...Jeanne Manford...

A first! In 1972, Jeanne Manford, a primary school teacher, walked the streets of New York supporting the Gay Pride Parade.

...A transgender 6 year old child...

This is the story of Ryland, a transgender 6 year old child who was born with a female body and a 'male' mind. His parents, luckily, realised that something was wrong and took action before it was too late.

Excluding the mention of god (which I find simply irrelevant), this is a lovely video, and even my childfree, dislike-all-things-kids persona would happily watch it for a second time (but not for a third time).

Watch the video...

...Feeling like a man...

Have you ever thought of how one can feel like a man when *she* has the body of a woman, albeit a few more male hormones than normal?

And how about *her* expectations? Society requires women to behave in a certain manner. But a woman with a manly attitude means that she speaks a bit funny, she is effectively like a bloke you have a pint with, in the pub on a Saturday night... 

Well, wrong! 

Forget about all you know about these stereotypes. Un-label people, don't call us lesbians, trans, queers... Even calling myself a 'third gender' raises the chances of misconception.

Everyone's unique, the way we express our gender reflects our personality. It also reflects social taboos around the world, but I am not willing to compromise. I am not a social product. I am a selfish 'activist', someone who crosses the border even if she feels like she is going to get shot. If you feel like you want to punish me, please do. Sooner or later times will change, whether you want it or not.

...Third gender...

Third gender. Not a man, not a woman. Simply 'other' gender. 

Wikipedia states  

'To different cultures or individuals, a third gender may represent an intermediate state between man and woman, a state of being both (such as "the spirit of a man in the body of a woman"), the state of being neither (neuter), the ability to cross or swap genders, another category altogether independent of men and women'.

No matter how you define yourself, you are who you are. Be proud of yourself!

Some famous people or groups of people who define/d themselves as 'third gender' (or they were defined by society as such) are

• South African sprinter Caster Semenya
• boxer Nong Tum
• the hijras of India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. 
• the Sworn virgins of the Balcans
• the Fa'afafine

No matter where you are in the world, you are not alone. Society, polity, everyone, MUST learn to respect you.

Read also 'Third Gender – Equality and Truth'
Recent legislation changes in Germany

From wikipedia,  Anna P., who lived for many years as a man in Germany, was photographed for Magnus Hirschfeld's book Sexual Intermediates in 1922.

...Petition...

Stand for a world where transgender individuals are free to define themselves.

Picture from www.change.org

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