Remember that scene in "Fast Times At Ridgemont High" where Phoebe Cates points out how there are three girls at the school that have styled themselves after Pat Benatar--and none of them talk to each other? That's the trans community in a nutshell. Every now and again, I will spot another trans woman out in the wild, but even for a trans person, it is considered a huge social faux pas to acknowledge a stranger's gender transition in any way. I understand why this is, of course--and yes, a big part of it is simple garden-variety politeness--but it also only adds to those occasional feelings of isolation with a dash of hormonal imbalance I sometimes experience.
Remember that scene in "Fast Times At Ridgemont High" where Phoebe Cates points out how there are three girls at the school that have styled themselves after Pat Benatar--and none of them talk to each other? That's the trans community in a nutshell. Every now and again, I will spot another trans woman out in the wild, but even for a trans person, it is considered a huge social faux pas to acknowledge a stranger's gender transition in any way. I understand why this is, of course--and yes, a big part of it is simple garden-variety politeness--but it also only adds to those occasional feelings of isolation with a dash of hormonal imbalance I sometimes experience.