The Transgender “Fetish”:

Shame and Guilt are the Whips of Choice

Emma Holiday
Prism & Pen
Published in
4 min readMar 19

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Woodcut of flagellants Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493

Many people, who grapple with the personal social pain and confusion of being transgender, have walked a very tormented path to simply accept and be who they are. The older you are, the longer and more painful the path of guilt and shame can be.

Psychology Today offered a great definition of shame and guilt:

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Emma Holiday
Prism & Pen

After decades of denial I finally answered the question “What’s wrong with me?” The answer is “Nothing”. I am transgender and I am OK.