Quote from: ChrissyRyan on Today at 10:07:23 AMIt is the general thought throughout many societies and cultures and those with some religious beliefs, not all, that people who think they are of another gender have mental issues, pretending, making believe that they are of another gender. That is, it is not possible to be other than your birth sex and if people believe otherwise, they are pretending because it is not possible to be that way in reality. They can say they are, think they are, convinced that they are; but, it is not reality.
Don't give in to their nonsense.
Some people believe the Earth is flat despite clear evidence to the contrary. Some people believe we have never been to the Moon.
People believe what they want to believe. Sometimes it is because it helps them belong to a particular group. Sometimes it is what they were taught most of their lives, and they never questioned it. Sometimes it just isn't something they're interested in, so they go along with everyone around them.
I don't allow their ignorance to bother me. My brother made a snide comment disguised as a question, and I told him to read a book and get educated.
Don't let them bother you, Chrissy.
Just keep being you because you are clearly the better person. They should be honored to meet you.