Middle Sexes

The film “Middle Sexes” was an entirely new perspective for me on where views on transgendered people originate. The film focused of how transgendered people are viewed in different cultures around the world, and how different cultures identify gender. The idea of being Transgendered has not been accepted in the west, yet it is more widely accepted in eastern countries. This is due to the fact that being transgendered is not accepted by most “western” religions, like Christianity, and is accepted by “eastern” religions like Buddhism. Religion, especially Christianity, has always been a driving force as to what is, and is not accepted by our society. This fact is very disheartening to me, as an agnostic I don’t believe in the rules set by the Bible or any other religious institution. I feel that we should look to the East and notice how their tolerance for others has NOT brought them to impending doom, and has only brought happiness to more people. Although being transgendered, gay, or lesbian has no scientific marker, one must realize no one would ever make the choice to be ostracized, and if there really is this all powerful God who created us, he(or she) created them for a reason as well.