re: Have you ever actually met a transgender person?

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I think your anger is quite rational

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A kid killed themselves because of a mentally ill adult.

It should anger everyone. Your lack of anger explains why this will continue to happen. Then again, some of you like to kill babies so this isnt shocking in the least.

I saw one at a restaurant/bar on HHI, while on vacation, and that’s it. I live in rural south GA, though, and not a big city.

I'm in I.T. and had to work with one last year. I was forewarned that she was a he in advance, so it made things a bit less surprising. After about 10 minutes I didn't think about it, and 'she' was pretty good in a data center. Oh yea, this is one of those that had a wife and kid before making the swap.

Yes, my wife called her sir (not intending to hurt her feelings).

Its a waiter/waitress at a restaurant in BR.

I saw a few at the Mr Gattis buffet by LSU back in the day.

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It’s exceptionally rare

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Used to be. Used to be less than 1% of the population.

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although some posters think it’s a pandemic

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Rates of trangenderism has risen from that less than 1% to anywhere between 6% - 10% depending on what polling you trust in the past 15 years alone. Sorry, but that is actually approaching pandemic levels.

Nope.

There was a scientist at NAVAIR China Lake named David that I worked with on an advanced weapons tracking project in 2016 -2017. I didn't see him again until I attended a defense symposium in Huntsville in 2022. I was introduced to him as Danielle, and it was shocking to me. He recognized me immediately and asked how I was doing nonchalantly, as if I was just not shocked, which I was. I was speechless at seeing him wearing a dress, high-heel shoes, makeup, nails and long hair, and (fake? ) tits. In that moment I immediately saw him as someone mentally disturbed and wondered how in the hell has he maintained a security status. But I said “hello“, and proferred that "a lot has changed since Covid" and left it at that.

Let's just say that he made for an ugly woman. It was really sad to see someone that brilliant become so confused about his own self.

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You misunderstand me. My point is this would anger a rational person.

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I did. I thought you said irrational. Apologies.

I have some experience with this, both an adult and a child (the parents were the culprits there, I believe). Very sad.

I met a female who was presenting as a male. Very convincingly I might add. Had a prop to help with the perception. Alway showed up with a fairly attractive non-trans woman.