So It Goes

So it goes. While many in the transgender community promote gender diversity and the whole spectrum of gender expression and presentation, there are many who, while understanding and accepting the idea of the non-binary, like the binary.

There's nothing wrong with liking and living in the gender binary if it's makes you comforable with yourself and your life. That's your right, and it's not the right of the advocates of the non-binary to criticize, or worse, atack or demonize you.

There's nothing wrong with not identifying as a transgender woman or man and not wanting to be reconized, and especially not labelled, as a transgender woman or man. It's your right to self-identify as non-binary people advocate for themselves.

There's nothing wrong for both sides of the argument for gender identity and the use of the word transgender to exist without declaring war against the other. It's the right of everyone to choose who they are and how they want to be identified.

There's nothing wrong if both sides agree to just let everyone be themselves. And hopefully, to do it respectfully and without malice toward others. But that's not what is these days in the fight for inclusion where inclusion is everyone whether or not they want to be included, and more so want to be excluded.

So it goes these days. The whole transgender community at war within itself. You can't decide for yourself anymore. Others get to decide for you, decide who you are and how you should be called. And argue you can't disagree with them.

And the transgender community wonders why so many (transgender) people don't like them anymore, and don't participate in the community. They created the atmosphere and environment and encourage the fight, forgetting they're losing most of their own in the process.

So it goes. The many not caring, if even watching, and the few yelling at each other about who's right or wrong.