Things society could do?

Asking for preferred pronouns when asking for someone's name. All the time. Even if the person doesn't "look" trans (whatever that means)

 

Society needs to stop insisting there are "girl" or "boy" things. Because not everyone falls into one of those categories, and not everyone who identifies as male will like tradional name things, and the same is true for females.

 

Tell kids it's okey to be a girl or a boy, cis or trans, and everything in between and outside that. And that it's okey be that in whichever way, to realise it in any moment, and to do or not do anything about it. I would personally be really happy if I could come out as trans, not pass as cis, be called sir and not get my gender identity questioned just because I don't pass as biologically male and don't want to take steps to be more biologically male. And not being told that I'm having a problem, that I hate myself, that it's my parents' fault, or that calling myself "he" is an insult, etc. The society should stop insisting on genitals so much and on the narrow view of what it means for a person to have a set of certain biological characteristics.

 

Educate people on trans issues and just a better education in regards to gender in general. Make it a mandatory part of school health/sex-ed lessons (or the equivalent in various different countries).

Have people from a young age be more aware that a) trans people exist b) it's okay to be trans or to be confused about your gender/realise you're trans at any point in your life and c) being accepting of trans people even if you're not trans is incredibly important.

Telling kids it's okay to be trans and that it's actually a thing that exists, and also how to support their peers with gender related things, can really help.

 

Open more gender clinics and make it more accessible, change gender studies to actually be mostly about gender identity and maybe even turn it into a psychology related subject or multidisciplinary subject that trains gender therapists as part of the second degree, educate people and expand the scientific research on the subject, teach a course about gender identity as part of journalism and English degrees to help journalists report in ways that aren't hurtful to transgender people and do the same for police training courses or other fields of study that are vocational and connect in some way to the trans community.

I think the most important changes are easier access to treatment and education to reduce prejudice and discrimination.

 

1. Instead of a male box and a female box, allow a blank space next to gender on forms.
2. Have gender-neutral bathrooms
3. Have a non-gendered dress code for work and school
4. Have LGBT supporting churches open about supporting LGBT [I know they exist, I just don't know where]
5. Allow X or N on passports [X in Mx. or N for neutral/non-binary, not sure which one it would be, but one of them]
6. My mum believes that LGBT people shouldn't have to ''come out'' - so to be able for her to know and accept that I'm NB-Bi without having to say anything would be great. In terms of society: Break down the normative to the point where the common exists, but not make it perceived to be any more/less normal than the uncommon.

 

Just stop focusing on it so much. Don't make it another civil rights issue, don't try to inform people of all this identity vs expression and pronouns stuff, just let kids know that some people change their genders and don't overcomplicate it. Also taking the government out of bathroom laws and letting private places decide for themselves is good. Honestly, I think 99% of this activism just makes trans people look silly and if we didn't push for it so much, these bathroom bills would have never existed.

 

We're a long ways from that but accept that everyone won't fit perfectly in the "masculine" or "feminine" categories. I sure as hell don't I dabble lol. Don't get offended if someone doesn't portray themselves as you perceive them and let them live life. As long as people wanna be happy and not assault others what's the problem?

With homelessness, hunger, poverty, lack of job opportunities, etc. it's a shame people put so much effort caring where people go to the bathroom. Just respectfully treating trans people like fellow human beings and trying to see life through their shoes would go a long way too. Well wishes to the "T" in LGBT.

 

Fight against stigma placed upon gender expression -both towards traditional and non traditional expression. If people were more secure about being able to explore... I believe there would be less confused folks, too.

And it would help both trans and cis people, to have freedom to be what you like without facing judgment - be that for normative, or non normative gender expression. I see a good first step to greater acceptance of otherness in such a direction. If there is less stigma for being not manly/feminine enough... it would become easier to embrace one's self, whoever one may be.

 

Oh my god, yes.

Back when I would try to do claw machine related things for a kid's hospital, I'd get nagged about needing to get more "boy" plushies and crap like that. I can't believe people still have this annoying notion that only things are only for a certain gender, especially colors. Screw gender boxes.