[Genteel Death]

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Sexism, and more specifically this form of sexism which is a reaction to peoples gender deviance- not being a Proper Man, or a Proper Woman, is something that seems to be ignored.* It plays a huge part in homophobia- A gay boy, who is very masculine and handy with his fists is not likely to be bullied at school.* School kids don't usually see what their school mates find sexually attractive, they see how they behave.* Effeminate boys are bullied for being effeminate- and the words the kids use are gay, and batty boy, but they're being bullied because they're not acting like Real Men, this is sexism, but we call it homophobia.* And when you call it homophobia, what organisations are there helping the effeminate straight boy?* He's being told that it's okay to be gay, but no one's saying that it's okay to be a bit girly.* This is the same bullying that transexual people experience in the extreme, but it is in no way reserved for us.
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The experience of transgendered people is at the lethally sharp end of the wedge- and it is a lethally sharp edge, the Transgender Day of Remembrance website shows that in 2009 130 transgendered people were reported murdered- but this is a universal problem, rooted in sexism, it affects all os us and we can all take a part in fighting it.