I think (hope) most of us with empathy get that this is real and a good thing. The thing with hate filled people that lack empathy, they want these people to suffer, they want them to be miserable and have a miserable life.
Somehow the misery of the .001% trans population makes their own miserable life’s more tolerable.
Edit: I should have said 1%. Leaving my original comment but conceding my percentage was off.
It’s hard to generalize because it differs by age range and location, but figures for how many people identify as transgender tend to hover around 0.5% to 1%, so a bit more than you suggest.
I hope cis people are prepared to actually fight for trans people’s rights, because in the current climate we need to show some solidarity and stand up for each other.
I think (hope) most of us with empathy get that this is real and a good thing. The thing with hate filled people that lack empathy, they want these people to suffer, they want them to be miserable and have a miserable life.
Somehow the misery of the .001% trans population makes their own miserable life’s more tolerable.
Edit: I should have said 1%. Leaving my original comment but conceding my percentage was off.
It’s hard to generalize because it differs by age range and location, but figures for how many people identify as transgender tend to hover around 0.5% to 1%, so a bit more than you suggest.
I hope cis people are prepared to actually fight for trans people’s rights, because in the current climate we need to show some solidarity and stand up for each other.
Well said!