Quote from: Cindy on December 18, 2013, 05:27:06 AM
Total and utter rubbish.

If any reputable neuro said that they would be wearing a red nose and a clown costume

C'mon Cindy. Why would you be saying that? They've looked at the X-rays of my brain and they've read my history about my accident, and that's the conclusion that they've come to.

Quote from: V M on December 18, 2013, 06:02:19 AM
I've sustained several injuries including spinal and cerebral injuries, but my GID existed long before hand so I'm not buying into the injuries being responsible either

Sorry your mom is not being very supportive, hopefully she'll come around at some point

I'm not pushing anyone into believing what my mom has heard. Look it up on the Internet and decide for yourself about the frontal lobe and how it controls personality amd identity. All I'm saying is that at least I'm making a step forward with her, and I do appreciate all of my sister's concerns here. 

Not all religions and not all churches are bad.  Some are willing to welcome trans* people.  I even know a Baptist church with a special mission of ministering to LGBT people.  This particular LGBT ministry is trans* inclusive and it does not involve conversion therapy or anything other than acceptance.  The church hosted TDOR this year, in fact.

Quote from: Michele on December 18, 2013, 07:47:21 AM
Reason number 436 as to why organized bigotry religion in the US is poisonous.

You could solve this problem very easily.  Don't go to church.  Trust me, you'll be so much better off.

(Off the soapbox now.  I hope all of this works itself out, but don't allow anyone to make excuses for your gender identity or convince you that you're ill or something that should be hidden for the comfort of others.)

Thanks for correcting me, ThePhoenix.  I have this kneejerk reaction to tales of religious people being cruel busybodies who think they are doing god's work when they are mean to those who are different.

Gina, please go and find a church where they accept you if that's your thing.

Quote from: ThePhoenix on December 18, 2013, 08:47:13 AM
Not all religions and not all churches are bad.  Some are willing to welcome trans* people.  I even know a Baptist church with a special mission of ministering to LGBT people.  This particular LGBT ministry is trans* inclusive and it does not involve conversion therapy or anything other than acceptance.  The church hosted TDOR this year, in fact.

Thanks for your concern Phoenix and Michele. I've got a little over a hundred different churches with different denominations that I can choose from in my town. As long as they don't know me I'll do alright.

Next month I'll be registering for citizenship. My mom is still upset with me using the bathroom at church. She tells me that if it hadn't have been for the fact that everyone knew me, I could have been arrested and blown my chance for citizenship and would have been deported back to Canada. She doesn't want me to move out so that I can walk the streets as a woman, because she fears that I will do something wrong and will end up getting myself into trouble. She told me that she has a letter done up going over everything from my lasts session with my therapist and she wants me to sign it which will make it a binding agreement that I will have to stick to. I have NO LIFE! I'm being controlled. I wanna cut the strings so I can be free.  I might just leave a note and disappear . . .

Quote from: Gina Taylor on December 20, 2013, 12:18:59 PM
She told me that she has a letter done up going over everything from my lasts session with my therapist and she wants me to sign it which will make it a binding agreement that I will have to stick to.

Do not sign it.

Quote from: Constance on December 20, 2013, 12:28:11 PM
Do not sign it.

Believe me Constance, I don't plan on it. It would be like signing my life away to the Devil. 

Last night I was talking with a friend about my problems and he told me that the congregation has judged me and he qouted the bible about those that judge. But he told me that I should forgive them. But moreover I should find another church, and he suggested that I should go to a gay church instead. So I am considering that.

Eight years ago, my church had a problem and they lost a lot of their members and they went to other United Methodist churchs, so I could easily go to another United Methodist  church and someone could see me and they'd get back to my mom and rat on me. It happened once before, unfortunately. So I don't want to take the risk.

Quote from: Constance on December 20, 2013, 12:28:11 PM
Do not sign it.

When she presented me with her page, I told her straight up that I've been advised not to sign it. She turned around and said that even if I hold it in a court of law, I can still hold it against you.