Quote Originally Posted by CharleneT View Post
But we are also doing two important things: trying to keep you from starting a fairly dangerous drug regime for the wrong reasons, and trying to avoid having to tell you (later) that unfortunately - yes - the affects of HRT are to a great degree, permanent. Regardless of which group of results you get (good or bad).
I know Charlene, but that's exactly what I'm talking about.

The "wrong" reasons.

Wrong for who? You?

Joan just said she would never want go through life as a man with boobs and I respect that. Why can't you do the same for Veronica?

Look, a lot of you girls who have transitioned have made decisions along the way that I personally wouldn't have made, but I respect you for making them and living out your lives the way YOU feel is best. There are people out there who surgically install horns and fangs. There are people who alter their bodies in any number of ways for any number of reasons. If somebody wants to take a pill to grow an arm out of the top of their head then I'm afraid that's their business and you're just gonna have to live with it.

So what if they complain later that they can't wear hats anymore? Gosh, then we all get the smug satisfaction that comes with being right for once in our miserable lives.

I have no idea what Veronica wants to do, but let's just say she wants to emulate a she-male porn star. So what?!

Many women and men want to have bodies like porn stars. There's a whole plastic surgery industry that's basically founded on the "ideal" look for the female body. So she wants the body and she wants the erection. It happens, it's been done. Get over it.

Too many rules, and tradition is a poor excuse.

-Misty