DU has a transphobia problem

[lambchopp59]

59. Widowed in 1994

The 6 previous years of my life when I felt truly validated.
I wish more people understood what horrid experiences LGBTQ experience: doubly stupid when it's based on some twist of Xtianity.
Strange twist of fate has brought up old PTSD nightmares for me all over again. Dulled a bit since extensive therapy but haven't had a good night's rest in weeks. Weird part is it was an odd visit to a doctor's office brought the memories of a rape situation in my pre teen years, where I was also physically hurt.
In both situations it was numerous witnesses. I was treated as "property", in the former, just that "faggot" who didn't deserve to live: that was reinforced by a local Baptist preacher and several of the adult coaches and teaching staff at that idiotic redneck "school".
Family didn't help, Dad eventually attempted to murder me. I can't help but wonder if even one individual involved in that constant extreme isolation and bashing, no exceptions, no one to protect me, ever realized how idiotically cruel they'd been. In the light of the Trumpism Era, I doubt it. I'll never know. Far too much danger in discovery. I think lately some are discovering how volatile RW bigotry can be.
But there's quite often I get frustrated by the lack of support in some "safe" spaces for us, like here.
Trans or Homo phobia "light" is still unforguvably ignorant.