That Trans Thread

[TaraJo]

[Rev. Rye]

[Fake Messiah]

[Jehanne]

[Rev. Rye]

[Rev. Rye]

[Jehanne]

I wonder if the transgender inmates have fewer behavior problems?  Sociologists study everything social, and, so, this is a curiosity of mine.

What little research I’ve seen suggests that LGBTQ people in general seem to be more likely to be victimized than victimizers in prison. Full disclosure, a lot of that research was from watching Oz with some Orange is the New Black.

That would be my supposition, also.  If an inmate is concerned with their makeup, nails and hair, they are not likely to be picking fights.  Likewise, if they are choosing a skirt to pants on any given day, they are probably not dressing for a fight, either, unless they are also a Samurai warrior.  (And, I fully expect to be corrected on this comparison, as Samurai warriors do not, typically, wear skirts.)

[LinuxGal]

I despite JK Rowling for her transphobia.

A total and utter TERF on TERF island.

And you know what really annoys me? People who say "TERF" is a slur. That's like saying "Racist" or "Homophobe" or "Bigot" is a slur. It's absurd.

The ironic part is that they were the ones who created the term TERF.  Then the TERFs were such jerks that the term itself became an insult because being associated with their behavior was bad.

[LinuxGal]

I don't regret any of my tattoos but as someone who had breast reconstruction after bilateral mastectomy, I can say that I wish, almost daily, that I hadn't gone with the reconstruction.  I have dealt with varying degrees of pain since I had it done.  

To me, the difference is I wanted the tattoos and choose freely to get them.  I sort of felt like I had to have the reconstruction...society expects women to have boobs.  I caved on that one and wish I had gone with removal and stopped at that.  I was pressured to have fake nipples made by the doctor but opted not to bother.

I wish that my boobs were bigger.

[Fake Messiah]

Finally, an open-minded church.