Victims

It's sad to say, that if your transgendered and don't pass as female, you've been the victim of transphobia. I'll go one further and say that if your not transgenered you've still been a victim of transphobia and homophobia. Let me explain that. when someone is attacked, verbally, physically etc. the message is loud and clear to every straight person that you had better not be gay, lesbian, bi or transgendered. It's like this, someone goes into a bank with a gun. He or she holds it to you head and tells you to hand over the money or die. You may have no intention of not giving that person the money. You may unde the circumstances be more that willing to hand over the money but by putting the gun to your head they are making you a victim. The threat makes the victim. Doesn't matter if your transgendered or gay the gun is still at your head. It's true to say that I became the victim of transphobia even before I knew I was transgendered.