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Great point, dog, bullying is a serious problem in schools. Much of it comes from the parents however, the bigoted attitudes they exhibit encourage abusive behavior in their kids.One of the good things that has come out of people such as myself speaking out is that more parents are now aware of trans-issues and can address them in their own children at an early age. A year ago in June the first openly transgendered teenager graduated from high school in a nearby town. Her parents allowed her to dress and live as the girl she felt that she was, she took hormones and went through puberty with her peers. She was accepted by the kids and they defended her against newcomers who stepped out of line. She had gender reassignment surgery the day after her 18th birthday and has gone off to college now. I've been on panels with her and she not only beautiful, but intelligent, witty, and well-informed. More and more of these kids are getting the help they need at earlier ages and are living better lives because of it. You see, many people can learn and don't have to remain trapped by the hates and fears of the past. Just as we no longer fear deformed babies as being touched by the Devil or persecute left-handed people for being emotionally unstable, many of us have learned from science and experience to understand transsexualism as the birth defect it is and deal with is medically instead of hysterically. Some people though, are so deeply rooted in the religious past or the sexual binary that they simply can't change. Too bad, but the world moves on without them.
Great point, dog, bullying is a serious problem in schools. Much of it comes from the parents however, the bigoted attitudes they exhibit encourage abusive behavior in their kids.
One of the good things that has come out of people such as myself speaking out is that more parents are now aware of trans-issues and can address them in their own children at an early age. A year ago in June the first openly transgendered teenager graduated from high school in a nearby town. Her parents allowed her to dress and live as the girl she felt that she was, she took hormones and went through puberty with her peers. She was accepted by the kids and they defended her against newcomers who stepped out of line. She had gender reassignment surgery the day after her 18th birthday and has gone off to college now. I've been on panels with her and she not only beautiful, but intelligent, witty, and well-informed.
More and more of these kids are getting the help they need at earlier ages and are living better lives because of it. You see, many people can learn and don't have to remain trapped by the hates and fears of the past. Just as we no longer fear deformed babies as being touched by the Devil or persecute left-handed people for being emotionally unstable, many of us have learned from science and experience to understand transsexualism as the birth defect it is and deal with is medically instead of hysterically. Some people though, are so deeply rooted in the religious past or the sexual binary that they simply can't change. Too bad, but the world moves on without them.