The following is a recap from an article done by author, editor, and staff writer Julie Zeilinger for an online news company called Mic. This article, titled "Transgender Teens Share Inspiring and Heartbreaking Hopes for their Future Selves" discusses a video by Mashable in which a group of transgender youth of all sorts address themselves 10 years in the future with some words on where they hope to be by then. Such as:
"Do what makes you happy."
"I really hope you found a job and a place to stay."
"I hope that your father has come around and is very, very supportive of you."
"Will you ever get there? To the point where you're real in everywhere - in the hearts of your parents, in the hearts of yourself."
"I hope that you can look in the mirror and finally be happy with who you are, and have people who are happy with who you are too."
"Just believe in yourself."
Julie wrote, "Figures like Laverne Cox, Janet Mock, and Caitlyn Jenner have made many great strides for transgender visibility, but what has arguably been less visible is the rocky road that brought them to their trans adulthood. That growth is an experience Mashable has attempted to capture in a new video and series of profiles of transgender teens sharing their hopes and experiences for their future selves...
...Many of their dreams are those held by teens of all gender identities...But their hopes are also exceedingly practical, grounded in a reality that is probably distinct from that of most cisgender teens."
Click here to read the rest of Julie's article.
...and check out the full video by Mashable here
Warning: It's a tear jerker
Click here to read the rest of Julie's article.
...and check out the full video by Mashable here
Warning: It's a tear jerker
Bless these kids!
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Transgender: Someone whose biological sex does not align with their gender identity.
Gender Identity: A persons personal perception of their own gender.
Cisgender: Someone whose biological sex does align with their gender identity.
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