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Marthe48

(19,449 posts) Tue Nov 22, 2022, 03:08 PM Nov 2022

As a straight person trying to educate myself [View all]

Does every person who is transgender have the feeling that having surgery to transistion is the primary goal? Can people be content with any steps they take to live in their identity?

I don't want to offend anyone. I have friends who are LGBTQ, in relationships or single. I want to be a better friend. I've always thought education was a good start

Thank you.

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As a straight person trying to educate myself [View all] Marthe48 Nov 2022 OP

As a parent of a trans-daughter who is still figuring herself out, unblock Nov 2022 #1

Thank you for sharing your experience Marthe48 Nov 2022 #4

thank you very much and i agree, i'd love for everyone to get past the superficial differences. unblock Nov 2022 #7

I'm very glad you asked this question gay texan Nov 2022 #2

Thank you Marthe48 Nov 2022 #5

For me - surgery would be nice, but for reasons that train has left the station ga_girl Nov 2022 #3

Thank you for so much information Marthe48 Nov 2022 #6

we went through years of growth hormone for mini-unblock, she was hardly producing any unblock Nov 2022 #8

I am tall Marthe48 Nov 2022 #9

Gay man here, cis and also rather old. Pete Ross Junior Nov 2022 #10