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Post by peasapie on Aug 16, 2023 18:18:37 GMT
I know a 20-something female who, for a while, identified as a male. She has since said she identifies as a female. That's about it. I have lots of gay friends, but no one transgender.
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Post by sean&marysmommy on Aug 16, 2023 18:19:57 GMT
I only know 2 people who have identified as transgender (and made me aware of it, I mean). One is an acquaintance from a hobby group, and the other is dating my friend's teenage daughter.
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Post by ghislaine on Aug 16, 2023 18:23:30 GMT
I know several ranging in age from approaching elderly to middle school. Most are from my social group or my teen's.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Aug 16, 2023 18:40:15 GMT
Lexica said: I would be willing to bet the some of those people do know someone who is transgender but just not telling people about it, which is fully their right. This is what I read into aprilfays comment too. People internalized her comment into they, personally, are not trustworthy if they don't know someone transgender. Instead of reading that most people probably do know someone who is transgender, they just haven't told you. A lot of people are private. Esther wasn't out to everyone, however, everyone who knew her, knew someone who was transgender.
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Post by aprilfay21 on Aug 16, 2023 18:48:41 GMT
Lexica said: I would be willing to bet the some of those people do know someone who is transgender but just not telling people about it, which is fully their right. This is what I read into aprilfays comment too. People internalized her comment into they, personally, are not trustworthy if they don't know someone transgender. Instead of reading that most people probably do know someone who is transgender, they just haven't told you. A lot of people are private. Esther wasn't out to everyone, however, everyone who knew her, knew someone who was transgender. This was basically what I meant, but everyone took it personally that they weren't trustworthy. Obviously if you live a life with a smaller circle or never leave your house, then you won't likely no anyone. In general, it's way more likely that you do know someone, you just haven't been let in on that info for whatever reason. Therefor, they didn't trust you with that info for whatever their reasons were, just like I don't talk about my medical issues with everyone. Not because I don't find you trustworthy in general.
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Post by mandolyn9909 on Aug 16, 2023 18:56:06 GMT
Yes quite a few. Off the top of my head I would say I know about 8 and many different age ranges but I know 4 on a more personal level.
There is an elderly woman in my town that is trans, works at the photo store. transitioned in their 50's I would say. She is around 70 now.
I have a cousin that transitioned when he was around 30 after having three children. I don't think you could tell my cousin was ever a girl at any time other than the fact he has three kids that still call him mom and he still has some stereotypical female interests like knitting and other crafty things. He looks very male and he is fully transitioned.
One of my daughters best friends. I would say they are more non binary...but I am not sure. They go by they/them.
A neighbor of mine growing up who is around 50.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Aug 16, 2023 18:58:40 GMT
I know quite a few spread among different generations, between my daughter's social circles and my own social and work circles. I know Mississippi isn't considered a progressive state by any means, but we have a diverse population in every way.
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Post by peabay on Aug 16, 2023 19:00:31 GMT
Yep.
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Post by stormsts on Aug 16, 2023 19:05:03 GMT
Yes. My DD boyfriend.
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Post by lisae on Aug 16, 2023 19:06:07 GMT
Not to my knowledge. I no longer work and my circle of friends and acquaintances has shrunk considerably over the last few years.
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Post by lanena on Aug 16, 2023 19:10:19 GMT
Yes, my daughter (who is bisexual) has quite a few friends who are trans, including her former partner.
Our longtime friend has a child who transitioned from male to female many years ago.
I'm in my sixties, but I had a friend in the mid-1970s (Geri) who was very masculine, and there was some talk about whether or not she would "get the operation." I wonder about her now, and I hope that those of us in her friendship circle were kind. It was such a different time, and we knew so little.
My church book club is getting ready to read *Mad Honey* by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney (who is trans). It will be interesting to see what arises from our discussions.
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Post by Tearisci on Aug 16, 2023 19:21:43 GMT
One of my DS's good high school friends is a transgender male. I haven't seen him since he transitioned to Alex and still in my mind see him a Tasha.
Edited to add - my hairdresser's daughter's BF is a transgender male. I forgot about him.
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Post by mimima on Aug 16, 2023 19:29:48 GMT
Definitely
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Post by pilcas on Aug 16, 2023 19:31:08 GMT
Only a friends born female who is transitioning now. Certainly not many.
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Post by littlemama on Aug 16, 2023 19:36:02 GMT
No, at least not that Im aware of. Being politically liberal does not automatically mean you know transgender people, nor does living in a city. That was an odd connection.
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Post by gryroagain on Aug 16, 2023 19:37:33 GMT
Only 21/2, a friends son who is my dds friend- they went to all the hs dances together. A childhood friend of my girls we still keep in Facebook touch with. A friend who actually worked with my ex but he had no idea, most people didn’t. We dated for a while so I knew due to that. I suspect we all know more and just don't know we know- if I hadn’t known the first 2 as children I would never know now.
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Post by finsup on Aug 16, 2023 19:47:26 GMT
The non-binary people I know all identify as trans so from my perspective it is the same thing. To answer the original question, I know many transgender people: family, friends, and acquaintances. Most if not all are under the age of 35. Most transgender people are not nonbinary. While some transgender people are nonbinary, most transgender people have a gender identity that is either male or female, and should be treated like any other man or woman. Nonbinary persons do not have the traditional man or woman gender identity. So it is not the same. ETA: some nonbinary persons do undergo gender afirming care to help them feel more comfortable with their body and achieve the look they feel. But that doesn't make them transgender due to not having a male or female gender. I follow a nonbinary person on IG and they just had their breasts removed. They are still nonbinary. They just felt the need to have the surgery to feel comfortable in their body. I never said all transgender people are nonbinary. I said that the nonbinary people in my life do identify as trans. And I’m pretty familiar with the spectrum of gender affirming care, from my own kid to many of their friends who’ve chosen many different paths along that spectrum. 😊
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Post by gar on Aug 16, 2023 19:49:47 GMT
Not that I know of.
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Post by ModChick on Aug 16, 2023 19:53:26 GMT
Yes I know a few people as well, a cousin, a former coworker, a friends roommate etc.
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Post by Gennifer on Aug 16, 2023 20:02:20 GMT
Two, and that’s only been in the last 10 years.
I’m not super surprised. If someone is conservative, and their circle of friends and family are also conservative, the chances go way down. My parents, for example, probably don’t know anyone who is transgender.
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Post by Sarah*H on Aug 16, 2023 20:06:51 GMT
Yes, probably more than I count off the top of my head. All of them are around my kids' age though. I'm trying to think if I know anyone my own age who has transitioned and I'm coming up blank. I had a couple acquaintances in college who I think might have started to transition or were thinking about transitioning but they both passed away.
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Post by gar on Aug 16, 2023 20:14:45 GMT
I would be surprised if someone said they didn't know anyone who was transgender. They may not be aware of it but I'm sure they know someone... The official figure for the percentage of people who identify as transgender in the UK is 0.5% of the population. It doesn't take much imagination to figure out that a fair number of people won't know anyone who is transgender. I think if you do have some/several/many transgender people in your life you might have a feeling that that's average for everyone when it's perfectly feasible that it isn't.
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Post by gracieplusthree on Aug 16, 2023 20:35:02 GMT
Yes a good number. I work at a grocery store, so yes both in customers and coworkers and otherwise.. and a lot of lgbtqia Do customers tell you they are transgender? I've worked there almost 12 years. So yes I've built friendships with some customers enough that it's came up, also over the time saw some of the transitions happen.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Aug 16, 2023 20:37:42 GMT
I have a few acquaintances through work who are transgender. My cousin is in a relationship with a transgender woman but I haven’t met her. There are some transgender people who work at stores I frequent but I don’t know them personally.
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Post by flanz on Aug 16, 2023 20:42:37 GMT
Yes. Off the top of my head, - 4 who transitioned after high school - 2 couples who each had a child start living as their true gender before the age of 5
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Post by auntiepeas on Aug 16, 2023 20:43:00 GMT
Also despite some sections of the media wanting us to believe that trans people are everywhere and taking over sport and every single public toilet, there's really not that many of them. I just looked up statistics for Australia, and the estimated number is 25,000 out of a population of 25.6 million. My late aunt was a transgender woman and lived in Australia. At the time she transitioned, in the early 90s, she was a bus driver and it made the news. I was in my early twenties then and had had no idea before but was really happy for her. When I was 5 or 6, and she was my uncle, I had a crush on her.🥰 One of my DSs has a close friend who is a transgender male.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Aug 16, 2023 20:45:20 GMT
Yes, a family member and several of my kid’s middle school friends.
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Post by cecilia on Aug 16, 2023 21:06:32 GMT
That I would call a friend? One. We met on MiLB Twitter and have met up at ballgames. She and her DW are moving back home to her home state next year due to the current climate in AR.
That are in the same circle as me, aka open mic night? There's several, not sure of exact total. There's a lot of people-- straight, LGBTQ+- that come and go.
There is also a friend who started the transition from FTM but stopped. I won't share details other than that.
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Post by ~summer~ on Aug 16, 2023 21:26:29 GMT
Yes.
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Aug 16, 2023 21:46:58 GMT
Yes.
An acquaintance-friend. Someone I went to School with. He is now she. Didn't really know him back then.
A couple of us had dinner a few years ago, she is very nice. Been through a lot, commentary bullying wise. But she is strong and knows her true self. I admire her inner strength and ability to find her true self, and to persevere through the not always kind world.
I don't categorize or label people. She is my acquaintance-friend, not my transgender friend.
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