Comments on: Cross-Dressing Dad Pisses Off Right-Thinking St. Louians

By: Ali S

Ali S — Tue, 16 Dec 2003 09:30:21 +0000

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By: a_stupid_box

a_stupid_box — Mon, 06 Jan 2003 06:07:41 +0000

I’m sorry, but I fail to see how that point is significant to the overall story. I understand and appreciate the differences, but even so, it just boils down to closed-minded people raising a fit for no reason, and coming up with a solution which is not only a violation of rights, but also totally ridiculous.

And don’t try to make the point that the whole gender indecisiveness could lead to one of the childeren being raped, whereas there’s much less of a chance of it happening were it only a transvestite. As we’ve seen in past article(s) regarding stright female teachers as well as those beloved catholic priests, it can come from any source.

Just trying to keep whomever posted with no ID honest ;)

By: John Callender

John Callender — Mon, 06 Jan 2003 05:05:35 +0000

Oops. My bad. “Transvestite” changed to “transsexual.” Thanks for keeping me honest.

John

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 05 Jan 2003 20:21:21 +0000

Your summary of the story is inaccurate on one significant point: the person in question is not a transvestite, but clearly identified as a transsexual in the article. A transexual is a person who feels that he/she has a gender identity not consistent with his/her physical body, and may seek medical options to resolve the inconsistency. A transvestite is someone who enjoys wearing the clothing of the opposite sex, usually for sexual reasons, but lacks the gender conflict inherent in transexuals.

By: a_stupid_box

a_stupid_box — Sun, 05 Jan 2003 18:14:52 +0000

Yes, the story itself is interesting, but even moreso is you choice of words to describe the locale of the people who turn this type of benign happening into a major incident…

“The Heartland”? Last I knew, that was the WI/IL/MI/IN area. That greatly concerned me, as I LIVE in WI. I tend to be anything but concervative (as well as anything but liberal — think about that one for a bit) and WI tends to be a generally liberal state.

Anywho, “gender specific clothing”? What about items such as kilts or togas, and the countless other “gender-neutral” clothing types around the world (as I thought they all were)? I can already see this being an issue for a transfer student who decides to don the traditional garb of his people. And what of Halloween?

*sigh* every day is one closer to me moving to a different country.