I see more non-caucasian transgender people than white ones....

Dude. Why does that word sound so good? Trans gender. Transgender.

Say it.

Go on.

Say it out loud. "TRANSGENDER".

"I AM TRANSGENDER"

If you're in an office and there's people around, say it out loud, making no efforts to explain yourself. This will make me laugh.

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To attempt to address the original question, I'm pretty sure that, historically, some non-Western cultures are more accepting of people who identify as transgender. In some instances there are traditional roles for them within the culture, rather than them being seen as "freaks"...If I'm not mistaken, in certain Pacific Island cultures, TG folk might occupy a sacred role; they are recognized as being healers, oracles; I guess potentially serving a sort of shamanic function.

Or mummy's little helper