbians or bisexual women than of Gay Men/Transsexuals? Over the years, I have seen women like Ellen DeGreness get accepted by main stream society, but I still see a lack of acceptance for transsexuals and gay men. I rarely every hear about women getting attacked for their sexuality like men and transsexuals do, such as the recent murder in Colorado of a young TS. I still hear vile comments from people that it is disgusting for two men to be together or a male to female transsexual is just a freak in a dress. Why can't society accept male sexuality like they accept female sexuality?
As someone who loves and admires male to female transsexuals , I believe violence towards the transgendered community can be diminished if society were tolerant of male sexuality like it is with female sexuality. Because of intolerance, many men resort to violence toward TGs because of their own insecurities regarding their sexuality. The reason that Gwen Araujo died was because the men that killed her didn't want anyone to think that they were gay, which often is the logic that is used to justify killing TG women.