SolangeRichards -> RE: feminization (2/7/2009 3:53:51 AM)
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I would like to discuss a couple of points I have encountered a few times in many chatrooms and forums. One is some silliness I like to call the TGirl Hierarchy, the other is the "I'm more trans than you" nonsense. The hierarchy concept is like that of a pyramid. At the bottom would be men who might play a little, like maybe try on the wife's panties once in awhile. At the top is the transitioning preop. I say pre because I have never heard this malarkey from a postop. The basic idea is that the preop is somehow 'above' the rest of the group. Someone may have an opinion, but it's not really valid, because hey, what are they doing next to what I live with? This of course is not common to all preops, but I've sure as heck heard it from more than a few preops.. My feeling is this, what if that sometime pantyboy was a psychiatrist specializing in gender, or a biologist specializing in the study of hormones, or a judge with deep knowledge of the legal system as it relates to gender? It certainly seems a fact that valuable information, input and unique points of view can come from many sources. Just because somebody is transitioning doesn't make them a more valuable resource than those who choose a different path. It makes them an expert on their experiance, which may or may not have value to another. The bottom line is this, if you want credibility and respect in life, you go earn it. It's never about what you are, it's about what you have done with it. Now, as to the second point, I want to point out that the trans used here on the site is short for transgender. I think that someone who tries on his wife's pantyhose when he gets the chance has a gender issue of some kind or another. I think a preop transsexual does as well. Is one more trans than the other? Would that not be in a similar vein to being a little bit pregnant? A woman who conceived last night is pregnant, a women carrying a child for eight and a half months is pregnant. Do they fight with each other over who is more pregnant? I very much doubt they do. They understand that one is FURTHER ALONG than the other. Personally, I think if someone is sincere, and they choose to use the trans identifier, that's it. Nobody in a chatroom or forum has any business questioning their right to use it, or making any decisions on whether they should. It in fact is none of anyone's damn business. It's a complicated thing to be transgender, there are so many things to consider and to work through. Thinking that anyone should stand before insecure strangers and justify the path taken seems ludicrous to me. I think there is more than enough room for the once a year panty wearer and the postop TS in the transgender world. It would be a real special event if everyone would act like it.....
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