Quote from: Brooke777 on December 02, 2013, 08:08:13 PM
For once Devlyn is right. The "seers", or other people with mystical powers, and high intelligence were actually transgender people.

LOL, even a broken clock is right twice a day! Hugs, Devlyn

Catch me before you blink

 I know its not mythical but I like to think of a butterfly. It's just amazes me how an ugly ol worm can morph into such a beautiful creature.

Quote from: Devlyn Marie on December 02, 2013, 08:01:38 PM
Disclaimer: I'm not a historian!

I've learned from my time on these forums that societies for millennia have recognized transgender people as special and possessing gifts. Hugs, Devlyn

Native American tribes (many of them, anyway, including the tribe I claim (unofficially) due to blood, the Arapaho) have a tradition of two-spirit people, rare and spiritually powerful people who have a body that does not match their soul.  Once recognized, they took their proper place in the tribe and married, functioned, and lived as their internal gender.  Quite beautiful, really... and if modern society respected this non-medically transitioning people would have a much easier time.

*hug*

*edited to add URL to Wikipedia article here

I agree with Learningtolive and Caleb.
I am an individual and want to be regarded as such. Also, I hate being trans and I hate when people focus on it.

I dislike being different, I'd rather have more people (close to me) to relate to.

Also, dragon all the way :3

wow. a unicorn? thats pretty awesome. i would be the most pretty and everyone would wanna ride me. plus i would be fast. i would love that

Quote from: gowiththeflow on December 03, 2013, 12:49:13 PM
wow. a unicorn? thats pretty awesome. i would be the most pretty and everyone would wanna ride me. plus i would be fast. i would love that

I'm not sure i read that the way you meant it(or did i?).  Ha, ive been awake for far too many hours lol.


I shooting for, the girl next door 100%.   I'm so used to blending into the crowd, i can't see my end result being any other way.  Although i suppose i will never escape the attention of guys, not that i mind.

I feel rather mixed..
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In one way i'm fine with being diffrent. I grew up diffrent, so it never been wierd to me, and I think even if I wasn't trans I would still be diffrent.
Somethimes I wish I could only be diffrent for something abit more like a choice,
that it would be something about my clothing or interest and not about how I was born.

theres time I find it very annoying being trans because I don't want to be seen as "special interesting" just because of that. and I am much more than just trans

on the other way, I think being trans also have give me the chance to meet and talk with many interesting people.

Quote from: Sophia Hawke on December 03, 2013, 01:57:13 PM
I'm not sure i read that the way you meant it(or did i?).  Ha, ive been awake for far too many hours lol.


I shooting for, the girl next door 100%.   I'm so used to blending into the crowd, i can't see my end result being any other way.  Although i suppose i will never escape the attention of guys, not that i mind.

blending in is good. but sometimes its nice to be a unicorn and have the guys pet you

This is a good topic,  and really gets to how does one feel about being different?  I did an entire blog post several months ago about being a unicorn.  At the end of the day I will never pass,  try as I might. So, I take pride in being authentic and having the courage to express myself as me. My horn and brilliance are on display even though I am surrounded by herds of horses... and most days I am okay with it.

Thanks for the replies everyone. I'm actually feeling a lil better about all this. As different as we might feel at times, at least  we can all be mythical creatures together. ^__^

I had fun at a reading and booksigning last night with my lesbian social group. One of my favorite thinkers and writers Julia Serano was presenting her new book Excluded: Making Feminist and Queer Movements More Inclusive. I highly recommend it. She provides a theoretical and practical framework for identifying and overcoming marginalization and invalidation. Exoticization or turning us into rare and exotic creatures is one of the six methods used in sexism based marginalization.
It was nice being part of a standing ovation in a packed mixed crowd, for a funny brilliant transsexual bisexual femme tomboy woman. *swoon*

A certain group of my friends have absolutely insane often dark if entertaining back-stories of the stuff they've been through... As such my crazy life story fits right in because I've done some insane stuff in addition to begin trans.

However it's only really hit me that I'm different when I speak to some of my labmates at work.

"So tell me about your life and the mischief you got upto as a teen?"
"Umm... Nothing to tell really. Both my parents are happily married, I went to School got 4 GCSE's at grade A, Went to collage, did as I was told got good A-Levels went to uni and had a fairly decent time then got a job here... I had 1 part time job at collage but nothing since."
"eh? that's like the most sedate story I've ever heard... No battle with mental illnesses? no parental neglect? no insurrection? No run ins with the law?"

Quote from: pebbles on December 04, 2013, 04:54:55 PM
A certain group of my friends have absolutely insane often dark if entertaining back-stories of the stuff they've been through... As such my crazy life story fits right in because I've done some insane stuff in addition to begin trans.

However it's only really hit me that I'm different when I speak to some of my labmates at work.

"So tell me about your life and the mischief you got upto as a teen?"
"Umm... Nothing to tell really. Both my parents are happily married, I went to School got 4 GCSE's at grade A, Went to collage, did as I was told got good A-Levels went to uni and had a fairly decent time then got a job here... I had 1 part time job at collage but nothing since."
"eh? that's like the most sedate story I've ever heard... No battle with mental illnesses? no parental neglect? no insurrection? No run ins with the law?"

I'm the opposite. It's kind of odd.

I find being right near mythical to the normal folks has a similar effect of thinking too much about moderately unhappy things. On one hand, you get a much fuller, fantastic view of diversity - but you also obtain a greater understanding of human stubbornness and the trials we will all inevitably face at some point, then the absolute difficulty we, like any minority group, will have to overcome them.

It's a beautiful world, but many fail to see that.


Personally, being trans* for me is similar to how I view my hair colour. I like it, sometimes I think it would be interesting as something else, but ultimately don't dislike or try to change that aspect of who I am, as it's not the most important part of me anyway. (Body modification is kind of like split ends - they need to be fixed, and it's a pain in the arse finding out how and what to do about them, then dealing with that until everything's as it should be.)

I feel that everyone is a unicorn regardless of whats between their ears or their legs. That way it doesn't make me any more or any less special for just wanting to be me.
Most people, i feel, tend to be fascinated with us because they are so unsecure in themselves that anyone who has strong personal convictions to make a change for the better in their own lives, is confronting and scary.

Although given the choice, i would rather be a Seraphim than a unicorn.... Angelic but badass ;-)

I think for me actually 'being' a unicorn was the main point of transitioning, cos i wanted my horn removed :-p (sorry couldnt help myself hehehe)

Quote from: Ashey on December 04, 2013, 10:11:01 AM
Thanks for the replies everyone. I'm actually feeling a lil better about all this. As different as we might feel at times, at least  we can all be mythical creatures together. ^__^

  An entire herd of unicorns?  What were the chances!

I fancy myself to be more like a cob-o'corn - Peaches 'n' Cream variety to be exact... mmmmmm... Strip me bare and butter me up!

Quote from: Violet Bloom on December 06, 2013, 10:59:36 PM
  An entire herd of unicorns?  What were the chances!

I fancy myself to be more like a cob-o'corn - Peaches 'n' Cream variety to be exact... mmmmmm... Strip me bare and butter me up!

Kinky.

You know, I think because I've spent so many years in the role of weird outcast, that it's actually irksome to me that my trans* identity is so undetectable. Weird hair, weird clothes, weird friends, weird conversations at restaurants, weird jewelry and makeup (red and blue eyeliner in high school!), weird hobbies, weird religion, weird sexuality... It's any wonder I can relate to anyone at all.

I saw a necklace made of laser-cut plastic and was bright blue and pink that said "unicorn" in dripping letters and I thought of this thread.