Dad just put down 'men in dresses' - Venting

That's awful Sorry to hear that.

 

Gender stereotypes and roles and stigmas and.... Rrrrrrrr :bang:
When will society grow up and realise that anything not directly related to your biology (pregnancies, erectile dysfunction etc...) should be completely gender neutral. Why should a man wearing a dress be treated differently than a woman wearing a dress?

 

I'm really sorry about your dad. I feel your pain mine does the same all the time, and I agree with goldenarrow the world needs to grow up and get over their issues with gender identity and sexual orientation.

 

Often people have preconceived opinions they just picked up without giving it a thought. You might read up that there were biological differences found in the brains of transsexual people showing their brains matching that of their gender idendity. Of course there are different stages to this. But its not just a fantasy, as some people might believe.
Next, transition is a process. It takes time. There are lots of beautiful transitioned people.

 

Obviously I don't know your dad, but I don't think you should assume that it can't be. Some people are motivated to rectify their ignorance when what was previously perceived as "strange" or "perverse" is now embodied in someone close to them.

I know that doesn't make your dad's comment any less painful in this moment. I am sorry that you had to listen to that.

 

i'm so sorry that happened though don't lose all hope. sometimes people drastically change their minds when something hits close to home. only time can tell, really.

in the mean time, i hope this picture of a fireman saving a cat helps cheer you up.

 

I'm sorry to hear about your dad's reaction Hopefully, this will be an instance of 'Time heals all wounds and attitudes'.

 

I'm sorry
I've had family members say transphobic things before and it hurts a lot. I hope he changes his views someday.

 

Yea I hear you on that. My family isn't outright transphobic... actually my brother who is the most "Republican" of our family is one of my biggest supporters. I think when I told him his whole perspective on lgbt changed.

There still is a lot of ignorance though I want to feel out before telling mine.

But stay strong sistah!

I'm still not called a girl by my friends or family yet. And frankly that's probably going to take a while and more insistence by me.

 

Hey, I'm on my phone, I'd like to comment more, but I just want to say for now...

My girlfriend thinks its hot I wear a thong and skirts. So, I don't buy the no one will accept them. If they love you, they love you.

I don't have time to be offended by a bigot.