OT "I'm Dealing With A Few Transgender Issues"

You are presenting the exception, not the rule. Yes, we all know there are extremely rare circumstances that occur in medicine. Clearly those aren’t the context of this discussion.

 

Because after puberty bones are formed and that can't be undone.

 

FIFY

 

It's against rules to call someone an obscene name. Even when deserved.

 

Pubertal blockers do not result in permanent changes. They allow more time to make a decision.

I am in favor of this when medical professionals approve.

 

Ok brace yourselves and mark this down but I agree with Jonnyboy here. I am totally and completely sympathetic and concerned with young kids who are going through SO much and feel like they want to start doing things because they are unsure or even feel sure enough, that they want to start modifying their bodies. Let’s just support them and help in any way we can without altering their bodies before they are old enough to know everything it entails and can firmly grip what they are going to do. And yes it IS a very complex issue.

 

There is a difference between a young person wanting to alter themself because they want to be more attractive and a person who is transgender.

 

If a child isn't disfigured or impaired by their body they should not be having physical surgery to change their body.

That's a choice they can make later.

We need to accept and love them for who they are.

 

Yes they did.

 

Hillary seems to be getting more & positive media play than our VP Harris, which is bs.

 

Couldn't agree more. Good post.

 

I have a funny story that happened to a friend and a few buddies (including me) back in the 60's.
We used to cruise Broadway on weekend nights and it was fun trying to meet ladies, burn rubber and enjoy the night life.
I was driving and my friend in the back seat wanted out, there were three of us, and for me to pick him up at the same corner in a 1/2 hour. We did and he had a nice looking gal with him and they jump into the car and it didnt take long for him to discover she was trans. We did get a good laugh and she even laughed and was a hoot to be with, so she rode with us a while and had me me drop her off at the Barbary Coast restaurant and bar. He met her walking up broadway and hit it off. I remember had us all fooled and it ended up as a fun experience, she was very nice and super cute, prob in early 20's.

 

Ok brace yourselves and mark this down but I agree with calvin natt here. These are KIDS we're talking about here. Period.

 

I invoked Hillary's name completely tongue-in-cheek and related as much in a subsequent post.

 

So I agree with this too.

Maybe someone can help me with this: We have a family friend who decided to raise their daughter as a boy around the age of 7. My nephew (previously my niece) has told me he always knew he was a boy, but man, 7 sure is a young age to allow a kid to make such a monumental decision.

In fact, it was difficult for us to maintain a friendship after that because my wife and I so disagreed with that decision.

 

It’s so tough. Thing is it is very likely that 7 year is right. But yeah , 7 years old is sooooo young. I just wish we could just treat everyone well so kids didn’t feel like they had to worry either way.

 

This is somebody who had a decision made for them which robbed them of a choice.

Waiting simply allows them time to mature to make that choice for themselves.

 

IQUOTE="ABM, post: 5322848, member: 20873"]I invoked Hillary's name completely tongue-in-cheek and related as much in a subsequent post.[/QUOTE]
I didn't read subsequent post.

 

When you were seven, did you know you were a boy?