17-08-2024, 03:52 PM
Well said Lara.
In my own way I'm starting to see what you mean about tolerance and not acceptance. Granted not as much as you notice it since I'm still a baby in terms of transition. But little things that are said in conversation. Things that refer to being a male and that's what is expected of me, like Im forced into it no matter how it what I feel.
Again nearly as bad and horrible as to the things you face and deal with on a normal basis. But I'm starting to understand more and more a little each day where you're coming from. And what hurts the most is that these comments and stuff and being said by my wife (which I know she doesn't mean anything by or she doesn't even realize she's saying them) but it hurts and makes me feel I can never open up to her and have those thoughts conversations I need to with her, as much as I want to be able to share this side of myself with her, I feel like I can't since how she speaks somewhat shows her stance on how she feels about me being trans.
In my own way I'm starting to see what you mean about tolerance and not acceptance. Granted not as much as you notice it since I'm still a baby in terms of transition. But little things that are said in conversation. Things that refer to being a male and that's what is expected of me, like Im forced into it no matter how it what I feel.
Again nearly as bad and horrible as to the things you face and deal with on a normal basis. But I'm starting to understand more and more a little each day where you're coming from. And what hurts the most is that these comments and stuff and being said by my wife (which I know she doesn't mean anything by or she doesn't even realize she's saying them) but it hurts and makes me feel I can never open up to her and have those thoughts conversations I need to with her, as much as I want to be able to share this side of myself with her, I feel like I can't since how she speaks somewhat shows her stance on how she feels about me being trans.