I think people should know the facts so they can choose if they want to date a transgender or not. I am curious what opinions are in the LGBT community and do you think if there should be any civil or criminally laws concerning this.
This is a legitimate question and not trolling. I think they have a right to self identify but i think once someone is deciding for someone else it crosses the line of ethics.
@Michael True about the legal status, but I guess my problem is why should another person be personally forced to accept that. By that I mean I understand if a license says female, paperwork etc, but the average guy on the street shouldn't be forced to recognize that. An old saying i heard is "Your rights end where my nose begin" I think that applies to that situation. Other than the Jerry Springer show I have no other information on this. What made me curious is the case with Nikki Araguz from ABC 20/20. Nikki had mentioned being on the Springer show and felt bad when the guy looked humiliated when it was revealed.
@xx or xy¿Ø I think it's their right and business to not disclose in a regular situation(i.e. out in about, going to store etc) I am not advocating that. You say you would rather date first and then disclose later to to see if they feel like they are the right person. That is my initial point. Where are the rights of that person? By dating them for x amount of time they may feel that other oppourtunies were missed because they were in their mind being mislead. I have heard of the violence that happens but I always assumed that most of it came about because the person felt mislead and was angry. As a straight male I would not be happy with someone else deciding for me what a male or female is. My parameters are pretty much binary - black and white with no shades of grey.
The reason this is an inquiry because my girlfriend after watching 20/20 asked me how I would feel if she was like Nikki Araguz and i told her i would dump her in a New York Minute. to may surprise she was not happy with my answer. Prompting me to ask these questions.
This is a legitimate question and not trolling. I think they have a right to self identify but i think once someone is deciding for someone else it crosses the line of ethics.
@Michael True about the legal status, but I guess my problem is why should another person be personally forced to accept that. By that I mean I understand if a license says female, paperwork etc, but the average guy on the street shouldn't be forced to recognize that. An old saying i heard is "Your rights end where my nose begin" I think that applies to that situation. Other than the Jerry Springer show I have no other information on this. What made me curious is the case with Nikki Araguz from ABC 20/20. Nikki had mentioned being on the Springer show and felt bad when the guy looked humiliated when it was revealed.
@xx or xy¿Ø I think it's their right and business to not disclose in a regular situation(i.e. out in about, going to store etc) I am not advocating that. You say you would rather date first and then disclose later to to see if they feel like they are the right person. That is my initial point. Where are the rights of that person? By dating them for x amount of time they may feel that other oppourtunies were missed because they were in their mind being mislead. I have heard of the violence that happens but I always assumed that most of it came about because the person felt mislead and was angry. As a straight male I would not be happy with someone else deciding for me what a male or female is. My parameters are pretty much binary - black and white with no shades of grey.
The reason this is an inquiry because my girlfriend after watching 20/20 asked me how I would feel if she was like Nikki Araguz and i told her i would dump her in a New York Minute. to may surprise she was not happy with my answer. Prompting me to ask these questions.