The Real World Brooklyn has first transgendered member

[buffcoat]

April 12, 2005: "I Hate Most Things" (2:58)

[Denim Gremlin]

you're welcome Sarah.

I also have said all I can say really, take it or leave it. I'm not trying to get into an argument with anyone.

take your ball and go home huh?

yup

[Steve of Bloomington]

(it's the white one)

[John Junk 2.0]

(it's the white one)

Great, there goes my erection.

[Steve of Bloomington]

(it's the white one)

Great, there goes my erection.

Take heart.  The internet will save it.

[emma]

you're welcome Sarah.

I also have said all I can say really, take it or leave it. I'm not trying to get into an argument with anyone.

take your ball and go home huh?

I think that's a wholly inappropriate statement given the topic at hand.

[A.M. Thomas]

Transvestitism, transsexualism: that's all gravy.

But what I really love is when a guy knows that he should have been born a female (i.e. Transsexual); so he goes through hormone replacement therapy, which takes over a year, then has sex reassignment surgery.

So now (s)he identifies as a female and looks like a female and has all of the parts that a female has, but then, after living as a female for months, (s)he realizes that (s)he has made a huge mistake.

So (s)he goes through hormone replacement therapy again and has sex reassignment surgery again and becomes a male again.  Then he is just really confused and goes to therapy.

I saw a special about this on Discovery Health channel.

[Steve of Bloomington]

It'd be awesome if they allowed you to convert to a hermaphrodite.  Then you could just switch back and forth as needed.

Transvestitism, transsexualism: that's all gravy.

But what I really love is when a guy knows that he should have been born a female (i.e. Transsexual); so he goes through hormone replacement therapy, which takes over a year, then has sex reassignment surgery.

So now (s)he identifies as a female and looks like a female and has all of the parts that a female has, but then, after living as a female for months, (s)he realizes that (s)he has made a huge mistake.

So (s)he goes through hormone replacement therapy again and has sex reassignment surgery again and becomes a male again.  Then he is just really confused and goes to therapy.

I saw a special about this on Discovery Health channel.

[Sarah]

I'm sure that would be a huge success, judging from this thread.

[iAmBaronVonTito]

Transgenders are probably the most underrepresented group in our society.

im dipping my toe into this mess, but i will say only this: i dont believe in the term transgender- you're either a guy or a girl (if that even matters) and you live your life thusly.  when a man becomes a women or vice versa, you're not transgender, you're a man or a woman.  you fought it, you bought it, stand by it.  

also, guessing who the tranny is: juvenile and inappropriate.  you know where FOTchan is.  

[John Junk 2.0]

Transgenders are probably the most underrepresented group in our society.

im dipping my toe into this mess, but i will say only this: i dont believe in the term transgender- you're either a guy or a girl (if that even matters) and you live your life thusly.  when a man becomes a women or vice versa, you're not transgender, you're a man or a woman.  you fought it, you bought it, stand by it.  

also, guessing who the tranny is: juvenile and inappropriate.  you know where FOTchan is.  

It should be obvious that I don't know what I'm talking about, but I think maybe you're talking about transsexuals(?).

 

[iAmBaronVonTito]

It should be obvious that I don't know what I'm talking about, but I think maybe you're talking about transsexuals(?).

looks like we're both in the same boat then.  my point is, transwhatever=man or woman.  it makes no difference to me, correct me if im wrong, and let's have a drink. 

[Shaggy 2 Grote]

You Queer Theoriodummies need to read you some Judith Butler.

[Trembling Eagle]

It should be obvious that I don't know what I'm talking about, but I think maybe you're talking about transsexuals(?).

looks like we're both in the same boat then.  my point is, transwhatever=man or woman.  it makes no difference to me, correct me if im wrong, and let's have a drink. 

I guess I have to ask what is your definition of "man" or "woman" or "maleness" "femaleness" is. Just so we ar3e talking about the same things.

If it's the whole XX/XY thing it doesn't take much thinking or schooling to realise not every single human being is one or another, just nature itself you know there will be some oddities or unclassifiable cases


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_determination_and_differentiation_(human)s.

But I agr4e with you to a degree most humans are mostly male or female
except for the few who aren't.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersexuality

[John Junk 2.0]

You Queer Theoriodummies need to read you some Judith Butler.

Noted! 

If nothing else, I am aware that the heteronormative either/or, male/female binary is highly problematic. 

Look, the above sentence proves I may not know what I'm talking about, but I did go to graduate school.