PREJUDICE FROM THE GLBTQ COMMUNITY: HIV-Pos and Transgender Issues (Sarah)

I can't really comment on this in terms of Gettysburg, but I know where I work now (within the HIV positive community in Boston) it seems to be an underlying issue between different groups of people and how they identify themselves. For example, we had a "transgender issues" panel at work, and I was really surprised at some of the hostility we encountered from some of our gay and lesbian members. I had heard/read about this being an issue, but it was weird to see it actualized. I know some of our transgender members have faced a lot of prejudice from within the GLBTQ community simply for how they identify.