“Brave”

[Thewinterofdiscontent]

We have a transgender pupil at our all boys school. They are wearing a skirt. Everyone us calling them brave for coming out.
I think it’s misogynistic to say being a feminine man is brave. Wearing “womans ” clothes should be no different to woman wearing men’s clothes( not often described as brave).

Also they have now adopted weird affections such as being “tired” after very little exertion and doing an odd coughing with two fingers covering the mouth. Nor really how anyone make or female behaves in real life.

If they were female we’d be telling them to buck up and be more male.

The whole thing is annoying, clearly something other than biology.

@334bu

*My goodness you have already advanced search my name? Paranoid much 🙄*

😂 Nice swerve. However, what would you like us to say, as obviously we are not saying the right thing?

I require you to say nothing at all.

I require you to say nothing at all.

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Plus ça change!

From experience of a young man who transitioned for twenty months before suddenly 'drawing a line' under it, I can say there is a lot of performance and mimicry involved. This person was asking us how he should stand as a woman. He wore clothes in the office that were more suitable for a nightclub, and he brought in a delicate handbag that flooded the room with scent when he opened it. He also talked about learning to play with his hair, and he asked people for make-up tips. Over the months you could see that he was losing interest and the effort wasn't worth it. Eventually, he announced that he was no longer trans.

I require you to say nothing at all.

Thanks for saying exactly what you think!
😂

Declaring someone brave for getting a lot of attention by standing out is prejudiced. Some boys do this without any bravery at all.

Think of L. Madigan, who tried to garner as much attention as possible at Madigan's school, when no one really cared much about Madigan’s declared intention to wear girl’s clothes, as long as Madigan stuck to the uniform.

We cannot just assume that this child isn’t an attention seeker and, depending on age, may be getting something sexual out of the performance.