this is the title of the movie. the movie is about a girl who considers herself a "boy who is trapped in a girls body", yup, a transgender. in this movie, there were questions raised about being transgender. First, being in a modern society, is revealing or expressing oneself really safe especially when it comes to a persons gender identity? is it okay to be transgender? do people accept this kind of identities? how sure are we that we are safe?
in this movie, each of my questions were answered. for my first question, modern societies today are more open to other norms rather than that of tradition. now, we can see people fully and bravely expressing themselves and showing the world who they really are. we are lucky if we are in a society which is very open minded and will respect any decision that a person makes. but there are also unlucky ones, like "brandon" whom her friends believed to be a guy, but when they found out that she was a transgender, they raped her in even killed her. we have to realize that there are still a lot of people out there who still stick to early traditions.
Second, is it safe to be a transgender? in one way to answer this question, we have to know what kind of society we live in, here in our country, it's quite okay because i know a lot of people who are transgender and their parents support them at this. because being a transgender is like going along with what you feel is right, being comfortable with oneself because if a girl feels that she's just trapped in a girl's body and that she should be a boy, then so be it.
third, here in our country, yes, people are starting to accept the fact that there are really cases like this, but again, i think it depends on ones society, because like in the movie, obviously they do not accept people like "brandon" and so she was abused.
and lastly, how sure are we that we are safe? yes, again, people have different views, people accept and reject anything. so just to be safe, we have to be careful of who we choose as our friends, and again the society we live in.
with the answers that were offered, i'll have to agree because society really plays a big part in one's life. if a person grew up in a very open society, then chances are that he/she will be open too. but a society is there to guide people, to have conformity, a person still has the choice to reject or accept what their society is offering them.
