How many transgender people do you know?

Contributor: Megan Jean Megan Jean
Two tumblr friends, and my best friend.
01/22/2012
Contributor: Mihoshi4301 Mihoshi4301
I don't know any personaly, but there are a few around my college.
01/22/2012
Contributor: Sir Sir
I voted three to five, but that's probably incorrect. I believe that I may know more than five, though I'm unsure. It's not really my business to know; only around four or so have told me that they were trans- identified.
01/22/2012
Contributor: KrazyKandy KrazyKandy
I know 2 but not close but just met them at parties.
01/28/2012
Contributor: Ahatmadeofshoes12 Ahatmadeofshoes12
I have a few transgender friends who take part in my school's Pride alliance organization.
02/08/2012
Contributor: Ahatmadeofshoes12 Ahatmadeofshoes12
I have a few transgender friends who take part in my school's Pride alliance organization.
02/08/2012
Contributor: Ahatmadeofshoes12 Ahatmadeofshoes12
I have a few transgender friends who take part in my school's Pride alliance organization.
02/08/2012
Contributor: RonLee RonLee
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Originally posted by Ahatmadeofshoes12
I have a few transgender friends who take part in my school's Pride alliance organization.
WOW, I don't think I've seen a triple post before.
02/08/2012
Contributor: thePicklez thePicklez
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Originally posted by Rhinobaby
I have a lot of trans friends, each of whom I love very dearly. I am of the opinion that transphobia, at least in part, results from just not being exposed to transgender people. I can't imagine anyone knowing any of my friends and not loving them!
My bio-dad is MtF, and recently I've done some self-discovery in realizing that I'm genderqueer (though recently I've been wondering more and more the extent of my masculinity and what it really means).
03/01/2012
Contributor: Hibangel Hibangel
I know one or two.. not enough!!
03/01/2012
Contributor: ectoBiologist ectoBiologist
I know 4-5 and they are the sweetest people ever. There all friends I met on the internet though, no trans* people at my school.
03/01/2012
Contributor: c90 c90
Not counting people I met at GLBTQ related events, I know five that I've met face-to-face. Three through my church and two at school. I know dozens online, though not well.
03/01/2012
Contributor: MasonM MasonM
I have quite a few Trans friends (most of them I came out to after they came out to me) and we're all glad to support one another.

I used to be told that FTM transgenders were rarer, but I think it's more that we're less open about it. A lot of us, if we can't pass, we hold off on trying until we can, at least from those that I know.
03/01/2012
Contributor: queerasfuck queerasfuck
I know oodles! I love my trans men. I only am lucky enough to know one trans woman, though.
03/03/2012
Contributor: scaredlittleboy scaredlittleboy
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Originally posted by Rhinobaby
I have a lot of trans friends, each of whom I love very dearly. I am of the opinion that transphobia, at least in part, results from just not being exposed to transgender people. I can't imagine anyone knowing any of my friends and not loving them!
Nice topic. I know tons of trans people because I'm involved in my campus' LGBTQ stuff. I think I would probably be pretty transphobic if I hadn't met my first trans friend at age 13.
03/03/2012
Contributor: sharksteak sharksteak
I know two genderqueer people!
03/03/2012
Contributor: Lock Lock
I wish I "knew" any TG people. I "know" some TG people socially online, but none offline.
03/04/2012
Contributor: AJvil AJvil
Quote:
Originally posted by Rhinobaby
I have a lot of trans friends, each of whom I love very dearly. I am of the opinion that transphobia, at least in part, results from just not being exposed to transgender people. I can't imagine anyone knowing any of my friends and not loving them!
no.
03/04/2012
Contributor: Pirate Pirate
my partner and me are ftm, but i know a few other mtfs and ftms :]
03/06/2012
Contributor: Alx Alx
I've attended meetings in both London and Copenhagen, so I'm lucky enough to have met tonnes of lovely trans* people in all shapes and sizes. I attend the meetings in Copenhagen more frequently though, being from Denmark and all.
03/08/2012
Contributor: dbm6907 dbm6907
I do not know of any
03/08/2012
Contributor: plaidvulva plaidvulva
I know lots, including myself and my lover. I personally think transphobia has more to do with upbringing/parents than it does actually being around trans people in general.
03/09/2012
Contributor: Apirka Apirka
I don't know any. A friend's ex girlfriend had talked about getting gender reassignment surgery, but she never went through with it. But I don't know her all that well to begin with.
03/10/2012
Contributor: tinkertoo tinkertoo
myself and many others. i think for some reason trans* people attract other trans* people, seems i've met more since coming out than i even knew there'd be around where i live. and yeah, i think transphobia has a lot to do with not being exposed to trans* people and basing views on false stereotypes
03/10/2012
Contributor: C-Rae C-Rae
I don't think I know any but I may.. A lot of people hide that even to this day
03/10/2012
Contributor: jokerzwild jokerzwild
voted I do not know any transgender people but could be possible I just don't know.
03/10/2012
Contributor: HannahPanda HannahPanda
My girlfriend identifies with both genders, so I would say a few, counting some of her friends.
03/10/2012
Contributor: SubmissiveFeminist SubmissiveFeminist
Seven, I think?
03/13/2012
Contributor: xxjoel xxjoel
Once you're out of the closet, they come out of the woodwork.

It took one FTM friend to help me realize who I was, and now I know at least three more lovely transgender people.
03/16/2012
Contributor: pinkLFant pinkLFant
Used to have a few trans friends in Charlotte.
03/16/2012