Zoeytgtx
10-05-2017, 12:02 PM
This past weekend a TG friend and I were eating dinner in a restaurant we frequent before heading out for a show in the DFW metroplex. We were dressed nicely and had not attracted any attention all day long.
At the end of the meal as we were settling our bill a woman comes up to our table asking if she could ask us some questions. She told us her early twenties son had just started to crossdress and she wanted to be a supportive mother but had no concept of what type of support she could provide. She admitted she did not understand the need to dress but would support her son. We were addressed as ladies and were told how nicely we were dressed, but obviously we were the only ones in the restaurant being quizzed about transgender matters.
We were both somewhat astounded that we were even approached about this since we ordinarily just blend in every where we go. In fact, later that evening no strange looks as usual.
My friend who is on the transgender advisory committee at her local church told the woman to first of all try to maintain the correct pronouns when around her son when he chose to be dressed and use her chosen name. She also let her know that there were LGBT friendly churches in the area that provided support groups for families of crossdresser and tg people.
What else would heve you have suggested especially since we were somewhat surprised by being approached in this manner in a public setting?
At the end of the meal as we were settling our bill a woman comes up to our table asking if she could ask us some questions. She told us her early twenties son had just started to crossdress and she wanted to be a supportive mother but had no concept of what type of support she could provide. She admitted she did not understand the need to dress but would support her son. We were addressed as ladies and were told how nicely we were dressed, but obviously we were the only ones in the restaurant being quizzed about transgender matters.
We were both somewhat astounded that we were even approached about this since we ordinarily just blend in every where we go. In fact, later that evening no strange looks as usual.
My friend who is on the transgender advisory committee at her local church told the woman to first of all try to maintain the correct pronouns when around her son when he chose to be dressed and use her chosen name. She also let her know that there were LGBT friendly churches in the area that provided support groups for families of crossdresser and tg people.
What else would heve you have suggested especially since we were somewhat surprised by being approached in this manner in a public setting?