Knowing that the homosexual population has gon through life feared, hated and riculed due to stereotypes, I am curious as to what kind of stereotypes the homosexual community has of transgender people. I would like to read some of the common notions people have thought or been taught in reference to this. It hasn't been until lately that I could come to grips with it and have an understanding of myself so I don't expect anyone to get it right in reference to me either. It seems that my biggest freedom has been my deepest fears and torments. Just curious what the gay and lesbian community thinks. May God bless you all. Love, Samantha.
The only thing I can really think of is that there's a common notion that all gay guys want to become women. This obviously isn't the case...
I also have always heard that a transgendered individual is one who feels like they were born in the wrong body. Instead of simply being attracted to the opposite sex, they feel like they should actually be the opposite gender.
Korey and I recently saw "Transamerica" with Felicity Huffman. AMAZING movie, by the way, from a gay guy's standpoint. Felicity's character mentioned at one point that her penis disgusts her. Kind of interesting to think about the fact that "she" was a straight woman, yet was disgusted by having the genitals of the opposite sex between her legs.
We were just introduced into the gay community about 2 years ago, so there is a myriad of things I don't understand. But I think I'd have to agree with Alan that up until recently, I thought "transgender" meant someone going through the sex change operation process. We've recently "met" a young man that was on American Idol who dresses, sounds & sings like a girl. He commented on the show that he gets confused for a girl all the time. I'm not even sure if he considers himself gay. And there is someone on "that other gay Christian site" that spoke of this recently; saying he was born a male but feels he has the spirit of a woman, and doesn't mind when confused with a woman.
I'm so glad you are here because understanding others is one of the main reasons Teddy & I wanted to start this site. That, and getting to love some new people!!
Lisa
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Dearest Lisa; Not all transgenders are homosexual hun. I have come to notice that in the homosexual community there are those who feel they should stay celibate and those who do not. I never knew this before. Dear, just as there are different kinds of homosexuals I believe there are different types of tansgenders. Some wish to have their bodies changed to match their inner feelings and some don't. Dearest Lisa, I personally enjoy my male body. It's the way that God made me and I would not wish to offend him in any manner. I enjoy having a female spirit that I can "loose" when in the appropriate company. I enjoy both being a man and a woman. I can come before the Lord as a man when I have to and I can come before him in a more affectionate manner as a female dear. I love the deeper compassion and the opportunity to abase myself for my precious Lord Jesus. I love being able to feel more closely the emotions of those I pray for when I don't hinder my gentle spirit with my male ego. Like homosexuals dear, I have to watch where I allow it to come out. I've been branded lost, a heretic and hated for it. I enjoy my male side, so to speak, when I'm in certain company, but I enjoy my female side in the appropriate company. I don't feel I have the wrong body. I feel I have the best of both worlds, so to speak. I can be masculine and feminine. I love the way our precious Lord made me in spite of the devil and people that have tried to destroy me with it. To sum it up dear, on the inside I feel like the betrothed of our precious Lord and on the outside I am able to be his soldier, so to speak. I hope this makes sense. Others transgenders may feel differently. I do enjoy being called she, her and such just as much as in other places he, him and the like. May God bless you for asking and understanding dear. Love, Samantha.
I have been gay my whole life and there are STILL some things about other GLBT people that I will never understand. And that is okay, because there are some things about STRAIGHT people that I can never understand...
Like how are Lisa and Teddy are able to put up with each other for so long! (haha)
Samantha, thank you for being so open with me. I can't even imagine what your life has been like knowing how prejudiced and close minded most people are. Just know that you are welcome here to be whoever (whomever?) you choose to be!
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All the transgendered people that I have known whether they are MTF or FTM all seem to like women in the end. Is that more common maybe? I don't know why that would be.
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Dearest CaliPK; Up until getting on a computer I never really knew any transgender people so I can only answer for myself. In the small community where I live the mere mention of anything not "straight" got you railroaded out of town. I've been told I was a fairy, effeminate and going to hell. After a while dear, you learn not to share some things. I can sympathise with the gay community and their treatment. When I started searching the web sights I was confused and didn't know if I was crazy or demon possessed. It was when I took my focus off of what people told me and set my sights on our precious Jesus my torment went away and I could feel good about myself. As for me dear, I am hetrosexual and my dear wife is the only woman I love, or ever plan to love. I have no interest in things associated with males (except my wife) nor do I really desire male friends as it leads to conversations with issues I find uninteresting or that make me feel uneasy such as fag jokes and the like. I enjoy my female passions dear and am thankful that I have an understanding wife that has both a man and girlfriend in her life at the same time. If anyone can answer your question I wish they would because I would like to read what they have to say. May God bless you dear. Love, Samantha.
