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Originally posted by Ryan
At the end of the day it doesn't matter if you get it or not. You probably won't unless you are in the situation of feeling like you were born in the wrong body.
There was a man in my neighborhood who has been undergoing gender reassignment for the last few years. He used to freak me out when I was a teen but within the last few years I got to know her (it's legal now) for who she is. We sit on a charity board together. In getting to know her I was able to hear her struggle so of how she felt out of place as a boy. That for the first time since she had the surgery done she felt like she was complete. Do I understand it completely? No, but it's not my place to. And it's not your place to judge the transgendered either;
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My mother
dated a transsexual several years back, and I'll admit, it was extremely awkward and weird at first. But that's because I didn't understand transsexuals and their struggles. But after living with her, it made me realize that everybody is different, and it takes alot of courage to be yourself. I can't imagine what it must feel like hating your body and feeling trapped in it.