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Started by straightedgechris, March 13, 2011, 10:48:48 AM

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straightedgechris

Hey all-
I'm in no way purposefully living Stealth; I don't tell EVERYONE I meet that I'm trans but I am out and happy to answer questions and what-not to folks who are nice about it.

My issue is: I have a friend (who is fantastic; I love her and her family) who tells everyone I'm trans. I will sometimes meet these people later and they already know. She knows great people and no one has been stupid about it but it just makes me uncomfortable that she tells everyone!! I think she's happy that she has a Trans friend lol but damn.

Anyone been in similar situations? I guess I should just ask her to stop but its not something I think about all the time. Blah!
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Padma

Maybe it'd be good for her to point out that she's doing that, and ask her to think about it? I confess, when I was dating a transman, I told my friends and then thought about it afterwards and was uncomfortable that I'd just done that without checking with him first. It was good for me to think about why I was doing that - and I confess I also didn't have the balls to tell him I had done so (but then it was a long-distance thing, and he wasn't meeting any of my friends, nor I his).

Sure, if you'd just rather she didn't do that, it's fine to tell her so, but it might be more creative to get her to think about why she does that (and for you to explain what about it bothers you, once you've clarified that for yourself!) - a good conversation for both of you to have.
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straightedgechris

^ Yeah I do want to chat with her about it; in addition to being friends, we have a business relationship & she has introduced me to folks for work reasons & upon meeting me, I feel my being trans is the 1st thing they 'see' because she has already told them...I feel that folks I'd be doing business with don't necessarily need to know unless I tell them.

She's SUUUCH a great person & I know she's not being weird or fetish-y lol but, eh, I guess I just wanted to have a mini rant about it. Thanks for your response :)
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xander

I've been in a similar position, but on a different end of the spectrum.
I'm pre-everything and I'd only told my girlfriend(ex) and one other close friend.
My girlfriend went out and told a whole pile of people that that know me and have constant interactions with me that I'm trans.

This was well before I could even handle the feelings I was having inside myself.

It blows man and I'm sorry to hear someone is disrecpecting you like that.
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