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Originally Posted by Nightmare
I'm going to have to respectfully disagree with you. You make a valid point that there are certain physical differences between a genetic woman and a trans-woman (i.e. the genetic difference), but that does not mean an individual cannot achieve their desired gender. Sex (basically, what's between your legs) is difficult to change, but gender (i.e. how one presents in society) can be changed. These changes can be made without surgery and without HRT; remember, gender and sex are two different things. Also, not every trans-person has negative feelings toward their genitalia. "Classic," transgender cases do, but there are a lot of shades of gray in the trans-community (i.e. not every trans-person is transgender! There are so many other classifications that fall under the "trans-umbrella"). One example among many is that someone might opt for every surgery they can afford, or surgery y but not x, or no surgery at all. Finally, it's not that trans-people or victims or charity cases; we are often just searching for congruency (i.e. so our body matches our mind, which matches our role in society). Honestly, one of the biggest things you can do to help a trans-person is to respect them and their presentation; being trans provides enough road blocks as it is.
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I'm just going to go out and say it. I, a "normal" male respect all trans-people.
People shouldn't have to face all of these road blocks, which is why I pose the question: Why can't people just accept trans-people? Why so much violence? (OH NO! I'M SO SORRY! I BROUGHT THE SERIOUS BACK! AND I'M TYPING IN ALL CAPS AND ENDING EVERY SENTENCE WITH AN EXCLAMATION MARK! Okay, I think the serious is gone.) (I also hope I won't be shot down because this is sort of a bend in the flow of this thread....I think.)