The official source cited by TRVP_ANGEL was an off-site Instagram page with 2400 followers called “@QueerCork.”
The comment section was eventually turned off.
I was able to contact @Queercork for further information.
(First off some lingo and definitions to educate the reader.)
Cis = identifying with the gender you were assigned with at birth.
Transgender = Not identifying with the gender you were assigned with at birth.
Transgender does not mean a surgery or hormones have been used.
One of the reasons QueerCork was started was to offer a place for other Transgendered skiers to meet.
Conflicts over being transgender happens on the internet and on the hill.
QueerCork cites cutting off ski friends due to their lack of effort in using appropriate language.
Close friends and relatives often provide more conflict than random strangers.
This solves frustrations with job & housing security.
The Journey of Self Truth can be Highly Criticized by Society.
QueerCork finds frustration in people’s Choice of Convenience over Trans People’s Comfort and Safety.
QueerCork prefers people not use the T Word.
QueerCork prefers you refer to Transitions as Transitions or even Trans.
But QueerCork Qualified that saying, “I’m gunna hit that Trans,” is completely okay.
QueerCork does say that this is what is okay in their mind.
Other Trans Persons might disagree.
I asked QueerCork if there is a Win-Win option here for both sides, or a compromise.
QueerCork said, “The bottom line is to not say something if someone says it upsets them.”
Not entirely, no.
But I’m also not QueerCork and nor are my problems QueerCork’s problems.
Am I going to personally stop saying Tr**ny, no.
I believe in helping others, but I believe in helping yourself.
It’s a Duality throughout all of life.
Safety is necessary, but Comfort Kills.
QueerCork couldn’t find a compromise with this issue, but I can.
Let’s not call LGBTQ people names.
But I’m still gunna Hit that Tr**ny.
Because Skiing is DOPE.
