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More Americans Claim To Have Seen A Ghost Than Have Met A Trans Person
Posted on 12/22/15 at 3:10 pm
Posted on 12/22/15 at 3:10 pm
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Faye Seidler, a transgender activist living and working in Fargo, North Dakota, was recently featured in the New York Times as part of a collection of interactive editorials "featuring personal stories that reflect the strength, diversity and challenges of the community."
In the piece, Seidler discusses the struggles she faced as a hospital technician because she identifies as transgender, which led her to file a federal lawsuit against her employer and testify in front of the house of representatives of North Dakota in hopes of preventing others from receiving the same kind of treatment that she's faced. But in recent days Seidler has become known for something that didn't make it into the Times' piece: revealing that more Americans claim to have seen a ghost than have met a transgender person.
The statistic comes from comparing a 2009 Pew Research Center survey on supernatural experiences, which found that 18 percent of Americans claim to have seen a ghost, and a 2015 GLAAD study on transgender visibility that found only 16 percent of Americans say they know someone who identifies as trans.
HuffPost Gay Voices chatted with Seidler to learn more about how she discovered this startling statistic, how she became an activist and the most important thing allies should know about supporting the transgender community.
The Huffington Post: How did you discover the ghost vs. trans comparison?
Faye Seidler: Just from my general resource I was aware of both statistics.
According to GLAAD, a recent Pew poll shows that nearly "90 percent of Americans say they personally know someone who is lesbian, gay, or bisexual. However, according to a recent Harris poll, only 16 percent of Americans say they personally know someone who is transgender, which has doubled from the 8 percent who said so in 2008. The same poll showed that while 27 percent of Millennials say they personally know someone who is transgender, only 9 percent of Americans over 45 say the same. Given this reality, most Americans learn about transgender people through the media. So when the media talks about transgender issues -- it is imperative that they get it right."
Posted on 12/22/15 at 3:11 pm to trom83
i once saw a transgender ghost.
Posted on 12/22/15 at 3:11 pm to trom83
I thought all trannies were ghosts?
Posted on 12/22/15 at 3:12 pm to trom83
OT has officially ran out of topics to discuss
Posted on 12/22/15 at 3:12 pm to MorbidTheClown
Scruffy met a transliving. He said he felt like a ghost stuck in a living body.
Posted on 12/22/15 at 3:13 pm to trom83
How would I know when I meet a tranny? Look below ? Nope
Posted on 12/22/15 at 3:15 pm to trom83
...they never been to Bourbon street?
Posted on 12/22/15 at 3:16 pm to trom83
ghosts are more likely to be real than a transgender.
Soul unable to move on to the afterlife so is still hanging around? Somewhat plausible.
Human who thinks they identify as an animal or some other nonsense that they really aren't? bullshite.
Soul unable to move on to the afterlife so is still hanging around? Somewhat plausible.
Human who thinks they identify as an animal or some other nonsense that they really aren't? bullshite.
Posted on 12/22/15 at 3:17 pm to trom83
Which leads to the logical question: would you rather make out with a chick and find out she's a dude or dead?
Posted on 12/22/15 at 3:17 pm to WG_Dawg
at least there's no argument which bathroom said ghost needs to use.
Posted on 12/22/15 at 3:18 pm to LucasP
well, i've made out with some that may as well have been dead.
Posted on 12/22/15 at 3:19 pm to MorbidTheClown
Is that a bad kisser joke, or a date rape joke?
Posted on 12/22/15 at 3:29 pm to trom83
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Than Have Met A Trans Person
If the transgender is doing it right, you shouldn't be able to tell from outward appearances.
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