Not sure if this is where to post this<\/p>\n
As you've probably seen, there's a FtM TS having his 2nd baby. Seems the media are enjoying selling more copy by flogging this as a freak show<\/p>\n
It's been a topic of conversation in the tea room at work on quite a few occassions. Most of even the more enlightened GGs I work with are behaving in an extremely transphobic manner. really carrying on: \"you're not a man, love, your a girl!\", \"oh, it's just gross\" and so it goes on.<\/p>\n
I've tried to simply explain that he's a ts and identifies as a man. Didn't work. I've tried look dissaprovingly, especially at people who I think should know better. Funnily enough, this didn't work either. Yesterday I got up and left. Pretty sure this wouldn't have worked either!<\/p>\n
So, my question is, does anyone out there have a few lines they use in this siutaiton?<\/p>\n
Making a statement about human rights is probably something I'll give a go; probably somehting along the lines of live and let live for a start<\/p>\n
If\/when people make homophobic remarks, I usually throw to the classic \"not that there's anything wrong with that\" Seinfeld line. This works pretty well a lot of the time as it doesn't bring the mood down; juyst gently reminds people. Not sure that would work this time as I think the oppinion is that there IS something wring with that.<\/p>\n
Anyone esle experiencing this at the moment? Anyone with some sage words of advice?<\/p>\n
(I can't imagine, apart from the money why anyone would put themselves out there for the likes of 60 minutes and the trash magazines?? It's not doing us any favours)<\/p>\n
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