He does and we have a right to respond.
He seeks to portray what he believes, was his mistake, as an example to others. That is commendable. It must be defended by all who support freedom.
This individual doesn't make it clear in the short article, but many who mke similar claims and many others who voice opinions about transgender either say or imply, that it shouldn't be permitted. Or that those who have undertaken the journey, should be any less than those who haven't.
That is not acceptable.
The right to express ourselves is fundimental to freedom. Those that question the freedom of others deserve response.
In the article, this man makes some claims that are suspect. Namely, that as a boy, growing in in the 1940, his grandmother suddenly decided to make a purple chiffon evening dress for him to wear while she was visited. The article doesn't say how old the boy was but says he was interested in cowboys, cars and steel guitars, so we can assume he was at least 8 or 9 years.
Yet his parents, his school, his peers, said nothing? I'm sorry, but I find this difficult to believe.
I appreciate that pictures have emerged of boys in the 19th century, wearing what appear to be girl's clothes. But context is everything.
I also appreciate the old argument that this happened in some backwater which the rest of humanity knows nothing about. Nice that no-one thought to mention such a point. Though I would believe such a claim even less.
What this boils down to is a preposterus claim by one man, used to justify his cursade against others who have done him no harm.
The question about transgender is the same for anything else. Does it harm others? Is it detrimental to the greater good? The answer is no.
Many decisions are irreversable. Even if, some time later we regret them. We live in freedom and have a right to decide how we choose to live. The only tolerable restriction upon freedom can be the harm it may do to others.
