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Anonymous wrote:Yes. A woman I went to grad school with transitioned to a man. She had been a very shy butch lesbian, and she seemed much more confident and happy as a man (and totally convincing). Interestingly I was attracted to her as a man, but not as a lesbian (I am a bi woman.) I did kind of feel sad that she just couldn't be a butch woman but I realize that I don't really know all her experiences.

Yes this is something I can't grasp psychologically. I support trans people but as a butchish, straight cisgender woman I don't get the desire to transition to female in order to wear (ew) makeup. But I support people who feel that this is what they need to do. I don't know what it's like to live their experience.

One good explanation I heard of the makeup thing is that trans women have to prove they are female, so they end up having to adopt the signifiers in a way we (cis gender butchish woman) may not feel the need to do. So it's basically a sort of privilege thing for us to be able to skip the heels etc.

Yes, three. One teen, two adults. Only one lives here. The other two live in conservative areas in the south.

This is more common than some people think.

Yes, a coworker at my agency. She is nice, but we don't really have common interests, so more of a friendly acquaintance/coworker than friend.

Yes, she is an acquaintance, not close friend.

Yes.

Anonymous wrote:Yes. A woman I went to grad school with transitioned to a man. She had been a very shy butch lesbian, and she seemed much more confident and happy as a man (and totally convincing). Interestingly I was attracted to her as a man, but not as a lesbian (I am a bi woman.) I did kind of feel sad that she just couldn't be a butch woman but I realize that I don't really know all her experiences.

Yes this is something I can't grasp psychologically. I support trans people but as a butchish, straight cisgender woman I don't get the desire to transition to female in order to wear (ew) makeup. But I support people who feel that this is what they need to do. I don't know what it's like to live their experience.

Anonymous wrote:Yes. A woman I went to grad school with transitioned to a man. She had been a very shy butch lesbian, and she seemed much more confident and happy as a man (and totally convincing). Interestingly I was attracted to her as a man, but not as a lesbian (I am a bi woman.) I did kind of feel sad that she just couldn't be a butch woman but I realize that I don't really know all her experiences.

omg sorry for the pronoun butchering!

I work in healthcare and have taken care of 2 patients (MTF) who are transgendered.

I have also encountered more people socially who I would call "gender-non-conforming" meaning that I am not confident what sort of genetalia they have after social interactions. But since it has zero bearing on how I interact with them I've never felt the need to know one way or another.

Yes. A woman I went to grad school with transitioned to a man. She had been a very shy butch lesbian, and she seemed much more confident and happy as a man (and totally convincing). Interestingly I was attracted to her as a man, but not as a lesbian (I am a bi woman.) I did kind of feel sad that she just couldn't be a butch woman but I realize that I don't really know all her experiences.

Yes. did business with a Paul and one day she called to tell me she is now Paula. She was very professional about it. I could tell that she was transitioning to a female so I wasn't completely surprised. She looked great and said she was the happiest she'd ever been. I am happy for her.

Six that I can think of right now and two genderqueer folks. I'm sure there are more but this isn't a big deal for me anymore so it's not like these folks stand out in my memory. A few I met through dd who was dating them.

I'm not trans but I am a politically active gay person. I know five trans people who I have spent more than just passing time with. I likely know others who have felt no need to disclose their gender history to me, and you might too.

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None at all.

Answers on this thread will be biased, OP, since people who know transgendered people will jump at the change to show how worldly and accepting they are; and people who don't know any, which is to say the majority, will not bother to answer.

I bet you $1,000 you do know someone who is transgendered. You just don't realize it because he or she passes without question, and because his/her gender is totally irrelevant to your relationship.

Doubtful see post above--.3% of population...

If you live in an urban area and have a progressive group of friends, you are likely to have more trans acquiantances than others. I have one trans acquaintance who is an ex of a friend from high school and several trans friends/acquaintances from college. I totally acknowledge this is largely because I went to college at a very liberal SLAC (which drew lgbtq persons because there was a very accepting attitude) and I have lived in Portland and Berkeley.

All contact with minority groups depends on your peer group.

A teen in my carpool is transgender. I would have thought this whole kerfuffle was something far away from me and my life until this child that I see every day changed in this way.

Anonymous wrote:Considering that transgenders are reported to be about .3% of the population! it is doubtful many people can honestly say yes.

How is that measured? And what time frame? Within the last five years?