Faker?! Me?!
Um, yeah, you could say that! LOL Of course, I've only done it in an effort of self preservation. In elementary school, I KNEW I was diff when I went to the communal play area (when you did something extra well, the teacher would let you go play there for a bit, all kindsa clothes, and toys...it was first grade) so I stroll over after teacher was pleased with me and I decide: lets put on a dress and grab a purse.

Which was all well and good until some bitchy little finger-pointer walked over and said "I'm telling teacher!"

So, cue my folks coming to school to meet with the Principal. Yay. Your 'son' is transgender (though the word he used was, I think, 'Freaky').

So the irony is that 'today' some elements of society look at me and say 'oh, that was a man? He is faking being a woman.' when in reality, my entire life, I've always KNOWN I am a woman, I just faked being a man for the rest of them.

We all get to a point where doing things because others expect you to is just no longer an excuse.

And the real kick in the soon to be non-existant bollocks? Lesbians seem to HATE me! lol Despite my being only really interested in women, 90% of the lesbian population thinks of me as an aberration.

You just cant please some people! lol

Perhaps if I faked being a butch woman I might find acceptance in that community?!
(ThatGirl The Girl Formerly Known as A-man-duh, Wed 16 Jul 2008, 18:27, 29 replies)

I don't get why lesbians don't like you?
That makes no sense to me. Maybe it is the whole 'used to be a man' thing? Are they so afraid of accidentally touching a man that you get lumped in with them?

Gender has never been an issue to me. But then I haven't had to live your life. And I grew up with a mother who very actively wanted me to become a lesbian. I say you should just enjoy being you. Go you!

Oh, and I like your sig. Cute play on words, but mostly, that is my youngest daughter's name. hehe
( flirting with badgers What? It sounded good at the time., Wed 16 Jul 2008, 18:46, closed)

Awwwwww
Thanks Badger! If I had your Mum, Gosh, I would have gotten to go to the prom in style! lol

You are too kind! Thanks for your lovely words of support!

MWAH!
*Me
(ThatGirl The Girl Formerly Known as A-man-duh, Wed 16 Jul 2008, 18:53, closed)

Prom in style?
Hell, she would have sewn you a slutty looking dress just like she did for me! I swear that woman was trying to get me married off at 16 just so she could have another craft room in the house.

- Flirty
( flirting with badgers What? It sounded good at the time., Wed 16 Jul 2008, 19:00, closed)

Badger:
You're in the US, right? Where in the US?

And the bigger question: why on earth dont you live near me?! ;)

Flirting back...
(ThatGirl The Girl Formerly Known as A-man-duh, Wed 16 Jul 2008, 19:10, closed)

Hahaha
I'm in Texas....are you sure you don't live near me?

and that wasn't a flirt, that was signing my name....most people around here call me 'flirt', 'flirty', or 'fwb'...but I'll flirt anyway....

Oh yeah, welcome to QOTW. Cake is served daily in the off topic.
( flirting with badgers What? It sounded good at the time., Wed 16 Jul 2008, 19:28, closed)

I think I know you.
You're Bea Arthur, aicmfp.

Kidding, of course. I know that you're actually Janet Reno.

Actually, I know a place or two around here you could probably find acceptance in, especially as a butch woman...
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Wed 16 Jul 2008, 19:34, closed)

evening
I have heard this about some gay people not liking transgenders, but I don't really get it myself. I suppose it's no more surprising than straight people feeling uncomfortable, or even downright hostile, to transgenders. Some people are just more open minded about such things.

Question is though, is it just lesbians that hate you, or do lots of people you know hate you. It could just be that you're easy to dislike?

only kidding! I'm sure you're nice
(Bazongaloid, Wed 16 Jul 2008, 19:35, closed)

OMG!
I was flirting with Janet Reno?

aggggg.....

Oh, what the hell. It has been so long that yeah, I'd do her.
( flirting with badgers What? It sounded good at the time., Wed 16 Jul 2008, 19:39, closed)

Actually you are BOTH right!
I am the love child of Bea Arther and Janet Reno (Janet obviously being the egg donor). LOL

You are all just a riot! Thanks for the lovely comments! And you know, I really MAY just be this really unlikeable bitch! Perhaps I should smile more? LOL
(ThatGirl The Girl Formerly Known as A-man-duh, Wed 16 Jul 2008, 19:47, closed)

Oh
now the 'merkins are making cultural in jokes that I don't get.

I shall just have to picture TRL in my mind and go all swoony and weak at the knees.

*swoons*

*goes weak at the knees*
(Bazongaloid, Wed 16 Jul 2008, 19:49, closed)

Having seen your pic in your profile
I hereby withdraw the Janet Reno comment. I suspect that you'd be able to fool me in person.

The bit about the lesbians is puzzling, though...
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Wed 16 Jul 2008, 19:52, closed)

ThatGirl
Sorry to be wildly off-topic and all but I LOVE your hair!
(clumsyeloquence is a girl, Wed 16 Jul 2008, 19:53, closed)

Inside Jokes...erm Cultural Jokes
Bea Arthur:



And the lovely Janet Reno:



The Resident Loon can come nowhere close to the loveliness of those two, trust me!
(ThatGirl The Girl Formerly Known as A-man-duh, Wed 16 Jul 2008, 19:53, closed)

Now I would do Bea Arthur
But Janet Reno?

Oh Al, you are just upset because we prefer sheep to goats in this country.
( flirting with badgers What? It sounded good at the time., Wed 16 Jul 2008, 19:55, closed)

Scary bit about Bea
is that if you do a Google image search for her, you get a portrait of her topless.

Why someone thought this would be a good idea is beyond me.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Wed 16 Jul 2008, 19:55, closed)

@Clumsy
You are WAY too sweet! Thanks though! it's all me! (and some chemicals and straighteners and about 40 minutes in front of a mirror.)

LOL

I appreciate the compliment! It got to the point where it was impossible to hide, and as I have a typically girly job, I just finally came out. What a relief we have a good HR team! lol
(ThatGirl The Girl Formerly Known as A-man-duh, Wed 16 Jul 2008, 19:57, closed)

Wow
You do look quite fab. And nothing like Janet Reno.

Edit - @fwb But you're merkins, not Welsh?
(Bazongaloid, Wed 16 Jul 2008, 20:00, closed)

TRL:
I REALLY didn't need to know about Bea Arthur topless on google.

@AL: Yeah, we had to go with sheep because horses are too tall and deer are too fast. *shrug*
( flirting with badgers What? It sounded good at the time., Wed 16 Jul 2008, 20:02, closed)

I'm kind of a history dork
and I read the following, literally, last night in this book called "Mayflower" about the original settlers in the Massachussets area of North America:

"In 1642, seventeen year old Thomas Granger, a servant to "an honest man of Duxbury" was convicted of having sexual relations with "a mare, a cow, two goats, five sheep, two calves and a turkey."

A TURKEY?!

And you lot think the Scots are sheep-mad!
(ThatGirl The Girl Formerly Known as A-man-duh, Wed 16 Jul 2008, 20:10, closed)

@fwb
What about cattle? Too muscley and horny (as in with horns, not randy, that would be a plus) presumably?

or chickens?
(Bazongaloid, Wed 16 Jul 2008, 20:11, closed)

@thatgirl
that bloke was a fucking lightweight, me and Bert could knock that off before breakfast as a warm up.

I have read that a chickens, errrr, egg chute thing, I forget the name, feels a lot like a vagina. So presumably a turkeys feels like some really loose old granny.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 16 Jul 2008, 20:14, closed)

@ Al
I guess you could do a cow if you are standing on a step-ladder. But they just don't have that same sultry baa, ya know? And a chicken? Do you think we are freaks over here or something?

@Ms.Girl: A turkey? Seriously?
I'm a history buff too, but a turkey?

Edit: Al....'loose old granny'? ewwww!

Well, I have heard they aren't the brightest animals so I guess they might be kinda easy to catch. I suppose the kid's downfall was the turkey....probably sqwaked too much.
( flirting with badgers What? It sounded good at the time., Wed 16 Jul 2008, 20:16, closed)

You know...
I am going to have to look this 'trial' up because I would LOVE to read the evidence piled up against this poor kid! Seventeen is a scary time...trust me, I know, but sheesh! A Turkey? "Loose Granny" almost made me throw up in my mouth a lil bit.

ICK!

I LOVE you People! lol
(ThatGirl The Girl Formerly Known as A-man-duh, Wed 16 Jul 2008, 20:22, closed)

Perhaps he hoped
that the turkey would gobble for him?...

(/coat)
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Wed 16 Jul 2008, 20:22, closed)

@ TRL
Yeah, you're cute and all, but you definitely need to grab your coat after that one, dear! lol

"Gobble Gobble!"

LOL
(ThatGirl The Girl Formerly Known as A-man-duh, Wed 16 Jul 2008, 20:25, closed)

Oh TRL
that was bad.
Really bad.


Damn, I want to click it!
( flirting with badgers What? It sounded good at the time., Wed 16 Jul 2008, 20:26, closed)

*click*
Had I not read the above story I'd have thought you were female!
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Thu 17 Jul 2008, 7:30, closed)

Pssst
The correct form of greeting for the Welsh Rugby team is to go up to them and say "Baaaaaaaa"

Also, clicky for a great story, something I can definatly agree with.
(Potty Jag har smör i min rumpspringa, Thu 17 Jul 2008, 8:36, closed)

Wow! Great profile pic.
Good luck with the rest of your surgeries. I can kind of see why the lesbians wouldn't like transgendered lesbians but I don't agree with it.

There is no black and white in people's sex or sexuality, just a whole heap of grey areas and thank the Lord for that. It makes for an interesting world : )
( girlinthehole, Thu 17 Jul 2008, 10:32, closed)