So I’ve been reading this thread, and thought I would share the following. Why? Not to get sympathy, or anything like that. I’m sharing it to help everyone understand the reality. I am on 3dx because it’s a safe place where I can be me. If someone doesn’t like that, and many of you don’t. (Try reading the older shemale thread here under game suggestions for proof of that) That’s fine no one has to like me, become my friend, or even have a conversation with me. Those who have I feel I have helped spread a little understanding…. Kisses FINDINGS OF THE NATIONAL TRANSGENDER DISCRIMINATION SURVEY January 2014 Suicide Attempts among Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Adults Suicide attempts among Trans men (46%) and Trans women (42%) were slightly higher than the full sample (41%). Cross-dressers assigned male at birth have the lowest reported prevalence of suicide attempts among gender identity groups (21%). Prevalence of suicide attempts is elevated among those who disclose to everyone that they are transgender or gender-non-conforming (50%) and among those that report others can tell always (42%) or most of the time (45%) that they are transgender or gender non-conforming even if they don’t tell them. From a time magazine article. Why Transgender People Are Being Murdered at a Historic Rate Aug. 17, 2015 The number of transgender people murdered in the U.S. this year is at a historic high of 15, activists say — with over four months still to go For one particular community, these instances of violence happening around the country have higher chance of becoming fatal. On Aug. 14 the number of transgender people murdered in America this year hit a historic high of 15, according to advocacy organizations like the National Center for Transgender Equality. This somber milestone was hit when the remains of Elisha Walker, 20, were discovered in a North Carolina field several months after she went missing. Like the majority of the other victims, Elisha was not just transgender but a young transgender woman of color. Transgender people are four times more likely than the general population to report living in extreme poverty, making less than $10,000 per year, a standing that sometimes pushes them to enter the dangerous trade of sex work. Nearly 80% of transgender people report experiencing harassment at school when they were young. As adults, some report being physically assaulted trains and buses, in retail stores and restaurants. Greater awareness has not yet translated into broad acceptance, says Kris Hayashi, executive director of the Transgender Law Center: “The majority of society does not understand who transgender people are in ways that lead to the violence and the murder and the harassment that we’re seeing.”