As a transsexual I am wondering what do (dare i say it) 'normal' people think of us would you be friends with a tranny or if a person close to said they where trannsexual would you still be friends?
2006-09-06 15:30:28 · 21 answers · asked by Zara3 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
There is so much prejudice and ignorance in the world. What I would do if I got an operation is do as much as I can to make myself a happy full person. I do not tell people I have a scar where I had an operation. It is an operation. Being a specific sex mentally they have found has more to do with just being born that sex. Be nice be good and if they are really your friends if and when they find out they will get over it. But if it comes to intimacy to keep yourself from being hurt by being left after developing a more in depth relationship you need to inform them even before the first kiss. From a caring viewpoint it is best to tell them first and from a selfish viewpoint to protect your heart it is best to tell them even before the first kiss. If you are a great person they will care about you regardless. But if I were transgendered and worked with the public I certainly would not tell anyone unless it was a part of my work such as promoting the surgeon who did the excellent job or working in a hotel with transgendered people like my sister rented a room in accidentally when their hotel room was rented out because of the Indianopolis 500 weekend and they were a half hour late for their room for their Honeymoon near Disney World. She said I kept looking at the hotel desk clerk saying what a knockout of a woman and wondering why they had these strange pamphlets on the table. The lady was very nice and rented to them though they did not normally rent to straight people because of the circumstances. But her husband was so wierded out by it that he went out and found another hotel the next night as he was a tall attractive Latino.
2006-09-06 15:37:19 · answer #1 · answered by Faerieeeiren 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My own personal opinion: I think a persons gender is rather unimportant unless 2 people are considering getting into a relationship. Aside from that the personality of a person because that is what we really see first. I think, (hope), that most of the population wants to know first: Is this person kind? Compassionate? Caring? Helpful? Things like that are the most important and all else is secondary in life. I do happen to have transy friends and I myself don't identify with labels because I don't know what I am other than born female...I don't find myself preferring sex with a male or female...I find myself attracted to strength in both sexes not the fact that the person is male or female so I don't know if that qualifies me for a label of straight but confused, gay with tendencies, or bi-sexual....I do know that I look first for the kindness, compassion and caring in an individual before I even think of looking for anything more...Good Luck!!
2006-09-06 22:50:40 · answer #2 · answered by annrizzo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've really only known one transsexual, someone I used to work with. I didn't know her well but she was a nice person. If a friend or someone in my family were to tell me that they were a transsexual I would be surprised but I don't see how it would change our relationship.
2006-09-06 22:40:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do not know any transsexuals,but I would like to think that I would not abandon a friend over an operation.If someone needs that kind of change to feel normal or whatever then I do not feel it is my place to judge them.
2006-09-06 22:38:14 · answer #4 · answered by James007 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My girlfriend is a pre-op MtF transsexual, so I obviously have no problem with transsexuals!! :) I love FtM's as well, just don't know as many of them.
2006-09-07 14:25:15 · answer #5 · answered by culinaryassassin 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think I would be a friend to my friend no matter what or who they are. Outward appearances do not erase the true character of within a person. I trust insides more than anything...
2006-09-06 22:31:57 · answer #6 · answered by glorymomof3 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hey if that is how they like it then that is their own oppion to life. Do not be rude by judgeing them bc of it. Just think to yourself about the situation, even though you know that you would not do something like that yourself, just think you do stuff too that some people don't like as much!!!!
2006-09-06 22:32:25 · answer #7 · answered by *em* 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have one friend who has already gone through "the change" and another part way through it.
I have no problems with it at all if it makes them happier within themselves than living as what they percieve as the wrong sex was.
2006-09-06 22:32:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Question is; how do you feel about the natural female/male marrage and the natural way of having children. How do you feel about people of the natural gender?
2006-09-06 22:33:46 · answer #9 · answered by LVieau 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I would still be friends. But it is not my preference so I would expect the tranny not to shove it in my face.
2006-09-06 22:33:18 · answer #10 · answered by Janet lw 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋