a mom becomes a man and a family sticks together

[bcbm]

http://www.npr.org/2012/03/09/148178236/a-mom-becomes-a-man-and-a-family-sticks-together

[TheGodlessUtopian]

I covered this story in my own thread. Still, it is nice to see something other than doom and gloom in the queer media.

[GoddessCleoLover]

Thanks for the thread, and it is nice to see that things are working out for the GrantSmiths. Just hope that some of these days we have a society that is fully committed to helping and loving families such as theirs, as opposed to one where leading elements in its political culture score political points by promoting hatred and stigmatization of LGBT persons.

[l'Enfermé]

I don't get it. Does that make the husband gay? Is a woman who considers herself transgender attracted to men or women? Does she consider that although she was born female, she's in reality a gay male born in a woman's body(whatever the hell that means)?

I'm confused.

[TheGodlessUtopian]

I don't get it. Does that make the husband gay? Is a woman who considers herself transgender attracted to men or women? Does she consider that although she was born female, she's in reality a gay male born in a woman's body(whatever the hell that means)?

I'm confused.

No, if a person happens to be a male, but identifies as a female, and has an operation to correct this biological slip up and has said that "he" has always had an attraction to males, than he is heterosexual because the inner identification is "in line" with what his real self wants.

Sexual orientation and gender identity are two different things.

The fact that one was born a gender which one doesn't relate to one's sexual orientation. Think of it as a miscalculated equation instead of a impossible paradox.

[l'Enfermé]

No, if a person happens to be a male, but identifies as a female, and has an operation to correct this biological slip up and has said that "he" has always had an attraction to males, than he is heterosexual because the inner identification is "in line" with what his real self wants.

Sexual orientation and gender identity are two different things.

The fact that one was born a gender which one doesn't relate to one's sexual orientation. Think of it as a miscalculated equation instead of a impossible paradox.

Right. Well I'm happy for this family("GrantSmith"? Is that a misspelling?) and it's nice to see that things like that more accepted in society(the comments section seems to be rather positive) than in the past. At least progress is made in some areas.

[Astarte]

"So ... this is a little scary for me to ask," Thea says. "Were you ever prepared to not see us again?"

"No," Les says. "That was never — ever — an option. If it had looked like Dad couldn't have handled it and if it was really freaking you out, it was always my promise I would stop."

Its a heart warming story for sure - and its nice to know that his family was accepting of his f to m transition. I can understand the line "and if it was really freaking you out, it was always my promise I would stop." Sometimes the rejection family can burden someone who is trans or gender dysphoric with makes the individual weigh out whether it is more important to transition or keep their family...