I feel there was a golden period of trans acceptance around 2009 to 2014. Prior to this, nobody knew anything about us. During this period, the...
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I feel there was a golden period of trans acceptance around 2009 to 2014. Prior to this, nobody knew anything about us. During this period, the media typically picked young (and thus passable) and attractive people to cover in their stories (eg. Kim Petras, Jenna Talackova). We were portrayed as regular looking people who just wanted to live regular lives. While there were still transphobic comments back then (eg. she will always be a man), the general public was sympathetic and accepting towards us.
Something changed around 2016. Maybe it was gay marriage being made legal, maybe it was Caitlyn Jenner coming out, or maybe it was just the trend. Before 2016, most discussi