RE: Ask a trans.
January 3, 2022 at 9:45 am
(This post was last modified: January 3, 2022 at 9:51 am by Jehanne.)
(January 3, 2022 at 12:07 am)Abaddon_ire Wrote: Well, when my son came out as trans, I wasn't bothered by it. In fact my daughter put it succinctly: she said "I don't see what's the big deal, it's the same fucking person". Quite. What did shock me was the level of hostility that emerged after my son came out publically. From people one would never have expected to be that way.
So my question would be what unexpected sources of hostility have you encountered?
Verbal and (on one occasion) physical abuse; discrimination in employment; sarcastic comments from women; laughter (mainly women, but some men); strangers talking to me excessively (kind of like what some people do with the Amish), which can feel awkward, even hostile, at times.
(January 2, 2022 at 4:30 am)Goosebump Wrote: I've yet to see the special. But if you have, what did you think of Dave Chappelle's jokes in his special on Netflix "The Closer" pertaining to transgender people?
I haven't seen it; as with all comedy, very fine line between satire and abuse. Some comedian from SNL got fired a year or so ago over "racist jokes"; I can't tell the difference sometimes. SNL can be quite racy at times.
(January 3, 2022 at 2:52 am)Nay_Sayer Wrote: Circles or Squares?
I like circles better.
