Sad experience for my trans son

[C&G'sMama]

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[OrlandoMike]

OK I'm gonna lock this thread. I think we all need a little cool down time...

To the OP. I'm glad you felt comfortable enough to come over here to ask questions. But please understand this subject is very new to some of us, myself included. I will be the first to admit that I am ignorant in this area.

I feel that most of the questions that were asked, were asked out of curiosity, and nothing more. Remember, this is a public forum, and feathers will be ruffled occasionally.

As far as Walt Disney World and the BBB goes. I can assure you that WDW is one the most diverse companies around! They celebrate diversity! I'm assuming that the situation you came along was just something new for that particular department. I would encourage you to write a nice letter to WDW explaining your concerns.

Please feel free to post again over here. But as far as this thread goes, it's time has come to an end.

Mike

 

[OrlandoMike]

I just wanted to re-open this thread to express two more thoughts. First. The whole Trans thing is new to me, but can we remember just one thing....

From the "Why is this board here" section....

So, for the good of all, the DIS owner created this space for us, the members of the Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual, Transgender, and Questioning community, along with all of our family and friends aka the Cool Straight People (CSP).

Or as Uncle Walt said.....To ALL who come here, Welcome!

Things got tense today, hey it happens, but lets remember there are all sorts of people over here asking legitimate questions......

And I also wanted to share something I got via a PM from someone who works with Trans people a lot. I felt we could all use a little insight!



I know that many people expressed shock at the idea of a Trans 6 year old....but I do wish that someone had been able to voice some support for the fact that Trans-identified children as young as 3, 4, and 5 years old are well documented. Barbara Walters did an amazing 20/20 special just about 16 months ago about this very issue and interviewed children as young as 7 or 8 who had already been living as a gender other than their birth-sex for more than 4 or 5 years in supportive households. In my own work I have done training and capacity building with schools and service programs who intake or enroll children who are in this very situation ranging in age from 4 to 9 years old. So Trans children are, indeed, a reality....and there is mounting evidence that the earlier we endorse their authentic self, the healthier they become in adolescence and adulthood AND the easier their physical transition can become as they age. (I actually would have jumped from lurkdom and posted this tonight when I caught up with the thread but it had already been closed/locked.) I do understand that this issue is not one on which everyone on earth, including LGB folks, may be well-versed.