Transphobia in the LGB Community

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(Background music by Spoon and the Ting Tings. This video is an attempt at educating the common public about the epidemic of transphobia thriving within the gay community.)

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[555ravenfeathers]

seven people missed the like button.

[sneetchinflux]

@555ravenfeathers :)) 

[slovesk766]

Transphobic gays/lesbians are just as bad as homophobes. How they don't realize they're huge hypocrites, I will never understand. It's sickening there are gay people out there that claim to want equality and acceptance but then go and put down other people for who they are. Dayumn shame.

[Starkardur]

Gays and transgendered are supposed to stick together and be friends - I cannot stand when gay men and women have predjudice against trans gender people ( except if they are crazy, not really transgender or they are something even transgender people don´t get) but I have found it a bit while reading blogs and stuff even though I know a few transgender people and I get along with them just fine.

[hailihinderer]

Haha I love this video! I'm a transboy and I've lost one or two of my lesbian friends because of coming out as trans. It's ridiculous and I don't get it either?? LGB.... oh yeah T!!!!!!! Hello???

[PacifistPigeon]

Some transgender people I've come across (particularly those who were biologically male but now are female) tend to think that everyone in the LGB community is out to get them, i.e., some of them are hypersensitive. Being cis, I don't understand a lot about transgender. I just came out of an argument with someone, which was along the lines of transphobia in the media. I wasn't even being judgmental but seemingly we are not allowed to ask questions about what's considered transphobic now.

[Isaacthekid]

I was sort of shocked to hear that, I thought there might been some understanding because of dealing with the prejudice people who are homophobic but that can show you that being prejudice/ignorant comes in many different shapes and sizes. They just hadn't educate themselves about anyone is trans* and all. I'm a gay transman and I deal with people saying I should "stay as girl cus it's great" or I'm "exremely rare". I have been called a dyke numerous times too. They don't get it or care.

[dsquaredproductions]

I include "B" in the drop for the same reason, the lack of education and neglect to care enough to learn. I've been approached by many bisexual men (not all, but a majority) who want to "hook-up" with me because they want to have "gay" sex with me, and when I try to politedly explain that I'm a woman I usually get a reply, "pre-op tranny = gay man," and they completely ignored the fact I'd just told them I'm lesbian.

[dsquaredproductions]

I also feel that Transgender need to drop LBG from LBGT, yes, that's us dropping them, why I say that? It was transgender people who started the Stonewall Riot, we fought the battle and LBG reaped the rewards, so remember that LBGs and show some respect. The main reason I thing LBG should be dropped is the T has nothing to do with sexual orientation and with it being in the say acronym perpetuates the assumption gender identity is linked to sexual orientation when it isn't.

[dsquaredproductions]

I believe that there is transphobia within LBG due to a lack of education within the LBG community, most seem to accept us as confused homosexuals, what they fail to realize is if gender identity and sexual orientation were linked as they assume then there would be so such thing as homosexuality. I'm a Male to Female Transsexual lesbian and I know FTMs who are gay men.

[NimbusDX]

Oh, you're talking about the "LG" community. Wonder why you included the "B" in there. If it was "the GAYS the GAYS the GAYS" and "homosexuals" who seem to have a problem with you being trans*, please don't lump the "B" in there with them. Biphobia is just as prevalent as transphobia in the "LG" community. Believe me, we completely understand where you're coming from on this one.

[Kerri36982]

Love your video! As a post op Trans woman I feel the same when I volunteered & worked for a supposedly LGBT organisation (in reality it was a gay & bisexual men's bitching club to attack lesbians & trans people) The lack of understanding was shocking, I even got groped in the groin by one of the men at Pride whose comment of "you are very small in the manhood department" was the final straw.

[vaatiofwind12]

Win. Absolute epic win.