Billie Anne Jean, what a good story. As for not posting again - never say never. I am a relative newcomer her and no-one has flamed me yet, frankly I don't care a right lot if they do or don't. The world, sadly, is full of bigots and selfish people who will always make life uncomfortable for someone. We are, as you said, all responsible for each other's happiness in a host of small ways, whether it is when we are behind the wheel of our automobiles, at work, at play, at home...it is those little things that can make all the difference.
I think it was Mahatma Gandhi who is credited with the quote "you make peace by talking to your enemies not to your friends" and so it should be here too. If there are people who slag us off for being this or that or the other then they need to be educated - bigotry and prejudice are born of ignorance; ignorance can only be eradicated by education. Yes, there will always be those who refuse to be educated but it is better to keep our heads above the parapet than to leave them in sole possession to infect others who come looking.
Like you, I try to show respect for others, whether minority or not, and certainly I try especially hard where our CD/TS/TG sorority is concerned. We are not yet "mainstream" in the way that lesbians and gays are but it is getting better and we can all help but only by being out there and standing for our own right to be ourselves.
I love the story, I love that lady for what she did - it is too easy to do nothing. Next time you are in there please give her a hug from a tgirl in the UK.
Hugs and kisses
Michelle
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