Being with a Trans Man
“Human identity is complicated and mysterious, but politics insists on fitting everything into boxes. In today’s culture wars, simplistic beliefs about gender — e.g., chromosomes = destiny — are so widespread and so deep-seated that many people who hold those beliefs don’t feel compelled to consider whether they might be incomplete or prejudiced”
- Time magazine, March 25th/April 29th issue, ‘Eliot Page”, by Katy Steinmetz
I wouldn’t mind being with a trans man.
I can’t disagree more when Georgia rep Marjorie Taylor Greene put a sign on her office door that says: ‘There are only two genders: male and female’ (paraphrased).
I remember the times when I went to public restrooms and trans women were using them, I didn’t think anything of it. They often put on their make-up and/or do their hair. They may chat with each other when there is a pair of them or more.
In my humble opinion, gender comes from the heart.
Gender doesn’t come from any physical characteristic.
Gender comes from somewhere deep inside us.
Yes, I believe in the validity of the terms ‘non-binary’, ‘gender fluidity’, ‘gender expression’.
As a teen, I was touched by ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ starring Hilary Swank, based on the story of trans boy…