Media.www.DailyOrange.com – Sandra Plasse
Lauren Adamski has been dating a transgender individual for three years.
Her partner appears masculine but has a feminine name. When her partner’s name is called in public – when picking up a prescription, for example – people assume that it belongs to Adamski. Of course, the assumption is wrong and causes confusion and strange looks.
People in society get frustrated when they are faced with gender ambiguity, said
Adamski, LGBT Resource Center program coordinator at Syracuse University.
“Stereotypes can foster ignorance, and in some extreme cases, violence,” said LGBT director Adrea Jaehnig.