Obviously, IS is different than TG in a physical way.
But can we be sure that the root cause for IS always completely different than TG?
IS can be caused by different things, some of which could turn out to be the same sources influencing expression of TG, which might make physical expression (IS) and emotional/mental expression (TG) just different aspects of the same thing.
I didn't think you were going out of your way to be hurtful, but it still stings.
and yea, there are some trans people that I'm not comfortable around, probably for the some of the same reasons you.
Infant genital mutilation is terrible. I'm sorry. My gf is IS, so maybe I've had more experience with this issue than some people.
Life has given you shit that most people could maybe never even imagine dealing with and will probably never understand.
What I do understand is why you "hate getting lumped in with trannies."
The world isn't kind to anyone different, and transgender certainly qualifies as different. The sheer level and amount of grief, embarrassment, disappointment, shame,
revulsion, and hatred put on trans people is tremendous.
I'm trans and don't like it either... hmmm... 'not like' isn't strong enough, let's try something like... LOATHE, DESPISE, HATE... the stigma associated with being trans.
A least two times that I can think of, I've walked into conversations where people were talking about someone they suspected was trans, but didn't know that I was.
The nasty and cruel things said were terrible.
So, I understand why you don't like being associated with people you see as stigmatized , different, and maybe even less than you.
Your bitterness mirrors what the world has taught you about trans.
So from someone you just called a "goddamned tranny" - THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH for the name calling and for your seething hatred and shame.
It's nice to be reminded what people think about me, about us - I certainly don't have enough of that in my life.
BTW - I don't feel like I "chose" being trans, at least not any more than a straight guy or gay woman chooses to be attracted to women.
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OMFG... you are like soooooo AWESOME!!!
amen
You keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means.
being trans has nothing to do with being gay
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But can we be sure that the root cause for IS always completely different than TG?
IS can be caused by different things, some of which could turn out to be the same sources influencing expression of TG, which might make physical expression (IS) and emotional/mental expression (TG) just different aspects of the same thing.
I didn't think you were going out of your way to be hurtful, but it still stings.
and yea, there are some trans people that I'm not comfortable around, probably for the some of the same reasons you.
Life has given you shit that most people could maybe never even imagine dealing with and will probably never understand.
What I do understand is why you "hate getting lumped in with trannies ."
The world isn't kind to anyone different, and transgender certainly qualifies as different. The sheer level and amount of grief, embarrassment, disappointment, shame, revulsion, and hatred put on trans people is tremendous.
I'm trans and don't like it either... hmmm... 'not like' isn't strong enough, let's try something like ... LOATHE, DESPISE, HATE ... the stigma associated with being trans.
A least two times that I can think of, I've walked into conversations where people were talking about someone they suspected was trans, but didn't know that I was.
The nasty and cruel things said were terrible.
So, I understand why you don't like being associated with people you see as stigmatized , different, and maybe even less than you.
Your bitterness mirrors what the world has taught you about trans.
So from someone you just called a "goddamned tranny" - THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH for the name calling and for your seething hatred and shame.
It's nice to be reminded what people think about me, about us - I certainly don't have enough of that in my life.
BTW - I don't feel like I "chose" being trans, at least not any more than a straight guy or gay woman chooses to be attracted to women.