Very few people claim to be protecting a group while actually respecting them

I know that The Transsexual Empire (a book that calls for our elimination) basically says that.

Chasers are absolutely overrepresented in the aggressive transphobia community.

It’s been many years since I did the math, but I think it’s in the upper 6’ range where a woman becomes more likely to be trans. But on the other hand I’ve met more cis women that height than trans women

That and also there’s a lot of excitement early into having boobs

And yet my hand keeps going to my wife’s

They were fascist until the mid 70s. But it looks like after the carnation rebellion they unbanned all the books they had banned and they still struggle with the balance between their history and culture of censorship and their freedom of expression granted in their post rebellion constitution. One book was banned after liberalization, but was unbanned later.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_Portugal

That sounds so nice, I should ask my wife to do that

Nah, I was disowned for being trans, and that’s basically what parents who are bigoted against their kids are like.

Estranged parents as a whole are like that actually

Could also be that he’s only not being homophobic because he’s so focused on the transphobia.

Also, like, what would he do there? Politely respect his daughter and her bride using the feminine trappings in their wedding despite disagreeing with them about who they are? Or would he just cause a scene and make there be painful memories from their wedding?

I know it’s the latter, his daughter knows it’s the latter, and if he has any self honesty whatsoever he knows it’s the latter too.

Oh that’s really funny. Congrats to his daughter and her bride on their upcoming nuptials and for keeping the asshole parents out.

At a certain point dude, you gotta take the L and love your kid for who she is even if you don’t like or understand it. Or don’t, and accept that you’re the villain in the life of someone who you were supposed to love unconditionally.

Great now I’m picturing my father blaming my transition on me being too attracted to women

We also often need to be shown “this group isn’t trying to hurt you, most are just trying to get by and they have full internal experiences just like you.” Growing up people like me were typically depicted in media as predators or dead sex workers and in addition to the shame and fear it taught me, it also resulted in some people having to learn to see me as just a person and member of their community with no ill will towards them.

Weird, mine is having to live through a modern reenactment of the end Permian extinction event

Yeah, nobody makes vehicles in the US or Canada that aren’t made in part in the US, Canada, and Mexico. That’s just the post NAFTA manufacturing environment. Labor heavy and high pollution components are made in Mexico while skilled labor and assembled parts are made in the Great Lakes region crossing borders as is convenient.

Oh yeah if you can’t do that with your friends you need friends you can

My social circle changed a bit, but I was 20 and still love and cherish my pre transition friends. Even the one who’s also an engineer lol

For context, they’re nerdy men who are progressive and in touch with their emotions. One is way more masculine than the others, but we don’t judge his love of sports lol

It sounds like a kei car so already not street lega

Oh hey, a car that’s basically what I wanted. A reasonably sized and priced electric hatchback.

Not in the market for a new car though

Congrats!