What, if any, is your level of familiarity with the transgendered community?

Contributor: LostBoy988 LostBoy988
I have transgender friends and have been with transgender lovers before too.
07/16/2011
Contributor: Kdlips Kdlips
i have a friend that is transgender
08/26/2011
Contributor: ss143 ss143
I have had transgender friends in the past and a cousin of mine was transitioning to female unfortunately she passed away before she could finish
10/01/2011
Contributor: emilia emilia
I know a person who may be thinking about it.
10/13/2011
Contributor: Vanille Vanille
I have people that I know whom are trans and I love them very much.
10/13/2011
Contributor: SilverIsis SilverIsis
I have one person in my past that was transgendered. We were not close but I would say that we were more then acquaintances. Most of the transgendered people that I met though have been through my work as a therapist. I remember having "discussions" with my supervisor over the fact that I would use the gender pronouns of the gender that the person identified with, rather than what was entered into the computer at intake from their ID.
10/16/2011
Contributor: Rhazya Rhazya
I had a transgender friend, but we weren't incredibly close. I also took many sociology, psychology and sexuality courses in college, and some of those would cover transgender, so while in theory I know about it, I don't know tons about it from talking to friends and not being transgender myself.
10/18/2011
Contributor: Diabolical Kitty Diabolical Kitty
I have 3 good friends who are trans women. Plus my beautiful fiance is a transwoman. I would never find myself happier I have to say.
11/01/2011
Contributor: geliebt geliebt
I've been abundantly aware of the transgendered community for a long time now. I don't, however, have any close friends who are transgendered. A few years ago, I knew a local musician who was transgendered, but she's gone on to become much more famous, and whenever she's in town I usually can't make it to her shows
11/05/2011
Contributor: allybee allybee
I do not know any transgendered persons
11/11/2011
Contributor: Apirka Apirka
I don't personally know any transgendered people... but a friend's ex that I've met several times talked of geting G.R.S. but she decided against it.
02/12/2012
Contributor: butts butts
Transgender is an umbrella term that encompasses ANYONE who doesn't identify as 100% cisgender, simple enough. Being transgendered doesn't mean you will present as another gender, get surgery, be gay/bi/whatever, it doesn't mean ANYTHING except that you, at least for a section of your life, did/do not identify 100% as the sex you were born as.

By that definition, at least 40% of the people I know are transgendered, at least the ones who've talked about it with me.
02/13/2012
Contributor: SubmissiveFeminist SubmissiveFeminist
I've lots of trans* friends and I adore them all!
03/13/2012
Contributor: Nontoxic Nontoxic
I'm the only trans person I know of offline, but I have onevgender-variant friend.
03/13/2012
Contributor: snowyslut snowyslut
Quote:
Originally posted by Not Here Anymore f/k/a Happy Lady
After my recent forum post asking for assistance in writing reviews involving my transgendered partner, I wondered how many Eden participants actually know a transgendered person - and if so, how.

This is something that is part of my daily ... more
I am trans*, as is my partner, my best friends, and many of my other friends and associates. For living in a relatively isolated area, I've found a surprisingly vibrant trans* community.
03/13/2012
Contributor: RavenWings RavenWings
I have a good friend and couple of people I happen to know.
03/13/2012
Contributor: Sam the Man Sam the Man
I'm an FtM, and one of my best friends at college is also an FtM. He's graduating this year, though, which makes me quite sad.
04/17/2012
Contributor: MasonM MasonM
Quote:
Originally posted by Not Here Anymore f/k/a Happy Lady
After my recent forum post asking for assistance in writing reviews involving my transgendered partner, I wondered how many Eden participants actually know a transgendered person - and if so, how.

This is something that is part of my daily ... more
I'm transgendered myself and have many friends that are as well. Some have actually had the courage to out themselves after seeing the reaction that I got from our circle of friends.
04/18/2012
Contributor: Schattenstern Schattenstern
I really guess I wouldn't know any trans* people unless i was trans* myself!
04/18/2012
Contributor: Megan Jean Megan Jean
My best friend of 9 years recently 'came out' as a transguy. He was always super duper androgynous, so the only thing different about him now is the pronouns I refer to him with.
04/18/2012
Contributor: TakeHimAway TakeHimAway
Quote:
Originally posted by Not Here Anymore f/k/a Happy Lady
After my recent forum post asking for assistance in writing reviews involving my transgendered partner, I wondered how many Eden participants actually know a transgendered person - and if so, how.

This is something that is part of my daily ... more
More the one of the above.
05/14/2012
Contributor: thisisadeletedaccount thisisadeletedaccount
I'm genderqueer, one of my partners is bigender, and I am an active member of my college campus' club for trans*, genderqueer, and gender questioning students. I am happy with how much community support I have access to.
05/14/2012
Contributor: TakeHimAway TakeHimAway
Quote:
Originally posted by thisisadeletedaccount
I'm genderqueer, one of my partners is bigender, and I am an active member of my college campus' club for trans*, genderqueer, and gender questioning students. I am happy with how much community support I have access to.
If I noticed when this was started, I wouldn't have bumped it. -blushes-
05/15/2012
Contributor: Youssii Youssii
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Originally posted by Luscious Lily
My father came out to my mother and I as transgendered in the past few months. (I'll continue referring to my dad as "him" for now, at his request) Unlike many similar situations I've heard about, their marriage didn't fall ... more
That's sweet. I know quite a few trans parents, and I know my biggest fear is losing loved ones when I come out.
05/15/2012
Contributor: MissCandyland MissCandyland
I don't know any transgendered people.
05/22/2012
Contributor: friendswithfangs friendswithfangs
i'm close enough to the community to know that "transgendered" is generally not the preferred terminology, erk.
trans/transgender person/man/woman is preferred? though i know a lot of people prefer to just be called simply men or women! since that's what they are!!

anyway, so far as i'm aware of, transgender simply implies that a person's personal gender identity does not match that assigned to them at birth, usually but not always along the binary. of course, neuter/genderqueer/gen derfluid etc. people can fit that description too? but it's under the same umbrella, i suppose.

and 'transitioning' is not a requirement to be trans*, someone is still what they say they are, whether or not they've had sex confirmation surgeries....
05/22/2012
Contributor: meezerosity meezerosity
One of my best friends is MtF and I am genderqueer. I've helped her along the way with things like makeup, hair, clothes, etc. I'm a cosmetologist and it made me so happy to see her trying on my clothes and letting me do her makeup, wax body hair, then look in the mirror and smile because she saw her true self for the first time. I almost cried after we gave her a makeover seeing her so happy.
05/25/2012
Contributor: Kaleb Kaleb
I'm trans, have trans friends, have been in relationships with trans people, know of trans people, and suspect some people of being trans.
05/28/2012
Contributor: britanny0620 britanny0620
Checked a few different boxes
06/12/2012
Contributor: britanny0620 britanny0620
Quote:
Originally posted by meezerosity
One of my best friends is MtF and I am genderqueer. I've helped her along the way with things like makeup, hair, clothes, etc. I'm a cosmetologist and it made me so happy to see her trying on my clothes and letting me do her makeup, wax body ... more
That...is the sweetest thing I've ever read. You're fantastic
06/12/2012