Transgender & Transsexual Issues 101: 'The Top Five Silliest Questions to Ask a

[Shana A]

Transgender & Transsexual Issues 101: 'The Top Five Silliest Questions to Ask a Transsexual Person'
September 9, 7:49 AM
Matt Kailey

http://www.examiner.com/x-12237-Transgender--Transsexual-Issues-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Transgender--Transsexual-Issues-101-The-Top-Five-Silliest-Questions-to-Ask-a-Transsexual-Person

When a transsexual person comes out, the non-trans people around him or her always have a bottomless well of questions — and this is not necessarily bad. It's one way that non-trans people learn, and it can lead to greater understanding and acceptance.

But Q&A can get tiresome when you're trying to eat your dinner or watch a movie, and a much better setting for frequently asked questions is a classroom, a training session, or a previously agreed upon time when you can sit down and have a one-on-one.