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Nov 16, 2009 @ 13:23:45

geojames55

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18/M/Winooski, Vermont
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I am just wondering what people have to say about this. Would you accept your child if they came out as Trans? What about your partner? Would anything change? Would you try to make things work? Or would you give up on them?

Thanks.

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Nov 19, 2009 @ 04:17:41

ImBlue

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22/M/, Rhode Island
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transgender would be if you dress and act like a person from the opposit sex, right?
well if it was a friend I guess I would accept it - no problem.
if it was a partner? well I'd accept it but I'd change partner.
I can't even imagine having a child yet, so I won't comment on that.

Nov 19, 2009 @ 04:19:24

diomedes

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17/M/Long Beach, California
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I don't care, just please don't try to bulls*** make me and attempt to convince me that you are indeed a woman, not that I have a problem with transgenders but if you're transgender/transsexual you're still whatever gender you were born.

Nov 19, 2009 @ 04:20:39

tantan

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17/F/Jacksonville, Florida
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geojames55 said:

I am just wondering what people have to say about this. Would you accept your child if they came out as Trans? What about your partner? Would anything change? Would you try to make things work? Or would you give up on them?

Thanks.

I would support my child in anything he/she did, as long as he/she didn't harm itself or others. I would hope my husband/boyfriend/whatever would be as open-minded as me, but we know that isn't always the case. I would show my partner reason and logic in the choices of my child, and hope that he understands.

That's all I can/could ask for.

Nov 19, 2009 @ 04:23:31

Electric_Banana

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Whatever their major malfunction I'd just accept them because what or who they are wouldn't even be their fault in the first place.

I wouldn't look down on them

I wouldn't treat them like they're handicapped

Nov 19, 2009 @ 04:37:58

acidron

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43/F/a wee country town, Canada
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I will always stand by my children, no matter what. Not sure about Daddy wearing dresses...that would be a bit of a problem

Nov 19, 2009 @ 08:28:13

geojames55

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18/M/Winooski, Vermont
Join Date: Nov 2009

diomedes said:

I don't care, just please don't try to bulls*** make me and attempt to convince me that you are indeed a woman, not that I have a problem with transgenders but if you're transgender/transsexual you're still whatever gender you were born.

The gender that shows up is the gender that I feel that I am. So I am a "woman" that feels as though I am a male.

Thanks.

Nov 19, 2009 @ 08:28:59

geojames55

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18/M/Winooski, Vermont
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ImBlue said:

transgender would be if you dress and act like a person from the opposit sex, right?
well if it was a friend I guess I would accept it - no problem.
if it was a partner? well I'd accept it but I'd change partner.
I can't even imagine having a child yet, so I won't comment on that.

Why would you change partners? I am just curious.

Thanks.

Nov 19, 2009 @ 08:30:43

sugarflyguy

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Transgender are people who have "sex change", you are thinking of transvestites as people who just wear opposite sex clothes

Nov 19, 2009 @ 08:30:43

#10

geojames55

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18/M/Winooski, Vermont
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tantan said:

I would support my child in anything he/she did, as long as he/she didn't harm itself or others. I would hope my husband/boyfriend/whatever would be as open-minded as me, but we know that isn't always the case. I would show my partner reason and logic in the choices of my child, and hope that he understands.

That's all I can/could ask for.

That is wonderful.

Nov 19, 2009 @ 08:31:14

#11

geojames55

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Electric_Banana said:

Whatever their major malfunction I'd just accept them because what or who they are wouldn't even be their fault in the first place.

I wouldn't look down on them

I wouldn't treat them like they're handicapped

Nov 19, 2009 @ 08:32:00

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geojames55

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acidron said:

I will always stand by my children, no matter what. Not sure about Daddy wearing dresses...that would be a bit of a problem

Why would "Daddy" wearing a dress be a problem? Just curious.

Nov 20, 2009 @ 08:59:05

#13

ImBlue

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sugarflyguy said:

Transgender are people who have "sex change", you are thinking of transvestites as people who just wear opposite sex clothes

oh haha...
well in that case, basically I think that if you are born a human female you should stay a human female and if you are born a human male you should stay a human male

Nov 20, 2009 @ 09:01:45

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sugarflyguy

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ImBlue said:

oh haha...
well in that case, basically I think that if you are born a human female you should stay a human female and if you are born a human male you should stay a human male

I agree

Nov 20, 2009 @ 09:51:37

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TheMightyOz

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