Comments | filkertom: Fixing What Wasn't Broken

filkertom

Fixing What Wasn't Broken

Jan 12, 2010 20:31

This is really a horror story, and it may enrage and/or depress you terribly.

Short form: Trans-gender woman and her roommate/best friend get hit by a car. Roommate killed, woman very badly injured. Family takes over her care, and:... So they were instructing caregivers to call her by her old name, call her “he,” because otherwise it would just ( Read more... )

horror, sex, wtf

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peachtales January 13 2010, 01:48:49 UTC

I am speechless.

morpheus0013 January 13 2010, 01:53:06 UTC

The story is enraging. And as fair warning, "tranny" isn't considered a very kosher word 'round the way these days, so you may catch some flack for that.

filkertom January 13 2010, 01:55:49 UTC

Didn't know that. I'll change it to "trans-gender".

morpheus0013 January 13 2010, 02:18:09 UTC

I've seen several people get savaged around LJ the last few months for using it (with no intent at all to cause offense nor even a hint that they might,) else I probably wouldn't have said anything.

thistlethorn January 13 2010, 01:58:55 UTC

Jesus fuck.

lizziecrowe January 13 2010, 13:59:00 UTC

I'm so angry I can't think.

beldar January 13 2010, 02:02:39 UTC

I can't imagine much worse than this. It is the essence of horror -- lack of control, of identity, of self.

The "confusion" is with the family, and tragically they don't seem to have an inkling of it.

Thank you... anjala January 13 2010, 02:07:48 UTC

Tom,

Thank you for getting this out there. One of my friends posted this yesterday and I was horrified. As someone who is married to trans man (FtM), I can`t put into words on how this made me feel. I would do everything in my power to keep someone to doing this to my husband. I admire you even more for sharing this.

Re: Thank you... hanabishirecca January 13 2010, 02:16:09 UTC

Pardon my ignorance but I'm trying to figure out FtM. I'm assuming it is Female to Male, that is: born female and identifies male. Could you clarify for me? Thanks.

Re: Thank you... kengr January 13 2010, 02:58:45 UTC

Yes. FtM is female-to-male. MtF is the better known male-to-female.

I know folks of both sorts as well as a MtFtM (spent years living as a woman, but stopped short of surgery and went back to living as a guy)

Re: Thank you... emiofbrie January 13 2010, 20:49:46 UTC

Actually that ratio is starting to swing the other way...I've noticed so many FtMs coming out of the closet in recent years.

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