bentnotbroken Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Reminds me of my childhood. Looking back, not being part of the herd (which, by the way, is a very apt description) was the best thing that ever happened to me. Why would anybody want to fall in with people who are so vacuous and petty to actually care about brand name clothing and hairstyles. Really? We created our own herd. We were the poor kids, wore hand me downs, had families that loved us but were waaayyy off the "leave it to beaver" image. That group of young people were amazing...as messed up as we were. I do not think I would be here without them and I know my life was blessed by being a part of their herd. Link to post Share on other sites
standtall Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Standtall, you appear to be confusing "transvestites" with "transgender individuals" and "transexuals." Whereas the latter have to deal with sexual identity issues, the transvestites (i.e., cross dressers) do not. Significantly, the Merck Manual of Diagnosis & Therapy says "Cross-dressing per se is not a disorder because this behavior does not always cause distress or impairment. Personality profiles of cross-dressing men are generally similar to age- and race-matched norms." See Paraphilias: Sexuality and Sexual Disorders: Merck Manual Professional. You will find a similar statement on p. 324 of the book, Psychodynamic Psychiatry in Clinical Practice, Fourth Edition. See Psychodynamic Psychiatry In Clinical Practice - Glen O. Gabbard - Google Books. It reports that, in a study of 188 male transvestites (i.e., cross dressing men), the transvestites were found to be "indistinguishable from the average man on tests of sexual functioning, personality, and emotional distress." I don't care. My point remains unchanged. Link to post Share on other sites
Els Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 I don't care. My point remains unchanged. Oh, how confidently blatant ignorance speaks. Link to post Share on other sites
turnera Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 This is laughable. Your right, LGBT kids never kid treated any differently at school. They are just welcomed with open arms by everyone. I don't know what school you went to, but here in reality, kids are ruthless. If you don't wear the right boots, or keep you hair the right way, or....whatever, you get cast out from the herd. OP, get your kid some counseling..he is going to need it. All the other posters...as I said, I don't care why..I'm not making judgements...I'm just saying in today's society he is going to need counseling.Well, in MY society, LGBT kids DON'T get treated differently. At all. In fact, they are more welcomed than kids who don't have the right clothes. DD22 has several gay friends and not only were they welcome everywhere everyone else is, no one ever brought up that they chose differently. When one of DD22's former boyfriends announced he was becoming a woman, people supported him, looked after him, and welcomed him as a woman. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
standtall Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 (edited) Oh, how confidently blatant ignorance speaks. How did this become about me? Just because i don't tell you what you want to hear? Just because I don't jump on board LBGT bandwagon and say "amen" brother or sister? Just because I didn't open up, read, and believe your "click and paste" internet scholar post? Don't kill the messenger for the message. Kids are mean and pick on ones that don't fit in.... ..plain and simple. If you don't want to believe it in your world....fine, but it is a fact in the mainstream US. If you don't believe that, then the ignorance is on your part. I didn't justify it. I said that the OP's son is going to need help because of this....again, my opinion. Leave me alone and socially engineer someone else. As a matter of fact, I don't care so much, that I am checking out of this thread. Edited December 31, 2012 by standtall Link to post Share on other sites
Nyla Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 I was concerned about bullying because it can lead to depression and suicide. Link to post Share on other sites
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