Rage for Others

[harpsi_fizz]

My little brother Jordeaux has just come out as trans on his facebook. Everyone's leaving him supportive messages and things like that. Then he gets a message from this *I must not use foul language* person that he knows. And I see red.

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[perfectfigure]

ewwwwww. but who needs jesus freaks in their life anyway, 4 srs.

random: anyone know anything about the rate of multiple trans people in families/in twins? i know siblings of a gay kid have like a 50% more likelihood than the rest of the population to be gay, but what about trans? i don't think i've ever heard of trans siblings before. (not that that means anything - what do i know.) (this was not meant to question the OP or his brother's status at all, just a curiosity.)

[harpsi_fizz]

I didn't know much about Trans!Siblings either. But there aren't many studies, I think, about transpeople. Not yet anyway.

I do know that queeriosity seems to be rampant in my family. My cousin, another cousin, and we just found out a third, 13 year old cousin of ours is a lesbian. I am very excited! ... 'Course I had to be the one to come out first. It's like "Hey... where the heck were you guys?"

[perfectfigure]

LOL of course.

my SO thinks his brother may be gay or bi but will probably hang out in denial/downlow land for his entire life. he's a douche anyway so we don't really need him for our team. :P

personally, i think it's hilarious when super conservative/religious families end up with multiple gay kids. i mean, it sucks for the kids, but you know after the first one comes out the parents are thinking, "well, thank god we've still got little billy to give us all those grandkids." and then little billy comes out and... i would pay money to see their faces.

[perfectfigure]

on that note i sure hope your parents are cool.

[danneeness]

That is awful! But, of course, you know what Jesus said about trans people... oh wait. "the biology of it and everything"? ... Riiiight, because I know she really rummages around through people's underwear/chromosomes/other sexual identifiers before she acquiesces to call people by their preferred pronouns and names. Also, this just reads as "Yeah, I'm too lazy to actually change my perception of you, so you'll just have to deal with that." What an ass.

[pleasure_past]

*Chants* The screen did nothing, the screen did nothing, the screen did nothing, the screen did noth... *returns to work on that invention to punch people through the Internet*

UGH. WTF. RAGE ON.

I'm so sorry that your brother had to go through that.

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"...if you can't accept that that's who you are to me..."

Of course. Because this is ALL ABOUT YOU, isn't it? God, it must be nice never having to think about whether or not your actions will hurt another person. You're the majority, so the minorities have to look after your feelings whether they like it or not, right? If they can't respect the fact that you're a bigot, they don't deserve to be your friend. Privilege at its finest.

[harpsi_fizz]

I laughed. My rage was lessened a good deal.

[swingandswirl]

*sporfles* Thank you, you made my day with this.

[squinting_kitty]

Haha. That's awesome. And so applicable to the stupidity of the former roommate's argument.

[swingandswirl]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Jesus say 'love thy neighbour as thyself' and 'judge not lest ye be judged'? I hate it when people use the teachings of someone who preached love and tolerance to foster bigotry and hate.

My best to your bro, and a kick to the head for Ms. Clueless Bigot.

[lokifan]

didn't Jesus say 'love thy neighbour as thyself' and 'judge not lest ye be judged'?

Yep. Jesus never said anything about any sort of queerness; he had a lot to say about people who obey religious rules but have no compassion for others.

Also, WHAT THE FUCK "if you can't accept that's who you are to me". NO. You do not get to put your own failure of imagination, compassion, friendship and MANNERS on other people.