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Blade · 09-01-2011, 05:18 PM

I watched this with great interest. I am happy that parents are opening up their minds concerning their youngsters. Her Mother acknowledged she had looked on line and found transgender. Maybe they just are not as educated in the trans arena as hopefully they will be in the future.

I was glad to see that they interviewed someone who had transitioned and then transitioned back. I was speaking with someone a week or so ago airing my concern that there is so much information out there now and so many procedures that young people can move right on with their transition. Which is of course their choice. My issue with that is I wonder how many have transitioned at a young adult age and regretted it and changed back or would if they could. The guy they interviewed transitioned in his late 30's and then back in his mid 40's so it's not that only young people might regret it I just think that young people are more spontaneous. I sure would have been.

I was saddened to see the last trans woman was "escorting" to raise the money for her surgeries. I think I was also saddened that these children on the DOC obviously have had much the same experience as many on this site, knowing they were in the wrong body at such a young age. What saddens me is that they can't go ahead and transition so that there is almost no history of their wrong gender to have to explain or cover up or contend with the questions and all that sort of thing later in their lives.
And yes I do realize this also could result in transitioning back or the you were the parent fuss...why did you let me do that etc...

09-01-2011, 05:18 PM	#2
Blade Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: TG Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: once in a while someone amazing comes along...and here I am! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Down on the farm Posts: 5,501 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,855 Thanked 14,415 Times in 4,058 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	I watched this with great interest. I am happy that parents are opening up their minds concerning their youngsters. Her Mother acknowledged she had looked on line and found transgender. Maybe they just are not as educated in the trans arena as hopefully they will be in the future. I was glad to see that they interviewed someone who had transitioned and then transitioned back. I was speaking with someone a week or so ago airing my concern that there is so much information out there now and so many procedures that young people can move right on with their transition. Which is of course their choice. My issue with that is I wonder how many have transitioned at a young adult age and regretted it and changed back or would if they could. The guy they interviewed transitioned in his late 30's and then back in his mid 40's so it's not that only young people might regret it I just think that young people are more spontaneous. I sure would have been. I was saddened to see the last trans woman was "escorting" to raise the money for her surgeries. I think I was also saddened that these children on the DOC obviously have had much the same experience as many on this site, knowing they were in the wrong body at such a young age. What saddens me is that they can't go ahead and transition so that there is almost no history of their wrong gender to have to explain or cover up or contend with the questions and all that sort of thing later in their lives. And yes I do realize this also could result in transitioning back or the you were the parent fuss...why did you let me do that etc... __________________ Yeah so what if I'm triple dipped in awesome sauce? The best way to predict the future, is to create it.