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If you support transgender rights, then you should support transracial rights (self.transracial)

submitted 3 months ago by UniversalMonk to c/transracial

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Supporting transgender rights has really opened my eyes to how important it is for everyone to be true to who they are.

It’s about letting people live their lives as the gender they feel inside, not just what they were assigned when they were born. Respect and making sure people can be themselves without facing hate or discrimination.

I think the idea of being transracial is just like being transgender. It’s that simple.

If we say it’s okay for someone to live as a different gender, why can’t the same idea apply to race?

I mean, both gender and race are things that society made up to categorize people. If someone feels deep down that they belong to a different racial group, shouldn’t we respect that feeling too?

This isn’t about making light of what transgender or racial minority groups go through.

It’s just about asking if we can extend the same understanding and acceptance to others who feel their identity is different from what society expects. It’s about having empathy and keeping an open mind.

It’s all about finding that balance and learning from each other.

Identity is personal. Respect is universal!

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[–] judooochp 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Relating transracialism to transgenderism is more of an indictment of transgenderism than validation of anything.

[–] UniversalMonk -4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I disagree. Both concepts involve personal identity and the struggle for societal acceptance, and dismissing one as invalid downplays the complex feelings of identity issues that some people face.

[–] judooochp 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

We may identify ourselves to others, but the idea of a "personal identity" is pretty masturbatory. Others identify us as they perceive us, and by our behaviour. I don't subscribe to the idea of appropriation of cultures being disrespectful, since anyone could learn from anyone. But I draw the line at "I am" something you're not.

[–] UniversalMonk -2 points 3 months ago

And you are free to think that.