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'Old conservative white guy' with a question. Why do so many transgender

posted 10 years ago by dave4248185
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people get lumped in together? To me there's clearly two types. First, the ones who've had a surgery. If you genuinely feel like you're born into the wrong sex that you take the sea changing step of having your "meat and two veg" removed (which would be my worst nightmare) if you're that committed, then you deserve my tolerance and compassion, if not my outright endorsement. The other type are those who keep their male equipment intact while masquerading as a woman. Sorry, but to me that will always sound like, at best a fraternity prank. And at worst, an attempt to humiliate and embarrass some straight guy, 'Crying Game' style. I realize that for some in the LGBT community and for some straight women, humiliating and embarrassing a straight guy is funny. That's why they celebrate the 2nd type that I described. I don't agree. Sounds like blindsided bullying to me. Anyone know which type Ms Cox is?

[–] rbrowne23 10 years ago

Surgery is expensive im sure its a couple of thousand dollars and a transgender women specifically those who are of colour have a 1/12 chance of being murdered if stats are correct. So I doubt its out of humiliation its more safety.

[–] BugisStreetAnnie 10 years ago

Yes, I agree rbrown: Even if you go overseas to Thailand it is still out-of-reach for most transsexuals. At least here in the States. I think public health care may pay for this for FREE in Canada and in the U.K. Nations, but I'm not really sure. Not here in the United States, though, you have to pay for it.

[–] C_Dubya 10 years ago

Do you think to a straight man a surgery would make any type of difference?

[–] HumanTheONLyRace 10 years ago

I realize that for some in the LGBT community and for some straight women, humiliating and embarrassing a straight guy is funny.

The real problem, and what can we do? Stfu and stop being losers.... the effects feminism is against the average man(not rich or genetically lucky)

[–] qwertyKeys 10 years ago

Gender is such a spectrum of sorts. I work with a guy who is into women, but dresses in drag. Does that make him a lesbian? Who the hell knows.

[–] Hancockenstein 10 years ago

it is funny how some straight guys are so paranoid over something that almost never happens, even accidentally. none of us will likely ever meet one that trolls straight people maliciously. if anything is embarrassing it's how falling into that trap would utterly destroy one's image as seen by their like-minded peers, and sometimes even cause self-loathing.

Plot hole - Aspect of a film that is misunderstood or missed while using your smart phone.

[–] FelixMerivel 10 years ago

it is funny how some straight guys are so paranoid over something that almost never happens, even accidentally. none of us will likely ever meet one that trolls straight people maliciously.
I have to disagree. It happens. Being gay, or bi, or trans or even ace does not automatically make one a good person. There are bigoted bullies in all of the groups.

[–] vicky82 9 years ago

I can tell you it is not covered under Canadian health care. It's either out of pocket or covered by health insurance.