There is a lot of praise for Caitlyn Jenner (formerly Bruce Jenner) and the huge transformation she’s gone thru (and dare I say, all the crap she’s caught for doing so).
Let me start by saying that yes, I support her decisions with what she has done to become a woman. While I do firmly appreciate a person’s right to live as they wish to live (whether it be in religion, sexuality, political outlook, etc), I also have embraced sciences as a fall back, in most of my life.
So I say, with no intended disrespect – Don’t give me feelings (I’ve always ‘felt’ like a woman )- they vary from person to person
Tell me the facts; what can science prove? And how does that have an impact on the discussion?
From a scientific point: Sexuality is based on genetics; Chromosomes tell the tale – so unless you have not only “Sexual Reassignment SUrgery” along with a hitherto undiscovered ‘Chromosomal reassessment procedure’, you are, as they stated in SouthPark, “not a woman (who was surgically altered from male to female); just a man with a mutilated penis”.
Now here, I ask you to stop. Stop and think about all I’ve said before – put your hate and Ire aside…. and hear me out.
Please.
Yes, I really am asking – PLEASE.
What I said above, quoting ‘SOUTH PARK’, may only be tagging a well known parody program, but if we are honest with ourselves, there is a LARGE portion of American Society ( and I dare say much of the world ) that does not understand the TRANSGENDER ISSUES at all!
We, in a (hopefully) more progressive society, are more open to listening, understanding, and accepting other ways of living – whether those are the way of the Batchelor, Old Maid, Widower, Crone, Hermit…. Etc. But less and less are we able to see that those who live on the outskirts – those who are gender-fluid, or transgender, gay, bi… or what ever label you want to give them, are still simply people we interact with day to day. The rest, dare I say, is just a LABEL – and not much more. It makes no difference in the medical trade, business, service.. how many other industries need I mention? Let’s face it – unless you are HAVING SEX with them… how could it possibly matter to you?
Yes, I said it; we interact with them day to day.
Now, I am going to get a bit fussy here – so either redirect, or keep reading and DEAL!
If you have a mailman who is gay – do *you* still get your mail?! YES???? Then please, read on…
Do you possibly know a transgender PERSON? Do you?!? Oh my god, do you? (are you so offended by the thought that you now look at every woman who has a pronounced throat as having an adams apple?! Seriously – I have a more masculine PE teacher in 4th grade… learn some Anatomy before you judge…)
AND (and here is the big thing) – ***IF*** you know a transgender person…
if youy didn’t know when you met them ( and let’s face it, in either a physical or emotional way, we often do…)
WHAT DOES THAT KNOWLEDGE CHANGE?
Seriously… is the intellectual opinion of that person mitigated by their sexuality? Or their sexual Identity?
(THIS IS NSFW) If your CEO held a meeting with a didlo up HIS ass… does that change the message he gave in the meeting?
IT IS NOT UP TO YOU TO JUDGE
that, my friends, is up to GOD – and dare I say, HOW DARE YOU think you KNOW the MIND of GOD.
You may balk, and squirm…. but worse has been done. So stop the high and mighty routine, and have your COME TO JESUS moment, because – yes – JESUS didn’t preach about sex. HE taught us to love each other – regardless. LOVE was , and is, the real message. You can LOVE without understanding and without acceptance…
the ideas are NOT exclusive of one another… and they were never meant to be.
NOW – even if your interpretation says that he *DID* preach about sex; ask yourself this…. have we talked about sex at all? Or, have we only talked about SEXUAL IDENTITY and SEXUALIY ?
See the difference? If not, then we are done. I can’t continue this conversation with those who aren’t educated enough to understand the difference.
If you **DO** see the difference – PLEASE COMMENT: I’ll delete any trollish, non-topic comments made, so don’t bother responding to them. Keep the conversation civil (or you too will be removed).
Thoughts? Opinions?
KEEP IT CIVIL AND NON_JUDGEMENTAL.
(and thanks for your kind, thoughtful additions…)
