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JDPriestly

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14. One of my friends had a transgender son.

Reply to gollygee (Original post)

Sun Jun 14, 2015, 05:06 PM

Jun 2015

She told me that she knew when he was three that he was transgender. He felt he was a girl like his older sisters. It was clear.

Transgender identification has been ignored in families because the parents didn't believe it. Thanks to all who are educating the public, including people who will one day have a transgender child, to this reality.

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Caitlyn Jenner did not "decide to become" a woman [View all] gollygee Jun 2015 OP

This. A thousand times, this. NuclearDem Jun 2015 #1

It's driving me crazy too bravenak Jun 2015 #2

I can't believe people have to keep posting this. johnp3907 Jun 2015 #3

K&R Solly Mack Jun 2015 #4

A lot of truth in this, but we already know that... TreasonousBastard Jun 2015 #5

Biological does not necessarily mean genetic, or just genetic gollygee Jun 2015 #6

Yes, hormones and even external environmental factors might have effects, but... TreasonousBastard Jun 2015 #7

Minor nitpick, but I think you mean "masculine" and "feminine." NuclearDem Jun 2015 #8

Actually, I meant both... TreasonousBastard Jun 2015 #9

Actually I believe there are no genetic abnormalities that will explain transgender people. pennylane100 Jun 2015 #19

Did I say there are? n/t gollygee Jun 2015 #21

I apologise if I misunderstood you. pennylane100 Jun 2015 #24

Yes they are truly trans LostOne4Ever Jun 2015 #25

You say all this as if it is factual, but... TreasonousBastard Jun 2015 #33

What did I say that is NOT factual? How does the term trans need a new definition? nt LostOne4Ever Jun 2015 #35

Give it up. obviously TB is the guy on the left in the last panel. CBGLuthier Jun 2015 #37

We don't really know anything about her process but what she tells us. Orsino Jun 2015 #10

I knew my first trans woman in the 60s Warpy Jun 2015 #11

There is Man, there is Woman and Delmette Jun 2015 #12

Good post mvd Jun 2015 #13

One of my friends had a transgender son. JDPriestly Jun 2015 #14

As one of my neighbors... SoapBox Jun 2015 #20

Well said... Spazito Jun 2015 #15

Great post, thank you. BeanMusical Jun 2015 #16

I'm getting completely disgusted at the comparisons between Caitlyn Jenner and Rachel Dolezal. Initech Jun 2015 #17

+1000000 gollygee Jun 2015 #18

I have no idea what motivated Rachel Doleezal pennylane100 Jun 2015 #26

It all gets back to... 63splitwindow Jun 2015 #22

I think it might be helpful if people view transgender people as having an intersex... Humanist_Activist Jun 2015 #23

^ THIS EXACTLY!!! LostOne4Ever Jun 2015 #29

Is there even a singular intersex community? I would imagine many of them would be sensitive... Humanist_Activist Jun 2015 #30

I doubt there is a singular intersex community anymore than a singular LGBTQ community LostOne4Ever Jun 2015 #34

Yeah, I see the issue, I think it boils down to two things... Humanist_Activist Jun 2015 #36

Doesn't matter she is still an asshole for being republican. craigmatic Jun 2015 #27

the people implying a correlation between Caitlin J. and Rachel D. are BIGOTS Skittles Jun 2015 #28

SKITTLES GETS IT NuclearDem Jun 2015 #31

Yup. K & R. nt m-lekktor Jun 2015 #32

Somebody said that? SusanCalvin Jun 2015 #38

I alerted on that post and it was hidden. stevenleser Jun 2015 #39

Yes gollygee Jun 2015 #40

Thank you. LWolf Jun 2015 #41

Perhaps not, but she did decide to transition. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2015 #42