tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post8228768909507806024..comments2023-10-07T04:19:14.316-07:00Comments on A CHRISTIAN VOICE FOR GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER RIGHTS: THE GENDER MONOLOGUES, BY DON CHARLESJerry Manekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-19209887032335395922010-07-08T13:28:11.870-07:002010-07-08T13:28:11.870-07:00Genevieve,
You probably already know about the Tr...Genevieve,<br /><br />You probably already know about the Transgender people of India, the hijras? Traditionally, they've sought castration, but today many feel it is barbaric and choose to leave their Transsexual bodies intact. They are very progressive and courageous individuals, and so are you.DC HAMPTON JACOBShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884630801131861786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-18377172761366906832010-07-08T08:33:32.218-07:002010-07-08T08:33:32.218-07:00Don Charles, that idea is being pushed even in med...Don Charles, that idea is being pushed even in medical circles. Most transsexuals do not have the surgery. I'm transgender and have never had the desire for the surgery or hormones. <br /><br />Another point is I believe that post surgery therapy is needed because, naturally, there will be a letdown when the surgery is concluded.genevievehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041499205158357183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-23361009943673003462010-07-05T09:08:35.275-07:002010-07-05T09:08:35.275-07:00Thanks Don Charles. So many people buy into the s...Thanks Don Charles. So many people buy into the social constraints and societal expectations that exist that it affects both their self-perceptions as well as their often tenacious belief that they, themselves, rather than those social constraints and societal expectations, are the root cause of much of their suffering. <br /><br />When I preface my blog with my mantra: "Never let other people define your reality or put you into bondage to their ways of thinking," it is directed to all of us: Gay, Transgender, Bisexual, and Straight. <br /><br />No one who reads your article can come away thinking that you are telling transgender people what to do, or in any way demeaning them.<br /><br />You are affirming them, and there are so many who buy into the fiction that they are not "normal." And that is a crying shame! Best wishes, Jerry.Jerry Manekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-3247452154012595532010-07-05T08:32:14.704-07:002010-07-05T08:32:14.704-07:00Jerry,
I'm dreaming of an inclusive, enlighte...Jerry,<br /><br />I'm dreaming of an inclusive, enlightened world. They prefer the nightmare to the dream! What's makes their negative reaction to my essay so out of proportion is the fact that I never condemned anybody's choices. I never said Transfolk shouldn't seek surgical procedures, I merely questioned the need for them. <br /><br />I understand that many blended gender people are convinced that surgery is the only course of action that will bring them inner peace. What I don't understand is the need to believe every blended gender person feels the same way, and the impulse to suppress the speech of anybody who views transsexuality in a different way. It speaks to a profound insecurity that "gender reassignment" will not heal. <br /><br />When I suggested that Transsexual men and women affirm themselves by looking in a mirror, it wasn't to prevent them from pursuing so-called gender reassignment afterwards. I'm sure some would. I was simply encouraging them not to hate the bodies they were born into, because there's no valid reason why they should! Scalpels and injections and pills can change a person physically, but not spiritually. Nobody who's insecure in his gender prior to "reassignment", will be any less insecure afterward. That's the truth, regardless of how many rosy post-op scenarios Transfolk may spin for pollsters! <br /><br />At least Renee Richards, the world's oldest living Transperson, has the courage to be honest. She has stated for the record that surgery didn't solve all of her problems. The problems Transfolk face will never be solved until surgery is performed on the society that resents their existence!DC HAMPTON JACOBShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884630801131861786noreply@blogger.com