CampKC.com – by Michael DeMarco
A 2007 study indicates that one in 500 people is transgendered, a larger number than previously thought. Little by little, transgendered people are making some headway toward wider recognition in the 21st century. Recent media coverage on shows such as the Sundance Channel’s series Transgeneration, a Barbara Walters special focusing on transgendered children, Ugly Betty, and the new show on Logo called Transamerican Love Story have continued to bring the topic into the mainstream. There is, however, still much work to be done.
Gays are considered by some to be the original fringe group (the OG’s, as it were) and we love acronyms, so someone thought it made perfect sense to add the T’s to the mix, since everyone knows gays and lesbians are ever so much more open-minded and accepting than the breeders. (Do people still say “breeders”?)