Tell someone you are transgender before dating


As far as I know, many transgender people ask is it necessary to tell their dates that they are transgender before dating? Yes, it's absolutely necessary to tell them you are transgender. If you say"no, I don't need to tell than that I'm transgender before dating", you may don't know the tragedy of Jennifer Laude, a transgender woman who was killed by her date after he learned that she was a transgender woman. She lost her life, only because she didn't tell him she is a transgender woman. I'm not defend murder here, and will never defend murder.

Human sexuality is so complex. People cannot even control what they are attracted to, so never feel unbelievable if someone attracted to transgender people.

No matter who is the initiator, they have the right to know their date. Your partners may don't ask about who you are, but you still need to tell them the truth. So, if you are a transgender person, you need to tell your partner you are transgender before dating, it should be the first step of dating.

There are many tragedies on transgender people tell us that to be honest to other people. If you still insist that you don't need to tell the truth before having a romantic date with your partner, let me tell you some true stories.

Devin Diamond was a transgender woman living in New Orleans, friends say the 20-year-old was in the midst of making her gender transition, they describe her as"very kind", "very loved", and a leader in the local LGBTQ community. Her mother said she had a big heart, she was just 20 years old when her body was found burned in a car.

In late June 2017, GLAAD documented 14 transgender people killed in 2017. At least 111 transgender and gender-nonconforming Americans were murdered, because of their gender identity and people's accepting on transgender. No group faces more violence than transgender people.

I know that many transgender people don't want to tell their partner they are transgender, because they are not sure whether their partners will date with them once they know they are transgender, in other words, they are afraid of being rejected, and not confident enough. Once you decided to be a transgender person, you should know that life is tough for transgender people, and should always be ready to overcome different kinds of problems, dating is just one of them. There are many way for transgender people to protect themselves, accepting who you are is the best way.

As transgender people, you should know that not everyone can really accept transgender, telling them who you are is not only the respect for others, but also a way to protect yourself from being hurt. Dating for transgender people is not easy, but it doesn't mean you can date with all kinds of people and without any standards. Dating with someone who can really accept you and respect you.

At the end of this article, I want to mention again, you'd better tell your partner that you are transgender before dating.