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RE: Transgender: Ask Me Anything - What questions might Steemit users have but been afraid to ask?
I've had the opportunity to know no less than three transgender people so far in life, and in every case, their gender stuff was the least interesting thing about them. One was a doctor in sociology, which I thought was way interesting. Another was a professional skydiving instructor, and took on my first airborne adventure. The third is an author I admire very much, and whose work I enjoy reading. I value my relationships with them because they're cool people. I couldn't care less about the particulars of their gender transformation.
I can really appreciate this. I really don't bring up being transgender very often, pretty much for the same reason. How I define myself as a person and my passions lay in other areas, like the ones you mentioned. And this is important, purely focusing on the transition or being transgender in reality play a smaller role for me. The counter seems to be just as true, being more than a cis-gender person. I completely agree with you sentiment that the value is in people themselves, not a small characteristic.