Tanis said:
But rather a full 'the person went under the knife and had a bridge built or a hole dug' (I'm sure there's a better way at putting it, but I'm not that smart) type of person?
-This question brought to you by me reading the current "Questionable Content" story arc.-
Hahaha I wondered where the sudden spate of these threads was coming from. I also had Claire in mind on reading it
Is it also because world + dog seems to be conspiring to push her and Marten together?
Personally ... I dunno. I'd like to say yes, but occasionally my gut will interfere with my own best intentions in difficult situations and cause me to panic and lose the power of rational thought. The limbic system is a terrible thing as far as civilisation and civilised behaviour is concerned.
I think it would depend on the circumstances, how we felt for each other on the whole, and - what may be a terrible thing to say, but we're talking in the spirit of brutal honesty here - at what point I found out. As well as what my own desires re: potential family life etc were at the time (right now? can't be bothered with kids, especially when everyone i know is dropping sprog and having a terrible time. in 5-10 years? well, that may change), and perhaps the tech level that may facilitate it.
As far as other people's reactions should they find out and go... eww, you're kissing a guyyyyy... fuck 'em. That would highlight that they may have reacted the same if I had instead come out and dated a cis-male instead of trans-fem, and in which case, they're off the christmas card list. It looks like a duck, tends to quack mostly like one, has learned to waddle, and may well have had a bit of corrective meddling to disguise the more chicken-like parts (...I'm not actually 100% whether that would be necessary, as I haven't found myself in that situation so unsure whether I'd deal with pre-op discoveries. Maybe I'd run a mile, maybe it'd be "ok... if it's you... and I can check for cameras first"). Might not smell entirely correct, but if we're otherwise happy in each other's company, that can either be ignored or disguised to an extent. So, that's good enough in the modern world.
((I'd also ask the "ewww" people ... ok, what if my partner was instead trans-male... would you be ok with that as, after all, I'm still kissing a genetic-girl?))
