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I know that people have a lot of mixed feelings about the progression of gender and sexuality within our culture. Some people do not like the way that we have evolved, the way that we can admit the truths that so many generations have kept hidden behind locked doors. Others are open to love people and accept people for whom they believe that they are. I have mixed feelings about all of it; I've never been in the shoes of people of different genders or sexualities.

That being said, I want to point out that just because you might not agree with the actions of a person, it is not your place to tell them that they are wrong for feeling the way that they do. The people that you hear about on the news, that struggle with coming to full terms with themselves... They already face a lot of internal differences. It is not your place to add to that. No one needs another person telling them that they are doing something wrong.

I'm not telling you to agree with the evolving nature of sexuality and gender -- as they are not the same -- within our society. I'm not telling you that disagreeing with someone is wrong. You are entitled to your own beliefs and feelings, just as they are. And if you have respect for your peers and for people within the media, then you must acknowledge them as they wish and treat them with the same respect with which you'd like to be treated.

This is why you should stop calling Caitlyn Jenner by "Bruce."

catch you later,
Karleigh

“It's easy to fictionalize an issue when you're not aware of the many ways in which you are privileged by it.” // Kate Bornstein, Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation