Trans 101 – Because some of us still need it

tempdns.justout.com – By Aaron Spencer

Full disclosure: I’m not what most in the transgender community would consider qualified to teach trans sensitivity. I’m not trans, for one, and I only recently emerged from a place of ignorance to a place of nascent understanding of trans issues. But in light of recent events, I felt it was important to educate myself and use my perspective to explain trans issues to others who might be as clueless as I was.

After the Portland City Council in June unanimously approved trans-inclusive health care for city employees, it was cause for celebration in the trans community.