I feel like this solution would be fine for the feminine-acting gay guys, but would not be welcome at all by the 40-some year old married men who transition. For that group, it seems the whole point is to force others to acquiesce, and your sensible solution doesn’t meet that need. Unfortunately I think that’s the group primarily funding…
I feel like this solution would be fine for the feminine-acting gay guys, but would not be welcome at all by the 40-some year old married men who transition. For that group, it seems the whole point is to force others to acquiesce, and your sensible solution doesn’t meet that need. Unfortunately I think that’s the group primarily funding and pushing the activism and legal changes in our society, so this would never be accepted here.
I do absolutely think that our society needs to become more accepting of gender nonconformity, and that for some transitioners, feeling like they are unable or unwilling to meet society’s expectations for their sex is what leads to their feeling that they must transition.
I feel like this solution would be fine for the feminine-acting gay guys, but would not be welcome at all by the 40-some year old married men who transition. For that group, it seems the whole point is to force others to acquiesce, and your sensible solution doesn’t meet that need. Unfortunately I think that’s the group primarily funding and pushing the activism and legal changes in our society, so this would never be accepted here.
I do absolutely think that our society needs to become more accepting of gender nonconformity, and that for some transitioners, feeling like they are unable or unwilling to meet society’s expectations for their sex is what leads to their feeling that they must transition.