"I’m the father of a 21 year old daughter. There are lots of things I worry about."

[Victor_c3]

44. As a father to two girls I completely agree with you

I used to never care either way about the transgender issue until I watched a really great documentary almost 5 years ago about children who were convinced they were the opposite sex. As a father of two children aged 5 and 7 it really hit me when I watched it. If my kids decided that they weren't comfortable being the gender they were born as I'd do everything I could to make them comfortable.

I have no idea of the name of the documentary, but it followed several families around and went over the stories of people who were convinced that as toddlers or very young children that they were the opposite sex. Kid's that young have no ulterior motive to feel such way so I believe that they are genuine - as I've come believe that all transgender people are genuine. The families in the documentary were extremely supportive of their children and did their best to help them with what they were going through. It really brought about a greater understanding of what they go through.

Transgender people aren't sexual deviants or perverts. They are people who are very much like me.

As a parent, there is nothing my children could do to make me not love them. If they were criminals and murderers I'd certainly be disappointed and hurt, but I'd still love them. Being transgender or gay certainly wouldn't make me disappointed in my children. I'd be distraught in that I know that they'd face a whole slew of hurdles straight people don't face, but I wouldn't be disappointed. Who wants their kids to have to face hardship in their lives? Well, they wouldn't face those hurdles in my home.

I know that this doesn't happen all the time, but home and family should always be safe place for a person. It tells me a lot about people when I hear that they could disown their children.