Have you ever outed yourself to someone and they just flat-out refused to acknowledge it? Some (all) of my friends just really can't acknowledge that I'm a guy. Whenever I tell them I am, because the pet-names they have bother me, they just say "no, you're a girl!" I just tell them I'm not and back-off. They'll accept/acknowledge it in their own time. Now I'm wondering, has anyone just refused to act like your coming out moment never happened and continue to acknowledge you as straight/your own sex? This doesn't make much sense (not the way intended, anyway). Sorry for that.
I'm not saying it's right, but I think for the general public, being transgender is an extremely hard concept to grasp, so I could see where acknowledgement would be a problem. Also, I think the younger you are, the less likely people are to take you seriously. Sorry those kinds of things happen to you.
haha I came out to a friend as a lesbian and a week later she was like, "You are so into [that guy], you should ask him out!" and I was kind of like, "umm... was I the only one paying attention in that conversation we had a week ago? yes he is wonderfully nice and the only other under-40 person here, but no I am not attracted to him like that..." except I didn't actually say anything, I just let it drop. :/ I guess they are just still in the denial phase, and eventually will get to acceptance?
I have a housemate who didn't refuse to acknowledge it (on the contrary, he's been really supportive), but he did mention when I came out to him that he might 'forget' that I was gay. I brought something related up a few weeks after, and he definitely forgot momentarily... More funny than tragic, really
I recently came out to my best friend, and she did something similar to this. She still can't get her head around the fact that I'm a girl. She still treats me like a guy and all... I guess it will come in time.
