But it was just a joke....

I just don't know why people think a joke like this is funny? 

They would be up in arms of it was a rape joke. Or what if it was a joke about catholic boys getting assaulted by priests? Or about a group of people like First Nations, Asians, or African Americans? What about if it was talking about people with Down syndrome? 

Yep people would find that not cool. But some how because it's about a transgender person it makes it ok? 

What are we teaching our kids when we have pink shirt day, yet we are posting this on Facebook? 

This is calling everyone that is gender fluid or transgender a second class citizen and making everything we have worked hard for fall apart. 

I teach my 3 kids respect for people. That it's not ok to make fun of a person, and especially not a full group of people. The LGBTQ community has come a long way, but there are still way too many deaths to LGBTQ youth and adults. 

And no I'm sorry, I won't scroll past. Because if we all scrolled past and let it be, Jews would be killed, African Americans would still be getting on at the back of the bus, Asians would still be living in labour camps and hate would rule the world. 

As it stands there are still places LGBTQ people will never be able to visit or live due to the laws allowing people to kill them. 

Till LGBTQ people are safe, I will not quiet my voice.