Urban Dictionary Definitions of 'Shemale"

[tgirlzoe]

My parents didn't disown me when I came out as gay or trans, however, when they found out I was actually on hormones they kicked me out and I haven't spoken to them since. This is a source of angst and contention for me. My little sister was totally supportive of me when I came out as gay and when I decided to transition. I love her! I do hope and pray that my parents will decide they want me to be a part of their life again even if I'm a disgusting hellbound freak... I would blame it all on teenage angst but I haven't been a teenager for 18 months so it's just plain, unexcusable, angst.

I'm no longer homeless (I live in a beautiful Victorian house with wonderful roommates), I have a job (a mundane one, nothing exciting although I've flirted with the idea of doing some escorting on the side to help pay off my student loans and further my transition), I'm living totally as a girl (i.e. "stealth") and I've had reasonable luck with straight boys. I have a really good life and I'm really blessed to be here.

My life is far from my mother's prediction that I'll be a "drug-addicted, street whore dying of AIDS who no one will ever love" (and that was only when I came out as gay!)

As for the question of whether I'm a gay boy or a straight girl, I just say screw that, I'm a bisexual androgyne Of course, what about the lesbian-identified transsexuals? Are they confused gay men or are they just really confused straight men? My parents consider transsexuals to just be like the extreme end of gayness but that's just because they can't comprehend a world outside the male/female, gay/straight binary.

For the record, yes, my parents are fundamentalist Christians...

[BeardedOne]

For the record, yes, my parents are fundamentalist Christians...

"When I saw that guy nailed to the plus sign, I knew they were serious about math!"

Sorry, I saw that punchline in another thread and thought it might be vaguely useful here.

Damn, Zoe, your life is almost as interesting as that of an intersexed friend of mine. At least you eventually defined a gender, he is still on the fringes of cultural definition.

[Ecstatic]

My parents didn't disown me when I came out as gay or trans, however, when they found out I was actually on hormones they kicked me out and I haven't spoken to them since. This is a source of angst and contention for me. My little sister was totally supportive of me when I came out as gay and when I decided to transition. I love her! I do hope and pray that my parents will decide they want me to be a part of their life again even if I'm a disgusting hellbound freak... I would blame it all on teenage angst but I haven't been a teenager for 18 months so it's just plain, unexcusable, angst.

I hope with time they'll come around, Zoe. Each of the girls I've come to know well has strong family ties and they consider themselves very fortunate for this. Some people are permanently trapped in their mindset, which is sad. At least you have your little sister. Congrats on pulling things together and getting a job (even if it's only mundane). Escorting is fine for some, but not for others, so only do it if you're comfortable with it.

[peggygee]