What does the future hold for the relationship between the transgender community and LGBTQ culture?
Ironically, both bi+ and trans people experience a similar phenomenon: erasure. Just as people assume a bisexual person in a heterosexual relationship is "actually straight," they assume a trans person is "just gay or lesbian" before transition. This shared experience of being doubted reinforces the need for unity.
What does the future hold for the relationship between the transgender community and LGBTQ culture?
Ironically, both bi+ and trans people experience a similar phenomenon: erasure. Just as people assume a bisexual person in a heterosexual relationship is "actually straight," they assume a trans person is "just gay or lesbian" before transition. This shared experience of being doubted reinforces the need for unity.
