When we hear the word “transgender” we know it refers to a person whose gender identity is not aligned with their assigned birth sex and who may have or have not changed their body and identity though surgical procedures. There have been many events that have taken place against the LGBTQ community and it is very unfortunate. It is crazy to see how we live In a society where if your black, Hispanic, gay, lesbian , trans you will face discrimination and wont have privileges as a straight or white person would. I don’t consider myself as having any privileges but this reading made me realize so much more such that transgender people have the fear of going outside or cant even walk outside without being attacked meanwhile I can walk outside with my significant other freely without people yelling out names or trying to physically hurt me.
The story being told in the reading is very tragic and so nasty because people are so cruel against others. Whatever someone else’s preference is, its their business they can do whatever makes them happy , how does their happiness affect those attackers. “Cisgender privilege, intersectionality, and the criminalization of Cece Mcdonald ..”‘by Julia R. Johnson talks about the story of Cece Mcdonald. Once I started reading it made me so mad at those who attacked her and she was the one to be arrested for a situation that could’ve been prevented if those attackers would’ve mind their own business. This situation was not only gender discrimination but also racial discrimination since Cece along with her friends were African American. The attackers screamed out horrible names such as “Faggots” and “niggers”. As much as Cece tried walking away from the situation the attackers got physical and by trying to defend herself, someone got hurt and killed and yet the attack against Cece was overlooked and she was charged with murder. Something that shocked me and upset me a lot was the fact that Schmitz one of the attackers stated that a real man cant be black and that Cece was dressed as a woman to rape him. Discrimination in the society we live In is unbelievable, and the calmness in which these people talk about transgender and black people is as if it was completely normal and okay. This society has a lot of changes to make or else things wont get any better and crimes will be overlooked.
