So, you go out and people don’t hassle you. Hooray for you. I can’t say that I’ve been hassled much to my face, either. But this isn’t about our individual, face-to-face encounters with the public, it’s about the representation and treatment of trannies in general. Even if one woman has never been sexually harrassed at work, she has no right to claim sexual harrassment just doesn’t happen. Even if one black guy has never been hassled by cops, that diesn’t mean racial profiling isn’t a very real problem.

We both know that trannies are all too often depicted as jokes or serial killers in the media. So, you personally get along fine with people. Hooray for you. But trannies are routinely beaten and killed in this country, and “funny” ads suggesting that we’re sneaking around “fooling” guy (and that nothing could be more disgusting) do play a part in American’s marginalization and general sorry-ass treatment of people like us. One joke is just a joke. But this is joke number 999999999999 about how gross and sneaky we are. To hell with that.

You suggest that some people need to “get over themselves.” Look in the mirror, hon. No, on second thought… STOP looking in the mirror and look around at the rest of the world.

It’s an ad for god sake. Some people just need to get over themselves or seek a counsellor.

Also, I can assure you whether you’re talking about TS, TV or crossdresser we don’t go out to deceive people as to who we are. What assumptions you make are down to you - take responsibility for them.

Of course, transgendered people should always declare their hand if someone seems genuinely interested in taking a things further (that’s just courtesy), but if we’re being realistic very, very few transgendered people are actually fooling anyone, because if the looks don’t give them away the voice usually does.

Personally, I’ve never had any issues with the public when I go out. Yes, they may snigger behind my back, but the majority are pleasant enough, and I’m usually with friends having a good time anyway. The public don’t bother me and I don’t care if I bother them.

Like I said, “Get over it.”.

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All I heard was…

Transgendered people are people too. And I know jokes about them can get tiresome. I’m not one (I’m ‘just’ a guy who like guys), I’m gey I’m gey I’m gey I’m gey My But hurts I’m gey

@sally-

WTF are you talking about. first off, this stuff should not even be the basis of a “study” and first off stop making up false numbers without a reff. and first off shut up.

@Ursula-

Wow, the have a site devoted to dead trannys…I guess cool? Don’t know really how to respond to that one.

It’s a funny add. It made me laugh and want to be worried about bars that look like they are paired up to firehouses

Coincidentally, a few weeks ago I did bring a girl back to my house who was once a boy. However, a mate did let me know a few hours beforehand - I dragged her back along with all my other mates for an afterparty.

A former co-worker of mine knew some cross-dressers who were prostitutes. They did straight men in cars. I don’t know if the johns knew, if they didn’t care, or if they just closed their eyes and pretended.

1 in 3? Why do people always quote statistics they hear in passing as fact?

Although it’s an endlessly popular joke, in real life, trannies don’t go to regular bars and just pick up random straight guys. Know why? Because doing that can get you seriously hurt or quite possibly killed. Just walking down the freaking street can get you killed. (http://www.rememberingourdead.org/about/core.html)

Brandon Teena was “tricking” people, too.

Somebody want to send me the decoder ring???

As just a guy said, Transgendered are people too.

(Transgendered is a blanket term for transexual, transvestitie, cross-dressers)

There is a big difference between Transexual and transvestite. Transexuals are women born in the wrong body, where as a transvestite is a man who identifies as male, but who likes dressing in female clothes.

I bet most of you have come across a transexual at some point in your life and not known it.

BTW, statistic’s show that 1 in 3 men have transgender issues, be they transexual, transvestite, or a cross-dress. Think about that next time you are out with your buddies, your best friend may be someone who is dealing with trans issues on a daily basis.

But it may feel better to think of it this way. It’s not the transvestive that’s ‘naughty’, it’s the *dishonest* transvestite that is. People don’t like to be suprised when it comes to sexuality, plain and simple.

Yeah its easy to say that, but trannys are extra whiney due to all the hormones they have to take. Poor trannys.

folks need to lighten up. i’m a diabetic, but if the ad was about a diabetic drinking too much and being dead and attracting a lot of flies by the last frame, it would not offend me…

Stop trying to get people to accept your messed up worldview.

“Dangers”. Thank you very much.