1. Oh, you are so handsome (or for ftms, I guess they might say that you are so pretty), why in the world would you do this?" "You are good looking, you would be silly trying to be a woman, and besides, it makes no sense."A. Because boobs are awesome.
2. "Have you been under a lot of stress? Have you sought counseling to deal with this mental problem of wanting to be the other sex? Do you have multiple personalities?"A. I've been under a lot of stress my entire life... While I don't have multiple personalities, I do have mood swings.
3. "You might be gay and this is a way for you to think that you are straight after all."A. Sweetie, Gay isn't extreme enough...
4. "Perhaps you can simply be a more feminine man (or I suppose, for ftms, they might say that you can be a 'tomboy'), after all, it is freaky for anyone to be the sex other than the one you were born."A. Isn't it though?
5. "Why do you want to do this? Do you think you are a woman? When did these thoughts begin?"A. Why is the sky blue?
6. "Maybe you just want to wear women's clothes. Is this a fetish?"A. I do like to wear women's clothes... I mean, when is the last time anyone swooned over t-shirts and sagging jeans?
7. "Hey, society is just down on males now. It is like it is bad to be a guy. Just try to be a decent man, ignore all that silliness. We need both men and women, there is nothing wrong with being a man. Just be a good man."A. There isn't anything wrong with being a man, just like there is nothing wrong with being a woman.
8. "You will get beat up at some point if you transition. There are going to be some people that will taunt you and try to make your life miserable." A. That's happened all my life... God created man, and Colt made them equal.
9. "You will not be able to get a good job. You will have no employment history. It is like your past did not exist. Besides, who wants a guy to show up at work dressed as a woman? It would be easier to get a job if you are simply gay. Maybe you are gay and are in denial."A. The past is not as easily ditched as one might think.
10. "How are you ever going to sound like a woman, did you ever think about that?"A. That guy from Police Academy sounded like a whole lot of stuff... this is way simpler.
11. "Are you going to get your thing cut off too?"A. No, just remodeled.
12. "What have you been smoking?"A. Cubans... want one?
13. "Were you abused as child, is that why you are thinking this way?"A. No, but I did get disiplined a lot. I was out of control.
14. "This is simply unnatural. You can't fool Mother Nature."A. You're almost right, it's supernatural.
15. "As you age, you will look sillier."A. Yes, but Father Time is a _______. And he's not doing anyone any favors.
16. "Life will not be the same for you. Can you handle that?"A. Promise?
17. "No one would marry you unless they are equally confused. Maybe if they are gay or perverts. Few would even want to date you." A. Have you ever thought that I would want nothing to do with them?
18. "What you want to do is wrong."A. Glad we got that out of the way... Phew. 😅
19. "This is just a phase probably. Give this some time. Sit on these thoughts. Maybe these thoughts will go away."A. Always good advice... I got nothing, other than its been sat on for (X) years.
20. "This impacts more people in your life than just you. You are being incredibly selfish if you go through with this. If you are married, I doubt your wife would stay with you. Your friends, customers, and relatives will disown you. Maybe a few would be accepting. You will give up a lot."A. Says who? I'm not giving up anything... if they give up on having me in their life, that's on them.
21. Are you going to move away and start a new life? You might have to."A. I don't have to do anything. I do what I want.
22. "I love you, but this is a terrible idea... (for some of these reasons noted above.)"A. That's one opinion... because I think its a great idea.
