This goes to anyone that is the majority group. Of anything, really, but especially with sexuality and gender. It’s not good to generalize cis or straight people, but if you want the respect of gay, lesbian, and trans*/queer people, you have to educate yourself and be an ally.
Sometimes it’s hard to get educated about trans* matters, because there isn’t as much light shined on gender as there is on sexuality. But here is a list of things to get you started:
A list of gender terms is here: [link]
A trans 101 is here: [link]
A quick etiquette lesson when talking to a trans person (what not to say/ask) can be seen here: [link] and here: [link]
Also, I just skimmed through this, but here is a wiki article about gender reassignment surgery. It’s generally offensive/intrusive to ask someone about their genitals, so if you’re honestly curious, here is a little info on surgery, and how it works: [link]
This is a pretty good resource on hormones, and how they work: [link] I can’t really find any great ones resources on that now, sorry guys.
A list of gender terms is here: [link]
A trans 101 is here: [link]
A quick etiquette lesson when talking to a trans person (what not to say/ask) can be seen here: [link] and here: [link]
Also, I just skimmed through this, but here is a wiki article about gender reassignment surgery. It’s generally offensive/intrusive to ask someone about their genitals, so if you’re honestly curious, here is a little info on surgery, and how it works: [link]
This is a pretty good resource on hormones, and how they work: [link] I can’t really find any great ones resources on that now, sorry guys.
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