Just piping in to say, hi! Glad that you have the support and courage to do what makes you happy.

I am religious and conservative, so I am probably not who you expect to be supportive of you. It truly baffles me that people are so intolerant. There is zero need for me to judge you -- honestly, I can't think of any reason why you doing what you feel is right for you is any business of mine.

You go, girl. It's takes a lot of guts to do what you are doing and I say, Power to Ya!

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Anonymous wrote:what is cis?

Cisgender or cissexual (often abbreviated to simply cis) describes related types of gender identity perceptions, where individuals' experiences of their own gender agree with the sex they were assigned at birth.

-- Wikipedia

So like normal men and women... why not just say male and female?

Because "normal" is a value judgment.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't agree with transgender; however, I appreciate your openness in this thread and I feel that I've learned something. Thank you.

Not OP. I don't really understand what people mean when they say they "don't agree" with someone else's gender identity or the way it's expressed. There's nothing to agree with. Are you trying to say that you do not believe that anyone can truly be transgender? Are you trying to say that you do not support transgender rights?

Some people don't agree when people dress up like goths or have 19 children either. You don't have to agree with every choice another person makes to support their right to live how they want.

I just do not understand the use of the term "agree." It seems that what you mean is "approve."

Agree: have the same opinion about something; concur. The pp doesn't agree with the opinions surrounding transgender. Not that hard to figure out.

There are no "opinions about transgender." It's like gravity - it exists whether your opinion coincides with its existence or not.

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Anonymous wrote:what is cis?

Cisgender or cissexual (often abbreviated to simply cis) describes related types of gender identity perceptions, where individuals' experiences of their own gender agree with the sex they were assigned at birth.

-- Wikipedia

So like normal men and women... why not just say male and female?

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Anonymous wrote:OK, dumb side question: why do people write trans*, with the apostrophe?

OP, how do you respond to people who say there are other ways to treat transgender issues, with therapy and medication, and that these are the only "right" ways, that you shouldn't be accommodated, the "lipstick on a pig" poster, etc. Did you attempt any of those before transitioning? Do you see it as a body dysmorphic disorder, or something completely separate?

Trans with an apostrophe is an umbrella term that encompasses trans folks like the OP (taking HRT, maybe undergoing top or bottom surgery, presenting full-time as something other than their sex assigned at birth) and other folks, like people who identify as non-binary, genderqueer, androgynous, etc.

Thank you!!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't agree with transgender; however, I appreciate your openness in this thread and I feel that I've learned something. Thank you.

Not OP. I don't really understand what people mean when they say they "don't agree" with someone else's gender identity or the way it's expressed. There's nothing to agree with. Are you trying to say that you do not believe that anyone can truly be transgender? Are you trying to say that you do not support transgender rights?

Some people don't agree when people dress up like goths or have 19 children either. You don't have to agree with every choice another person makes to support their right to live how they want.

I just do not understand the use of the term "agree." It seems that what you mean is "approve."

Agree: have the same opinion about something; concur. The pp doesn't agree with the opinions surrounding transgender. Not that hard to figure out.

Anonymous wrote:what is cis?

Cisgender or cissexual (often abbreviated to simply cis) describes related types of gender identity perceptions, where individuals' experiences of their own gender agree with the sex they were assigned at birth.

-- Wikipedia

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't agree with transgender; however, I appreciate your openness in this thread and I feel that I've learned something. Thank you.

Not OP. I don't really understand what people mean when they say they "don't agree" with someone else's gender identity or the way it's expressed. There's nothing to agree with. Are you trying to say that you do not believe that anyone can truly be transgender? Are you trying to say that you do not support transgender rights?

Some people don't agree when people dress up like goths or have 19 children either. You don't have to agree with every choice another person makes to support their right to live how they want.

I just do not understand the use of the term "agree." It seems that what you mean is "approve."

Anonymous wrote:OK, dumb side question: why do people write trans*, with the apostrophe?

OP, how do you respond to people who say there are other ways to treat transgender issues, with therapy and medication, and that these are the only "right" ways, that you shouldn't be accommodated, the "lipstick on a pig" poster, etc. Did you attempt any of those before transitioning? Do you see it as a body dysmorphic disorder, or something completely separate?

Trans with an apostrophe is an umbrella term that encompasses trans folks like the OP (taking HRT, maybe undergoing top or bottom surgery, presenting full-time as something other than their sex assigned at birth) and other folks, like people who identify as non-binary, genderqueer, androgynous, etc.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't agree with transgender; however, I appreciate your openness in this thread and I feel that I've learned something. Thank you.

Not OP. I don't really understand what people mean when they say they "don't agree" with someone else's gender identity or the way it's expressed. There's nothing to agree with. Are you trying to say that you do not believe that anyone can truly be transgender? Are you trying to say that you do not support transgender rights?

Some people don't agree when people dress up like goths or have 19 children either. You don't have to agree with every choice another person makes to support their right to live how they want.

Anonymous wrote:I don't agree with transgender; however, I appreciate your openness in this thread and I feel that I've learned something. Thank you.

Not OP. I don't really understand what people mean when they say they "don't agree" with someone else's gender identity or the way it's expressed. There's nothing to agree with. Are you trying to say that you do not believe that anyone can truly be transgender? Are you trying to say that you do not support transgender rights?

OK, dumb side question: why do people write trans*, with the apostrophe?

OP, how do you respond to people who say there are other ways to treat transgender issues, with therapy and medication, and that these are the only "right" ways, that you shouldn't be accommodated, the "lipstick on a pig" poster, etc. Did you attempt any of those before transitioning? Do you see it as a body dysmorphic disorder, or something completely separate?

I don't agree with transgender; however, I appreciate your openness in this thread and I feel that I've learned something. Thank you.

what is cis?

Do you think there would have been any way to continue living as a man and being accepting of yourself?

Is there any way you can describe what it feels like to feel like your gender and sex don't match up?