Ummmm... maybe start with the correct nouns and pronouns? Maybe encourage her to find people to talk with who will support and help her with the decision she's made. Trans kids are subjected to bullying by peers and ridicule by adults. The rates of suicide and attempted suicide by transgendered kids is shockingly high. It really doesn't seem like you'll be someone your niece can talk with but hopefully you won't be a hindrance in them finding someone.
Give them a hug, tell them that you love them and then encourage them to live the life that makes them happy, so long as it doesn’t impinge on the rights of others. I’d ask you, “how hard is that?”, but I’m well aware that you are a Republican, so doing the “Christian” thing and respecting the rights of others is probably a struggle for you…….
I am a cis woman but trans people are part of my overall community. I have friends, colleagues, family members who are trans men and women and non binary. As a cis woman I can't claim to be an expert but I do know more about it than a transphobic Trumper.
Him, that's the correct pronoun. Proper usage of English has not changed. Biological Science has not changed. The medical impossibility of transforming a biological male into a biological female by disfiguring surgical and drug procedures has not changed. A loving friend or family would help the confused, clinically-depressed boy to understand the emotional confusion of puberty is a natural and short-lived period that most people survive, unless they are manipulated by self-serving people with ulterior motives. To equate transgenderism with gayness is absurd. No connection or similarities between the two.
Forgive me, but, in this day and age, I'm having a hard time keeping up with all the new acronyms and definitions. Yeesh, where's a thesaurus when you need one?!
Thanks, riverman. No parade this year, they start planning early in the year and back then we didn't know if it was possible. Some smaller and remote events, but hopefully in 2022 we can have a million people celebrating in San Francisco again
Happy Pride Month @crandc ! Trying to figure out which new face to pick for my Apple Watch in your honor!
Did find this: https://www.fanatics.com/nba/portland-trail-blazers/portland-trail-blazers-fanatics-branded-womens-team-pride-wordmark-v-neck-t-shirt-white/o-2436 t-36259781 p-14496434481 z-9-386477613?_ref=p-SRP:m-GRID:i-r1c2o-5 https://poshmark.com/listing/Port-c...72u25TN4j2q0_wDFjr4qSoKA77Pu37uIaAotbEALw_wcB
Owe @ABM apology, when I saw he had replied to me on this thread I was expecting another homophobic comment.
Holy moly they charge a damn fortune for shipping. Hope this is not as, er, extreme as the last women's T shirt I got from the Blazers. It's OK if just standing there but I can't wear it to the gym. I mean, walk up plank would provide guided your of my bosom.
