With the picture on the left I’ll hear things like “trans women are so beautiful,” “you have every right to be who you are,” “you were definitely meant to be a woman,” and “you are a woman now, why even say you are transgender.” The picture on the right is a different story. Y’all will say things like “not fair, born a man and still a man,” “I’m all for you being yourself but you shouldn’t be competing against women,” “why don’t you start a league for transgenders,” and “just stick to wearing lingerie and leave the sports to the real women.” Those are all actual replies I’ve received. Whats even more insane is most men who want to comment and speak up about trans women in sports don’t even watch or follow women’s sports! People just want to interject their opinion and bias into things they think need their opinion. Rather than trying to isolate and exclude trans individuals from society, focus on your life. Would you want to be excluded or deemed unworthy because of who you are? Stop judging people based on their race, gender, sexuality, gender identity, religion, nationality, etc...live and let live already, damn! ——————————————————— I’ve said this over and over...the fears and stigmas around trans athletes are false! The Olympics have had a policy in place since 2004 allowing trans athletes to compete, name a single trans Olympian...I’ll wait.... ——————————————————— The few trans athletes who have had success, have done so because of the hard work and training they put into their sport, period! If it was an unfair, biological advantage, all the other trans athletes who compete would be winning as well. ——————————————————— My existence should not be on the DL, for you to fetishize, or limited to “trans only” leagues, groups, or events. Stop trying to “other” me. I’m here, I’m going to pursue my dreams, and live my life...that is not going to change based on your unsolicited opinions! #facts #transisbeautiful #transathlete #notashamed #unbothered #determined #focused #liveandletlive #athlete #lingerie #model #activist #proud https://www.instagram.com/p/CAqLqGmgJm9/?igshid=1og6wslkjavkd
