Yes but it's far more difficult for the person dealing with his/her
transgenderism than the person trying to understand what it's about. The
person trying to understand may be uncomfortable at the time they're
focusing on it but can always walk away from it and get on with their
life. A transgendered person cannot.
Society is uncomfortable with what it can't easily define, label and put
into a box.
On 02/15/2016 01:40 PM, ChrisB wrote:
I don’t think that the subject or the practice is easy for anyone. And society
is having to adapt without really knowing how.
But we’ll get there . . .
Chris
On 15 Feb 2016, at 18:10, Richard Lovison <rlovison@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thanks Charlie.
It saddens me to hear about your son's struggles. At least transgenderism is
being talked about more in the open and most people are showing at least some
understanding and others compassion.
In my opinion there is nothing more destructive to one's personality than
living a lie or pretending to be something you're not out of fear. And finding
the courage and choosing to be yourself creates its own problems as well. Not
an easy road for the faint of heart.
On 2/15/2016 10:34 AM, Charles Geilfuss wrote:
Richard,
I applaud your strength and honesty. My son wrestles with this as well. I
don't think it has gotten any easier.
Charlie
On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 10:17 AM, Richard Lovison <rlovison@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
It's good to hear society's rules are relaxing especially when it comes to
gender expression. Being
transgendered myself, it was no fun growing up as a teenager during the
60's and 70's when the church
condemned who I was along with society. I grew up acting one way but
feeling another and carefully hid
my feelings. I never developed a healthy view of myself nor felt I had any
integrity. I can tell you
most of the gifts I had were never allowed to develop as I just couldn't
function without high levels
of anxiety. It's amazing I made it as far as I have.
So I applaud those people at that wedding. It's takes courage and strength
to be yourself in this world.
On 2/14/2016 10:05 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
Anyway, this was a very interesting wedding, to say the least. Half the
bridesmaids were male and half
the groomsmen were female. Best man was female. Given the rainbow color
theme, you could have assumed
that this was a gay wedding, but it was not. At least, I don't think it
was. Definitely unique, though.
Regardless, theyz payz their moneyz, I shootz their weddingz. Doesn't
matter to me as long as the check
clears.
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