"my son is gay"

[Daredevel7]

To me, this article has NOTHING to do with transgendered people or anything remotely like that.

It has to do with adults perceiving things that are not there as well as the double standard of a woman being able to wear guys' clothes and guys can't wear girls' clothes.

It's cute when a girl is a tomboy but it's a "sissy/gay" thing when a boy is femmy. Sigh.....

 

[Dixie]

It goes to show that in general men's clothing is more practical and comfortable than women's.

Who in their right mind wants to wear all those extra layers of pantyhose, bras, and slips, or pants that are too tight without enough pockets? High heels? You've got to be kidding!

Also, women's clothing, item-to-item comparison, cost more to purchase, tailor, and dry clean than men's. It's a rip off!

Women's clothing tends to wear out and go out of style more quickly than men's--another waste of money.

Another difference is, when most women wear men's clothing they aren't trying to look like men or to be men, nor do they get a "kick" out of wearing men's clothing.

I'm glad that manufacturers finally started making some "men's" clothing specifically for women. Back in the olden days when Navy women were first allowed to wear the men's dungaree uniform, I had to pay to have my uniforms tailored because they were cut for men. The waists of the dungaree pants had to be taken in (including removing a couple of the belt loops), and fabric had to be removed and darted in for the shirt.

The reason that women were finally allowed to wear the dungaree uniform instead of the women's chambray uniform was because the women's uniform was too flimsy for hard labor. Again, practicality.

I know what you mean how men's clothes can be unflattering for a woman, however I still have to say that men's clothing is more comfortable, and as you stated more functional and durable. If I were to go searching for a pair of jeans in the women's section I would either have to sacrifice waist size or length. I currently wear a 33x30 which fits me perfectly. To come close to that I would have to get a petite length that would really be too short for my comfort but if I were to get it in regular length it would need to have at least 4-6 inches cut off the bottom which would not look right.

I'm the kind of person that likes a comfortable pair of jeans, a leather belt, a t-shirt, a pair of comfortable boots (right now I'm wearing Georgia Boot Mudd Dogs). For a coat, a Carhartt work coat would work well, and depending on the temp I could get by with a beanie or ballcap.

My mother however has it in her head that I am a transexual and even made the snide comment that I should go have Sexual Reassignment Surgery done. I found this rather hurtful. What she doesn't get is that I'm a lesbian that just happens to find men's clothing more comfortable, more durable, more functional, and cheaper than women's clothing. I have absolutely no desire to become a man, none.

I'm just glad the mother of this boy is allowing her son to explore sexuality in his own way without being harsh or judgemental. Many young boys will go through a phase like this and will grow out of it. It doesn't necessarily mean they will be gay, for me he is just exploring the opposite sex and that is fine.

 

[shel90]

To me, this article has NOTHING to do with transgendered people or anything remotely like that.

It has to do with adults perceiving things that are not there as well as the double standard of a woman being able to wear guys' clothes and guys can't wear girls' clothes.

It's cute when a girl is a tomboy but it's a "sissy/gay" thing when a boy is femmy. Sigh.....

Yea, my son loves our pink blanket and my hubby's parents are trying to force him to choose the Philadelphia Eagles blanket over that one. I tell them just leave him be and they look at me like I am crazy. Whatever.

 

[Mudkipz]

He's 5 years old. From what I remembered from psychology class, kids around his age don't know about their gender staying that same gender. Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[Dixie]

He's 5 years old. From what I remembered from psychology class, kids around his age don't know about their gender staying that same gender. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Reminds me of one of the first scenes in Home Alone where the two younger cousins are in the bathroom, one's a boy and the other is a girl. The boy is peeing and the girl asks him:
"Can I touch it?"
The boy replies:
"No, you already broke your's off."
The girl then slams the toilet seat on the boy's junk and the camera pans away with the little 5 year old boy screaming in pain.

 

[Mudkipz]

Reminds me of one of the first scenes in Home Alone where the two younger cousins are in the bathroom, one's a boy and the other is a girl. The boy is peeing and the girl asks him:
"Can I touch it?"
The boy replies:
"No, you already broke your's off."
The girl then slams the toilet seat on the boy's junk and the camera pans away with the little 5 year old boy screaming in pain.

what!! I need to watch that scene. That's hilarious!!! "No you broke your's off"

 

[shel90]

He's 5 years old. From what I remembered from psychology class, kids around his age don't know about their gender staying that same gender. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Yep, he is 5 years old and I agree with you which I wish my inlaws understood that! They are very very old fashioned and have a lot of misconceptions about other cultures.

 

[rolling7]

Exactly....or a better term for transgender is genderqueer. I identify strongly as genderqueer. It's exactly like being audilogically hoh. You're not physically deaf and you're not physically hearing. When you're genderqueer you don't feel mentally man or woman.

Pray tell....At what point does a person become "physically deaf"?