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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 2154114" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>I have a family member who is transgender.</p><p>Does it make me uncomfortable? Yes, I will admit that it does a little bit. I grew up in a very homophobic, racist, sexist enviornment and it has taken me many years to overcome those character defects.</p><p>My discomfort doesnt keep me from knowing the truth, though...which is that it is ridiculous and ignorant to think that being transgender is a "choice" or a "lifestyle". No rational person would make a choice to subject themselves to the ridicule, the harassment, the hate, the violence, the isolation and the ostracism from mainstream society that often comes with being transgender. It is a medical issue, not a moral one. So while I do feel a little ill at ease about it, I am able to recognize where those feelings come from. Its my own stuff, not theirs. All human beings deserve to be treated with dignity, not just the ones who fit into roles that society has assigned for them. And dignity includes being able to use a bathroom.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 2154114, member: 14668"] I have a family member who is transgender. Does it make me uncomfortable? Yes, I will admit that it does a little bit. I grew up in a very homophobic, racist, sexist enviornment and it has taken me many years to overcome those character defects. My discomfort doesnt keep me from knowing the truth, though...which is that it is ridiculous and ignorant to think that being transgender is a "choice" or a "lifestyle". No rational person would make a choice to subject themselves to the ridicule, the harassment, the hate, the violence, the isolation and the ostracism from mainstream society that often comes with being transgender. It is a medical issue, not a moral one. So while I do feel a little ill at ease about it, I am able to recognize where those feelings come from. Its my own stuff, not theirs. All human beings deserve to be treated with dignity, not just the ones who fit into roles that society has assigned for them. And dignity includes being able to use a bathroom. [/QUOTE]
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