How many did NOT identify as homosexual before coming out?

[Ricki Wright]

I was often told I was the 'f-word' by other kids, and I think they guessed something was off and so did I. I didnt think I was gay, but then as I got older I started to think 'I guess I am a lesbian in a boys body?'

how naive I was to say that and not know what a trans person was at the time...

I totally get that.  I thought exactly the same thing, and it didn't click with me either.  Can you say "denial"? 

I will triple validate that comment coming out of my mouth. Though in my case it was not so much denial as repression. I feel I was attempting to send myself a clue. Being 16? 17?, I totally missed it.

Hindsight while more accurate, tends to be painful too.

Ricki

Edit: I had a thought while re-reading the post about some groups claiming faith having a hard time wrapping their little indoctrinated brains that being Trans is not fundamentally wrong.
Perhaps to give them a taste, we should get "Evangelical" listed in the DSM-7 listed as a mental illness. Perhaps something like "Yahweh Misconception Disorder". Very large men and women could then come to their houses and "Reprogram" them into functional, caring, Christians. We could call it "Revelation Therapy".
Pipe dream.

[Lexxi]

oooh Ricki I like the idea of having Evangelical listed in the DSM-7. That would explain sooooo much to future generations.

Great idea!!

Lexxi
xoxo

[pamelatransuk]

I considered myself cis hetero male. I did not realize until recently that the women I dated, and the first one I married, I wanted to BE. Needless to say, what I considered "Attraction" was envy and that cross wiring was hell to sort out. Glad I did get it sorted though.

Recent studies show that Evangelicals Gen-x and older has a 25% acceptance of LGB and much less for trans. Younger members have about a 50% acceptance rate across the board.
Hugs,

Ricki

Hello again Ricki

Yes I felt the same way. My attraction was primarily envy and still is. In simple terms it is matter of wanting to BE.

Thank you for the statistics on evangelicals. I know there is an age difference in thinking on many subjects even by evangelicals but I am pleasantly surprised at the 50% rate for the young. Perhaps this is because the young have not (yet) become as brainwashed as the old ones!

Hugs

Pamela  xx

[Ricki Wright]

Hello again Ricki

Yes I felt the same way. My attraction was primarily envy and still is. In simple terms it is matter of wanting to BE.

Thank you for the statistics on evangelicals. I know there is an age difference in thinking on many subjects even by evangelicals but I am pleasantly surprised at the 50% rate for the young. Perhaps this is because the young have not (yet) become as brainwashed as the old ones!

Hugs

Pamela  xx

I believe it has something to do with more sources of information available to the "young". Think about it: in the 70's and even much of the 80's we had what inputs? Parents, family, school, some tv or maybe cable. If that was all aligned to say the same hateful message, it would sink in pretty fast. With the internet and social media, messages like that get challenged real time by tweens and teens with their peers who are probably saying "Say what?!? NO!" or even better, an lgbt peer is who give these Evan-g kids something else to think about. Hard to hate something when people you like, and who like you, are "That something to be hated". Hatred can be diluted and even expunged with the truth, but only before it hardens.

Sadly, that power can be used for evil too. Misinformation can be spread just as fast and do so much damage. This is why credible news outlets are so precious to our democracy in the US.

We live in interesting times,

Ricki

[pamelatransuk]

Yes Ricki you have a well thought out and relevant point there and thank God that, as you say hatred can be diluted and even expunged with the truth.

Hugs

Pamela