there's so much happening in politics right now so red wine and blue is here to ask okay but why dempsey is my

daughter she is uh so many things trans just happens to be one of them but she's sassy and smart and kind and she's a diva,

actually, she's quite a diva. And what I've been hearing her lately speak to is how she feels

like when she leaves her house that people view her as a monster. She doesn't understand because

she's, you know, I'm just like everyone else who's just bored

a little different.

A kid shouldn't have to fight for her right to exist.

Transgender people and trans kids in particular have been in the news a lot in the past few years.

Transgender just means that you don't feel comfortable with the gender that you were assigned

at birth.

Many trans people say they've known all their lives, and some only realize who they are later in life.

Some, like Dempsey, are told they're boys, but are absolutely certain their girls.

Some are girls who realize they're actually boys, and some realize that

neither gender really feels right. If this is still all pretty new to you, don't worry, you're

not alone. But trans people have existed for all of human history. Some historians think the

Roman Emperor El Gabilis, who dressed in a feminine manner and preferred to be called lady instead of Lord, to have been what we now consider transgender.

And across the world, many cultures have a third gender, even in the present day, like Mahou in Hawaii and Two Spirit in Ojibwe culture. So, if trans people have always been there, why does it seem like we're talking about them more these days?

Well, for one thing, the visibility of some high-profile trans people has inspired others to embrace their truth.

That's not to say kids are being inspired to become trans.

Discrimination and violence are still tragically common.

No one is out there choosing a more difficult life.

And to be clear, it's not that being trans is inherently difficult.

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