I'm kind of mixed when it comes to transgender issues.
On the one hand, I see no harm if a boy happens to like playing with dolls and prefers the color pink, or girls who like to play with guns and toy soldiers. I think there really are some people who are born the "wrong" gender in the "wrong" body.
But the issue gets dicey when it comes to adults, most notably in jail/prison environments. By default, how it works is that that whatever body parts you are born with, that's the gender of prison you go to. There have been cases of born-male sexual predators claiming to be transgender, getting reassigned to a female prison then sexually assaulting women.
I'm not saying that is the reality in all or even most cases, but it definitely makes it hard for classification as they don't easily fit in all-men's prisons either.
It's a pickle, no doubt about it.
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Little girls that like to play with guns and toy soldiers are called Tomboys and there is nothing wrong with that.
Little boys that like to play dress up and like to play with Barbie Dolls are pedophiles of the future. They need to be watched closely!
There is also nothing wrong with an adult female that likes to play with guns and Soldiers. They are completely normal.
An adult male that dresses like a girl is a weirdo! They need to be watched closely!
Actually its very simple. Don't put males in women's prisons and stop humoring males who have no concept of the reality that they are, in fact, male despite how they "feel".
Bottom line:
born male = male
born male but "feels" female = delusional male
born male but takes hormones to stimulate female secondary sex characteristics = delusional male on drugs
born male but takes hormones and had his penis cut off and the resulting wound carved into the shape of a vagina = delusional male on drugs with a horrific injury
If you want to do any of these things, fine. Do whatever you want as long as you don't hurt anyone else, but you are not actually a female and you shouldn't expect society to cater to your delusions.
Last edited by nfa1934; 07-27-2013 at 12:59 PM.
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