I am sorry but as a member of the LGBT community I do not find the correlation between Tranny and the "f" word. Tranny is merely and abbreviation of the word Transexual or Transgendered. Meanwhile the "f" word is a an actual slang given to a homosexual male, as it has no correlation to the word it is referring to. Any word in the English Dictionary can become "hate speech" if used in the right context. In most cases it is the preceding descriptive words which cause something to become derogatory.
"Stupid Republicans"
"Smelly French"
"Ugly Women"
Are the words republican, french, or women derogatory? No but when used right the phrase can become so. I really think you are grasping at straws here. If anything I am more offended by you coming on here and making this post. We are a community hoping for equal rights, who take pride in ourselves and others like us. We are amongst some of the most accepting people in the world. Then you come on here and make a post like this and make our community look like a bunch of whiny babies who can't handle some alleged name calling. My best friend is transitioning. She would much prefer to be called a Tranny than by her birth given male name.
Also as someone who comes on here flaunting what title you are, I would assume it took you quite a bit of hard work and researching to reach your position of status in our community. Yet here you seemed to have failed to do your research. Within this board, which is comprised of some of the most accepting yet diverse people you will ever meet, Tranny is a word associated with nothing but positives. Never once has it been used as means of insulting or breaking someone down. It is post like yours that set us back two steps every time we make one step forward. You have managed to make the LGBT community look weak and, as I stated before, "whiny." If anything we are educating youth that this lifestyle is ok, and should be accepted. I believe their are bigger fish to fry that your time would be more aptly spent working on, than coming to a board and bashing members for a shirt that was created by members of your very own community. I am in no way agreeing with you that the word Tranny is derogatory, however, assuming it was, I would allow someone to call me a tranny all day long if it meant I was allowed to marry my partner of over ten years, in my home state where we both grew up, as opposed to having to travel hours and miles away to sign a paper and come back. Let's focus on that issue instead of a t-shirt.
