As the mom to an openly gay son - sm

Posted By: Interesting topic on 2008-03-27
In Reply to: I agree with you...seems this - open minded

I have to disagree. Once a person makes the decision to go through the change from one gender to another, they take on the responsibilities, pitfalls, benefits, everything that goes along with changing to the other sex. Men do NOT get pregnant. He was not born a man but chose to undergo significant physical changes to live as a man.

Just because he hasn't undergone the complete change shouldn't matter. He is living as a man.

In case you are wondering, my son, his partner, and numerous other friends straight, gay, and lesbian disagree with the choice this couple made.

They feel it sets them back in their fight for equal ground on the basis of social acceptance.

You ARE or you are NOT.

If they had chosen to adopt because his "wife" could not have children, that would be different. It's pretty much accepted.

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