In public discourse, I will treat any person, born male or female, who presents themselves as female, as a female. I will use feminine pronouns. That does not mean I would date a transgender individual. That’s a leap that I don’t have to take.
I’m not saying that a male-to-female person IS THE SAME as a person who was born female. I’m saying that, socially, I treat them the same, because it’s the right thing to do. It’s just basic respect homie.
Out of curiosity, how much direct interaction have you had with the transgender community in your life?
You don’t value mine. And it’s not that I don’t value their feelings. And it isn’t even about that specifically. They could tell me they were a manimal.
there are many physical traits that keep me from dating particular women.
I don’t find myself attracted to certain facial features, bodytypes, etc. Having a vagina falls into the category of physical features I put on my ‘must have’ list.
I’m actually about as likely to marry a woman with a penis as I am a woman with small boobs.
No, not Erin–she’s your hypothetical. I would never mess around with the chick in your hypothetical, man–bros before hypos, and all that. I was referring to the individual in my (way upthread) hypothetical scenario–the one who dropped the Givenchy wallet.
How is attacking someone’s identity the same as choosing to be civil? It would pain you to be civil as much as it pains someone to be discriminated against? If your wife asks you if she looks fat, and she does, we’ll see how you’ll choose civility over honesty.