re: Anyone here have any transgendered friends?

this all started when we gave women the vote

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And others

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did you upvote my earlier post in this thread ?

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After I brought this thread up on the Ole Miss board, you referred to me as an intolerant TPOS. Since you're obviously the poster-child for acceptance and open-mindedness, why don't you invite it to the Square for a night of drinks and bullshite?

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Oxford

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looking for a date ?

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I don't get why they bother people (i.e., you guys) so much.

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Not any friends personally, but I know of people who are.

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And you haven't befriended any of them?

No. That would be too weird for me and I don't have time for it.

jeesh buncha uptight unsophisticated folk up in her

look if someone is your friend and have been for most of your life you don't stop being their friend because they are changing . Or start dating someone you don't approve of, or even chop their wiener off,, unless their wiener was why you were their friend
As long as what they do doesn't cause harm to anyone else, they have the freedom a gift from both God and guaranteed by the Constitution to live as they see fit.


but maybe a lot of you dudes only like your male friends because of their wieners
and I support your right to live like that

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Yea cause I'm sure their entire personality/way of life wouldn't change a lick huh?

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so what,, they are still your friend.

what makes someone a friend ?
is it merely proximity, shared interests, something more. maybe even something spiritual.

My friends are those people I know I cant count on. I may go years without seeing them but I know that if I need them they will be there. That thing we call loyalty which we so value in others and then all too often cannot find it in ourselves.

as long as they don't betray that trust I wont

There is a big dude out at Dow who went on vacation a few years back. HR got involved and told everyone to treat him as a woman when he returned. There was a big ordeal over sharing a bathroom I know. Not sure if he stayed out there. I've heard stories where people like that just got fired and collected a settlement to avoid any issues for the company.

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Hides his gayness? I don't even know what that means, but I would hate for a friend to feel like he would have to "hide his gayness" from me.

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From all of us. I mean we know he's gay, he just doesn't talk about it or bring his BF to events. It's not because we're pressuring him not to. He's a southern guy who is southern baptist and it took him forever to even acknowledge it to himself. We're all conservative, but he's been told several times by all of us that he can do whatever he wants around us.

It's just awkward because he won't even reference having a BF, so it's kind of odd for me to be like "why didn't you bring your BF"

I think it's different. It's a serious mental disorder and I'm shocked our laws allow doctors to assist people in these operations. Should be a crime against nature