tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post2503937858923464221..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: Quickies: You’re Not Crazy Dept.Francis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-39619802862576539012016-05-12T19:23:36.984-04:002016-05-12T19:23:36.984-04:00I was typing like crazy trying to let my acumen ha...I was typing like crazy trying to let my acumen handle this difficult topic, then I realized it was all a spoof... especially, "Once I tell them all respect goes out the window." Ha! A classic Benny Hill line if ever there was one. ...and Amy played right along with it, too. I love this blog site of yours, Francis...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07795222563523474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-48899986779853798792016-05-12T18:31:02.815-04:002016-05-12T18:31:02.815-04:00The pain is very, very real, "Anonymous."...The pain is very, <i>very</i> real, "Anonymous." A respected U.S. survey has shown that 41% of transgender people have attempted suicide, compared to 15% of gay people and 2% of the general population. And that percentage increases to 60% among trans people who have experienced physical or sexual violence <i>because</i> they're transgender...as might be the case with a transwoman encountering a particularly hateful response from a man.<br /><br />Dysphoria affects some of us more than others, admittedly. I'm "okay" with presenting as ostensibly-male when I need to...but there's still a constant feeling of low-grade "meh" in the background, which, when I present as Amy, is replaced with a gentle calm. However, I see accounts of sisters who feel it much worse than I do all the time.Amy Bowersoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076323336759224116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-69423410006938984182016-05-12T17:32:32.549-04:002016-05-12T17:32:32.549-04:00The notion of "trans-x" is merely high-t...The notion of "trans-x" is merely high-tech transvestism. Surgeons who do these surgery are nearer to pirates than doctors. Colleges that allow/encourage fictional pronouns do no service to their paying youth. The only exception I can find that is acceptable is the 1/10000th baby born with both sexes and parents choose one. That could be a legitimately confused child who might have been mis-assigned. The majority of freaks are failing-to-cope with the real world as humans. This could be a job for religion. <br /><br />pdxr13Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-83237143277156243772016-05-12T16:50:02.477-04:002016-05-12T16:50:02.477-04:00I'm tired of this expectation that I must rati...I'm tired of this expectation that I must ratify their delusions by use of incorrect pronouns, and now apparently the innate, visceral disgust at a "woman" who just so happens to have a penis means something is wrong on the part of the <i>disgusted</i> rather than the deluded?<br /><br />So yes, "Claire," you're going to be rejected with extreme prejudice in such scenarios. Men want women, not chimerical facsimiles of women. Even if you somehow got the physicality of a woman so perfectly convincing, your biological imperative will never align with his. What does "Claire" intend to do if "her" future husband wants children?<br /><br />No amount of surgical mutilation or artificial hormones can ever, ever turn a man into a woman. Or vice versa. Their rage and militancy is ultimately against that ironclad reality.Owennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-56614330594306854842016-05-12T13:45:10.512-04:002016-05-12T13:45:10.512-04:00-- ...the people we call "chasers" or &q...-- ...the people we call "chasers" or "admirers": men that are attracted to us because we're transwomen... --<br /><br />That might be a form of paraphilia, Amy. It's more prevalent in Japan than here. At any rate, I'd hope you developed the appropriate form of "radar" for such well before you needed it.Francis W. Porrettohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-79850916853813481032016-05-12T12:25:51.385-04:002016-05-12T12:25:51.385-04:00Yes, dating and relationships are a well-known min...Yes, dating and relationships are a well-known minefield for us. A friend of mine who just recently had her gender confirmation surgery has lamented this issue, and she's no teenager; she's maybe a bit older than I am. (Thank heaven I'm already in a committed relationship and don't need to worry about this myself...)<br /><br />There's also the reverse problem, namely the people we call "chasers" or "admirers": men that are attracted to us <i>because</i> we're transwomen, because we're fulfilling some kind of fetish or fantasy they have--essentially, objectifying us. I'm not sure whether that's <i>worse</i> than the men rejecting us because of our trans nature.<br /><br />There are no easy answers here, not while we remain true to ourselves.Amy Bowersoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076323336759224116noreply@blogger.com