christined73
Earning My Ears
- Joined
- Jul 1, 2021
Hello - I am a 49 year old mother of a 23 year old transgender woman. We live in Washington state, where there is relatively little push-back against transgender people, although even at that she is struggling with finding a job, being accepted, and her general anxiety about how other people perceive and will treat her. We have a HUGE trip planned for December 14-26, and she is invited, assuming her work (if she gets a job) lets her out for this time. Out here all we hear is how horrible Florida is to its LGBT population, and she is so scared that she will be targeted while she is there. Not by Disney World as a company or anything like that, but more by someone questioning why she is using the family restroom, or at the airport, etc. I am conflicted because I really feel like she will be safe since we don't ever leave Disney property when we go to Florida, but I also understand her hesitancy. So she told me that she might not go, and didn't want me to get the tickets. I already did though, so I guess I will eat that cost if she decides to stay here. I will feel awful about going if she decides not to go with us, but at the same time I feel like she might be making more of a concern than is necessary. For those of you that are more familiar with Florida and can attest to being gender fluid or transgender in Disney World, do you have any experiences that I can share with her to make her feel better about going? We all went to Disneyland last winter and was consistently mis-gendered (thank you sir, when she's in a dress) so she's used to that aspect, I think she is just really thinking someone will hurt her physically, since she usually comes and goes on her own she will be by herself often. I'm just a worried mom that wants one last trip with my kids before they are all off in their own lives. I also want to know if it is really THAT bad that she is right - she said there was a travel advisory or something sent out recently saying any LGBT person shouldn't go to Florida at all.