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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Say nothing.  One of the cardinal rules in treating a transgender is (a) to let them take the lead and (b) not to impose society's views of femininity (or masculinity, in the case of female to male) on them.  Saying "you're doing it great!" does exactly that.    [/quote]

NP here. It's a lot of pressure to be constantly worried about saying the wrong thing. I consider myself very open minded and have no problem with LGBT people, but why can't I just talk to them the way I'd talk to anyone else? If I'm constantly worrying I said the ring thing it's going to b hard to strike up a real friendship. That's true with straight people too.[/quote]

So much this. I am open, live and let live but it is seriously off-putting to have to walk on eggshells and get admonished or "schooled" if you say something "wrong". I'm not the enemy, channel that elsewhere.[/quote]

You folks are kind of defensive aren't you? "Treat her like you would any other women" doesn't seem like a particularly difficult burden to bear. [/quote]

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