tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post8109282306866538057..comments2024-03-29T03:53:25.372-04:00Comments on Bless Our Hearts: If We Open Our Minds Our Brains Will Not Fall Out. I Promise. Ms. Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-24029962964903996302015-06-04T16:02:11.215-04:002015-06-04T16:02:11.215-04:00Thank you for writing this. I am sick to death of ...Thank you for writing this. I am sick to death of the Bible thumpers who are wailing about what a transgression it is. It is not another's business. Sydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642843245634635843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-83473234206921449502015-06-03T20:28:59.033-04:002015-06-03T20:28:59.033-04:00i just wish we lived in a world where people could...i just wish we lived in a world where people could just be and not have to live out someone else's idea of gender, race or cultural roles.<br /><br />xxalainaxxmrs.missalaineushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542984504965262088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-65504631739996781192015-06-03T19:22:06.785-04:002015-06-03T19:22:06.785-04:00Allison- It's a beautiful cover. I agree.
Th...Allison- It's a beautiful cover. I agree. <br /><br />Thank Hank- And you're my boy!<br /><br />Joanne- Big hugs back, darling.<br /><br />Susan M- I appreciate that so much. Thank you.<br /><br />jenny_o- She surely seems happy, doesn't she?<br /><br />Shannon- And I love YOU!<br /><br />Ellen Abbott- I think most people want everything possible to be black or white. Everything you said is true. Although- some trans women are gay! So they might ogle other women in the shower! But hey- we all had lesbians in our gym classes. Or were lesbians. Didn't hurt anyone. I just think it's so interesting that we're all so much the same and yet have such differences. It's part of it! It's beautiful! Can't we just appreciate that? <br />Obviously not every one.<br /><br />SJ- I love you too.<br /><br />Elizabeth- Only if I get to pose with a chicken and Annie Leibovitz takes the picture. <br /><br />Jo- Yes, ma'am.<br /><br />Mwa- Exactly! It took a lot of courage for her to do this and I think she must be as thrilled and relieved as champagne bubbles exploding from the glass. <br /><br />Sabine- You are absolutely right. <br /><br />Angella- Well, not the WHOLE truth, but some of it. <br /><br />Desiree- Thank you so much.<br /><br />Heartinhand- One of the many reasons I adore you is your pragmatic and loving attitude towards your son. When it's your own child, that's where the petal meets the metal. And you have supported him and been proud of him and I know for sure you love him in every way. Go you! And go Gus, too!<br />May he get in to see that doctor soon! Shit. <br /><br />Steve Reed- Pronouns can be hard, I admit. But we learn, we can do it. <br />And Matt Walsh is just an asshole with a blog. I think. <br /><br />Yobobe- It's so funny how I am afraid of so much in this life and I know that it does cripple me but I have no fear of other things and I guess I'd rather be the way I am than a homophobic/transphobic/racist asshole who loves to do scary things like...well, whatever scary things people do that I don't. <br />Thank you. I love you.<br /><br />Joanne- That is it, isn't it? Respect people enough to trust them when they tell you who they are. And so forth.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-68372880869023662932015-06-03T15:32:13.717-04:002015-06-03T15:32:13.717-04:00Your last sentence wrapped the issue. It's a s...Your last sentence wrapped the issue. It's a simple matter of respect. R-E-S-P-E-C-T!Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-78031780147294894572015-06-03T11:35:46.399-04:002015-06-03T11:35:46.399-04:00I think you got it just right Ms M. Fear. It is a ...I think you got it just right Ms M. Fear. It is a giant silent but deadly motivator. It cripples and maims us in ways we don't notice until it's eaten half our liver. How to deal with fear? I'm going to think on that today.<br />I agree with Elizabeth. I want a picture of you on the cover of Vanity Fair. <br />xxooplantingalongtheverge.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13899341805908954700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-69494037604484060122015-06-03T10:04:05.282-04:002015-06-03T10:04:05.282-04:00Bravo. I completely agree. (Who is this Matt Walsh...Bravo. I completely agree. (Who is this Matt Walsh, anyway?)<br /><br />My biggest problem in dealing with transgender people is remembering to use the right pronoun. It's not a matter of disrespect -- just a matter of remembering that a shift has occurred in how that person expresses their identity. It can be surprisingly hard to bear that in mind!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-36119012390308978772015-06-03T09:49:48.319-04:002015-06-03T09:49:48.319-04:00My son has been on a waiting list for a year to se...My son has been on a waiting list for a year to see the only doctor in our province who deals with trans people. He can't go forward with any surgeries, hormones or having his gender officially changed (although his name is officially changed) until he starts seeing this doctor. To say it is frustrating to watch is an understatement. So the Caitlyn story has me feeling bittersweet. I WISH my son, and every other son or daughter going through this, could have things move so quickly (from the medical standpoint) to get on with the business of living. Mind you, my kid is about 45 years ahead of Caitlyn in the whole coming out aspect, so there's that. LOL! <br /><br />I recently visited the Human Rights Museum in Winnipeg. I was so moved by the messages that people left there. Sure, there are ignorant assholes in the world who wave their bibles around in fear, but there are SO many more people who just want the people of the world to be healthy and happy. It's uplifting. <br /><br />Anyway, great post. I wish your friend would write about it too, because I'd read every word. Heartinhandhttp://www.heartinhand.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-48065661005141895272015-06-03T09:17:40.348-04:002015-06-03T09:17:40.348-04:00A wonderful post! A wonderful post! Desireehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069419364783245762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-22908525101695739932015-06-03T08:37:57.459-04:002015-06-03T08:37:57.459-04:00Thank you for this, dear Mary. This is the whole t...Thank you for this, dear Mary. This is the whole truth right here. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-35646249771460590012015-06-03T05:26:19.052-04:002015-06-03T05:26:19.052-04:00Excellent and spot on!
I think the anti-gay marri...Excellent and spot on! <br />I think the anti-gay marriage, anti-equality arguments, which are nothing but expressions of hate and rage and bullying, have nothing to do with child welfare or christianity or traditional values or whatever their reasoning. It's all about images in their heads, being disgusted by/afraid of male sex, lesbian sex, male sex change etc. and using "family values" as a cover up. Idiotic fear of gays, lesbians, trans people is fear of sex and yes, it exist but it's a matter for therapy, not something that needs legal protection.Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-43104930945397198822015-06-03T05:08:20.084-04:002015-06-03T05:08:20.084-04:00I was on the Vanity Fair site yesterday - there...I was on the Vanity Fair site yesterday - there's an interesting interview with Caitlin on there, and part of the article - and what struck me was that she is, in some ways, a different person from Bruce. Most people who know her seem to agree that she's friendlier, more generous, more fun - and she herself agrees, because she can now be herself, and doesn't have to lie any more, and can get on with things as she is. I loved that, while being sad that it had to take her so long. She missed out on so much because she was hiding.Mwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00954216492730746581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-62321519577617112332015-06-03T03:25:04.947-04:002015-06-03T03:25:04.947-04:00Yup yup.Yup yup.Johttp://infantasia.blogspot.ienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-48834741188098941712015-06-03T02:34:03.454-04:002015-06-03T02:34:03.454-04:00You should be on the cover of Vanity Fair.You should be on the cover of Vanity Fair.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-75125029268375049512015-06-02T23:04:51.618-04:002015-06-02T23:04:51.618-04:00I love you!!I love you!!SJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14174193133138897712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-43921483140256197662015-06-02T21:27:32.453-04:002015-06-02T21:27:32.453-04:00Damn, woman. You can be so fucking to the point a...Damn, woman. You can be so fucking to the point and so right. Why indeed? That's the $64 Thousand Dollar Question, isn't it? Why is it so hard for some people to grasp that the mental me doesn't always line up with the physical me. Especially when they assign gender at birth to babies whose organs aren't clear. And why the obsession with organs, with what is in other people's pants? If a girl says she's a girl, she's not going to ogle the other girls in the shower. My son has a friend who is genetically male and mentally male but his organs were 'inter' so they made him a girl because it was easier. He was socialized as a girl but he is a man who likes girls. Human sexuality is not either or, it is a whole range of combinations and ALL are natural. Why is that so hard to understand and accept?ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-22015957741174635702015-06-02T21:14:52.613-04:002015-06-02T21:14:52.613-04:00I just love you.I just love you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14334570586264790547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-36507835477455805232015-06-02T21:08:04.679-04:002015-06-02T21:08:04.679-04:00So true and so well said, as always. The picture o...So true and so well said, as always. The picture of Ms Jenner is exquisite. I am so happy for her.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-24533709131488475432015-06-02T20:49:32.211-04:002015-06-02T20:49:32.211-04:00Amen, Mary Moon. Amen. Beautifully expressed.......Amen, Mary Moon. Amen. Beautifully expressed......... thank you! Exactly what I would say if I had the golden tongue and gift of writing that you have.<br />Susan MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-235470031885664052015-06-02T20:05:40.544-04:002015-06-02T20:05:40.544-04:00Well said Ms Moon and thank you for writing. I ho...Well said Ms Moon and thank you for writing. I hope you are doing okay. Sending a big hug to you.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08015888228309968515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-91148718205967479222015-06-02T19:35:23.735-04:002015-06-02T19:35:23.735-04:00That's my mom.That's my mom. That Hankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05514310999129694443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-81558421878254982302015-06-02T19:34:33.221-04:002015-06-02T19:34:33.221-04:00Nicely written, and spot on correct. That Vanity ...Nicely written, and spot on correct. That Vanity Fair cover was pretty amazing.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02475433199308666648noreply@blogger.com