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transMy baby and I are now girlfriends -- officially. In case I hadn't mentioned it before here, I am lesbian. This recent change in our relationship occured this weekend. Since then she's really come to show me how much of a beautiful and devoted person she is.
She called me today on her lunch break telling me about how she overheard co-workers talking about a transsexual client in a very non-positive light. Apparently comments were like "Gross... how could a person ever love someone like that? OMG, if someone ever told me they were like that I'd just be so gone.." She said she had to swallow her anger to maintain appearances, but she could have easily run out of the office in tears. No less, in spite of the feelings inside her she gently tried to educate them as to what it actually means to be TG/TS but to no avail. She did however continually correct them when they said "he" rather than "she."
I'm so touched...
She doesn't know the half of her strength; I wonder if dating me will be harder on her (due to other people's comments) than me. After all, while I live as myself, I will experience what hostility will come regardless. People will whisper what they will behind closed doors, it will happen. It is a fact of my life until I have grown into a woman who is truly 'passable' as her gender. She however doesn't have to deal with this. She has a choice, the comments hurt her, and yet she chooses to stay with me rather than letting go.
I would just like to say thank you to her, and all the other beautiful people out there who have the passion and fortitude to love and cherish people like us.
Challenge the binary.
She called me today on her lunch break telling me about how she overheard co-workers talking about a transsexual client in a very non-positive light. Apparently comments were like "Gross... how could a person ever love someone like that? OMG, if someone ever told me they were like that I'd just be so gone.." She said she had to swallow her anger to maintain appearances, but she could have easily run out of the office in tears. No less, in spite of the feelings inside her she gently tried to educate them as to what it actually means to be TG/TS but to no avail. She did however continually correct them when they said "he" rather than "she."
I'm so touched...
She doesn't know the half of her strength; I wonder if dating me will be harder on her (due to other people's comments) than me. After all, while I live as myself, I will experience what hostility will come regardless. People will whisper what they will behind closed doors, it will happen. It is a fact of my life until I have grown into a woman who is truly 'passable' as her gender. She however doesn't have to deal with this. She has a choice, the comments hurt her, and yet she chooses to stay with me rather than letting go.
I would just like to say thank you to her, and all the other beautiful people out there who have the passion and fortitude to love and cherish people like us.
Challenge the binary.
