Quote Originally Posted by Annabelle Larousse View Post
Just recently, e.g., there was a story on the net about a five-year-old boy who was identified as TG and who now, with her parents approval, is living as a girl. Some of the comments below that story were absolutely vicious. My favorite one was the woman who said, "My dog thinks he's human". That was her reply to the question, "How could a boy think he's a girl?" When people are comparing us to dogs, that's a sort of negativity that's objective, not just my perception.
...but Annabelle you're making my point. What you see on the internet is only what you IMAGINE is outside your front door. There are indeed some awful people out there (Santorum anyone?) but only a select few miscreants will actually say anything to you in person. The internet is chock full of cowards and blowhards, and fakes and just because some hag compares a 5 year old little girl to a dog does not mean that she or anyone would confront you. The truth is she would likely be polite to you and then yak up a storm about it with her old biddy girlfriends later that night.

Also, I am not suggesting that people come out and ruin their lives. I know it may seem that way but alas I can only wish I was still that naive. I am suggesting however that every CD take a good hard look at themselves and how they live their life. Self acceptance just rolls off of my tongue but I know for a fact that it is one of the most difficult things we will ever do. It is near impossible in fact but a good start is to begin openly accepting others. I don't mean in private with your inner circle only. I mean standing up for the TG person when you hear old biddy bidderton say something to her pal. Or speaking up when your buddies are bagging on the gay brother of one of their wives. There are a million opportunities for us to change the world without letting on our true nature. The problem is so many closeted CD's are too willing to stay quiet or even join in so they can maintain their cloak of invisibility. Did it ever occur to anyone that the wigs and dresses and makeup might be the disguise we use to hide from ourselves? How many CD's would rather stay home than be seen in drab by their CD friends?

Be strong enough to at least accept others and soon you will be able to accept yourself. When you truly accept yourself you will begin looking for ways to come out instead of looking for excuses not to.