Seven questions about transgender issues you were afraid to ask (More PC demands hurl)

Washington Post ^ | February 13, 2014 | Soraya Nadia McDonald

[Seizethecarp]

A flap erupted between writer and trans activist Janet Mock and CNN host Piers Morgan last week after Mock appeared on Morgan’s show to promote her memoir, “Redefining Realness.” Morgan repeatedly asserted that Mock had been “born a boy” or that she “used to be a man.” After her appearance, Mock expressed her disappointment on Twitter.

Morgan invited Mock on his show a second time, where he vociferously defended himself as an ally of LGBT rights, and demanded that Mock explain what he’d done wrong. He said that Mock’s supporters had “abused” and “vilified” him by calling him out on Twitter.

There were several problems with the language Morgan used. For starters, he repeatedly asserted that Mock had formerly been a boy. He also said that Mock had surgery to become a woman. Mock was a woman long before she had the surgery she felt she needed to reflect that. Part of the fight for transgender rights and justice is a fight for self-determination: to be able to proclaim who you are without anyone else adding caveats.

[Seizethecarp]

Miss Transsexual Manners tells us all what to think, what to say and how to behave around transsexuals to avoid insulting them. The comments section is not going so well for the writer even among the liberal WaPo readership.

[funfan]

I don’t care about their issues I have my own issues.

[willywill]

the omnipresent issues of homosexuality, other diversity arguments, and other pc issues give me this chilling feeling of arguing on the deck of the titanic.

[MeshugeMikey]

they have a perceptual disorder.

it happens.

[realcleanguy]

Hum, it’s true he was born a man, and even after all the surgeries, he will still be a man. I mean, if he wants to wear dresses, I’m cool with that. he wants to wear makeup, high heels, talk with a high voice, cool, whatever. he wants to have breast implants, and have his penis removed, well that’s got to hurt. But, he’s still a man

[Travis McGee]

Alas, Brave New Babylon.

[boycott]

Here’s a question I have ........

If they require more than male and female restrooms, do they require 3 or 4?

Male
Female
woman to man
man to woman

Whatever the answer, it’s never enough. They don’t just want to be accepted. They want to ram their lifestyles down our throats.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Are we allowed to say that we just don’t care about trans-whatever peoples, or would that enrage the liberals even more????

[OrangeHoof]

So if she wants to believe she is an android space alien, others are supposed to respect her desire to believe that despite any physical evidence to the contrary? This is the problem I have with a lot of liberal thinking that the truth is whatever we desire it to be and is in no way connected to reality or scientific fact. If I want to believe I am a canary trapped in a man’s body that I should be allowed to believe this and have my rights protected against anyone who would hurt my feelings by pointing out I have fingers and toes.

[Army Air Corps]

Actually, they even label THAT attitude as “hate.” Anything other that complete and total support for whatever they do or demand is called “hate.”

[matt1234]

So, the degenerate's basic argument is this:

I am what I wish I was and have always been.

This is the thinking of children and lunatics. By his thinking, I could declare that I am a kangaroo and always have been.

[matt1234]

Yes, you nailed it. These people are disconnected from reality. The scary part is that they demand we respect their position. I don't and never will, and I suspect many feel likewise.

Morgan's first mistake was inviting a lunatic to his show.

[Clint N. Suhks]

Paraphilic disorder is now the norm?

[Jim from C-Town]

You do know these people are insane, right?

[jocon307]

Here is the only question I have - WHEN WILL IT GO AWAY?

[KJC1]

Hater.

LOL

[Charles Henrickson]

trans activist Janet Mock . . .

. . . is a Mock woman.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

We will become a nation of "one-holers", i.e. one john per bathroom. That's the only way to make moot this whole question of which sex anyone is.

It will cost some businesses a bunch of money, but it will most likely be chump change compared to what they'll be losing on Obamacare.

[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

Okay, I’m willing to expand my two gender world view to include three genders. Male, female, and freak.

[GeronL]

That's the only way to make moot this whole question of which sex anyone is.

As long as there are freaks and perverts they will be trying to shove it down everyones throat