Insight
Is it okay to discriminate others due to their beliefs, color of their skin, morals, or sexual orientation?
It is never okay to discriminate others if their beliefs are different than yours
Why would one hide their sexual orientation in public?
Hate crime, judgement, or being dissociated from others
Why is it important to acknowledge that your sexual orientation isn't a choice?
Many think that they choose their sexuality so anything that isn't the heterosexual choice is unethical
In the quote "Yet just as anyone can call me whatever they want it is up to me to decide whether I care to answer" what signifies that she learned that not everyone is accepting, why?
She states that everyone has their own opinions but those don't change who she is
Why would someone bring others down if there were to have something different about themselves?
They feel the need to be superior to better their own insecurities, fears, and flaws.
Its NOT OKAY to have an unique feature about yourself.
False
What's the message behind "we are all somebody's freak and basic human dignity is not a privilege of the lucky superior few, but a right of all or none."
Everyone has pride and someone will always want to take that down but it shouldn't let it effect us
How does one feel if a friend of theirs dissociated themselves since there was something different about them?
Hurt, betrayed, confused, conflicted, etc.
In the article, one of the author's friend didn't want to be associated with her in case she was wrongfully identified as transgender.
Do you interpret that the author chose her sexuality?
No, since it wasn't implied that she though heavy of the sexuality at choice.
"I confess to having a phase during which I did not associate with other transgender people." In this quote why does the author point this out?
Because some live in fear of being discovered since there are more negative outcomes than there are positive.
The author states, "I'm sure that we could follow every each of these groups and find that, eventually, everyone has someone they view as a freak"
Does this quote help further the statement made throughout the article?
Yes since the statement is that no matter of others opinion, we should be true and accepting to ourselves since there's always something about is going to be "freakish" so it furthers the claim made.
Smith states "Large group events would always require remote locations where we could all be hidden away." What does it say about her struggles as a transgender?
Smith wasn't able to hang out with other transgenders and had to meet up secretly
In the article Gwendolyn discusses how her friend wanted to dissociate herself from Gwendolyn to not be identified as transgender. Why is this such a common misconception among people?
This is due to people not being educated in diverse beliefs and the assumption of grouping others into a category.
What are some negative outcomes if someone were to think there was something abnormal about you?
Some negative outcomes if people were to think that something was abnormal about someone would be hate crimes, lost in friendships, judge, or degrade them