When I was checking out my feed reader today, I learned that a 9-year-old transgendered girl is coming out as who she really is, with the help of school administration. When I first started reading this post, I thought “wow, maybe just maybe the world is becoming easier for people to transition in”. But then, I started to read through the post and I found the part and parcel bigotry and hate that comes from the small-minded parents of children going to the same elementary school. Continue reading ‘A 9-year-old Transgendered Youth Comes Out at School’
Tag Archive for 'bigotry'
Well, I had to go deposit my small (1 day of pay) cheque from Telefund into my Wells Fargo chequing account. And no, I could not deposit the cheque because of the type of account I have (Opportunity Chequing Account, because of the fact that I had my identity stolen in the past). And I decided that just for a lark, I would attempt to change my name with the Verified Petition for Name Change that I have. So, I walk into the downtown Wells Fargo branch and then decide to bring the people at the customer service counter my name change petition, in hopes that they would change it. One of them called me ’sir’ and while that did make me sigh, I did tell them that I did not want to be called that nor addressed by male pronouns. So, I waited at the Customer Service counter and they said that it could not be done. Very well, it was worth a try, eh? I was about to put the envelope in my backpack and head to the teller’s window to deposit my meager pay cheque when they proceeded to call me sir. And this is where it begins. Continue reading ‘Transphobia at Wells Fargo’
Latest Comments
RSS