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Grex > Glb > #48: Transgender issues | |
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keesan
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Transgender issues
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Jun 28 21:19 UTC 1999 |
This item is for discussing transgender issues. Not just for people who feel
they were born into the wrong sex body, but for all of us. Are there ways
in which you feel you fit better into the opposite mold? Do you have
interests or talents that are not expected of your sex (taxi driving for
women, artistic talent for men, or whatever)? Do you have a personality that
you could better express if you were the opposite sex? Do you ever wish
people would treat you as the opposite sex gets treated? If you had a choice
of which sex body to be reborn into, would it be the same one you have now?
Do you sometimes feel that you have to act a certain way because it is
expected of you due to your chromosomes, but would rather not? I am
particularly interested in whether bisexual people act much differently
depending on which sex they are with? Would a bi woman act more 'manly' when
with a woman?
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lumen
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response 1 of 54:
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Jun 28 21:43 UTC 1999 |
I have had but few experiences with a guy, and I don't think bi men
really switch gender personality depending on the sex they are with.
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lumen
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response 2 of 54:
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Jun 29 21:37 UTC 1999 |
We have an interesting society that is continually trying to change and
reinvent itself. It is easier than ever before to challenge the gender
roles placed on us by the established rules of that society-- some roles
that are very strong and firmly entrenched. Yet some say we in the U.S.
lead the world in feminist causes. We're probably the only nation as
well that started a men's movement that questioned modern roles of man.
It is probably the most difficult for those who are transgendered/
transsexual since they have made a change, or are in the process of
making a change to their biological bodies to better fit their inner
selves. The transitional process is probably the hardest, since our
society doesn't have a traditional role for them.
Transgendered people are also hit hard by violence, or "hate crimes."
Most assailants are heterosexual men, if I remember right.
I think Sindi is raising some good issues: perhaps someday our society
will come to the point where social roles will be decided individually
rather than by consensus, and gender distinction will be de-emphasized.
Or perhaps the opposite will happen..
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keesan
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response 3 of 54:
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Jun 30 14:49 UTC 1999 |
I expect that most transgendered people are not undergoing or even considering
surgery. They just feel like their body does not match the sex that they are.
Sort of like being forced to wear clothing that sends the wrong message. You
have the choice of changing the message or not expressing the true you. We
probably all feel this way to some extent, and I would not be surprised if
glb people are farther from the norms than others.
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