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How to respect a transgender person...

post #1 of 6
1/13/08 at 8:57pm
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http://www.wikihow.com/Respect-a-Transgender-Person


Really funy this even exists.
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post #2 of 6
1/13/08 at 9:01pm
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Asking about peoples' genitals and how they have sex is not appropriate, in the same way that asking cisgendered (people born in the sex they identify as) people how they have sex is not appropriate.
Hmm.
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post #3 of 6
1/13/08 at 9:34pm
Chick/dude in pic is hot.
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post #4 of 6
1/13/08 at 10:05pm
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Originally Posted by T_M
Why is it "funy" that this exists?
and if so, why not post it in the "The fact that this exists is hilarious" thread in this very forum?
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post #5 of 6
1/13/08 at 10:30pm
Seems overly PC to me. And denies our natural tendency toward curiosity. I've met transgendered people who are happy to answer questions, and don't need to be thanked for being honest about who they are. I hate having to verbally tiptoe around people who are different. I know how to be polite, and I don't think it's right to have a blanket policy toward any type of person. It just further marginalizes their place in society.
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post #6 of 6
1/14/08 at 6:21am
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Originally Posted by LisaNewYork
I kind of have to agree. It's not like a know a ton of transgendered people, but I do know one, and she's only happy to answer questions about when she used to be a man, and what transitioning was like. She never shyed away from any questions that I, or anyone else, asked her. Of course, be tactful and respectful, like you would towards anyone, but it's not like transgendered people are made of glass. Quite the contrary - they've been though one of the toughest things anyone could ever go through.

Yeah, but it also depends on how close to the coming out and transition period they are. I had a client once who was transitioning to female. She was hypersensitive about pronouns (as in, you couldn't use the generic "he" you had to use "she" or "they" when talking about anyone). Since it was a professional not friendly relationship, I never asked any questions, of course (not that I really wanted to). I had to have a chat with the staff, though, about how to be appropriate. They were barely able to be civil with their level of shock, they wanted to giggle like 8th graders learning about sex for the first time.
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