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Ms. Toad

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9. Take a look at my updated post

Sat Apr 28, 2012, 12:24 PM

Apr 2012

While you were responding I was updating it to give a little more background that might help you understand why this particular kind of insult is particularly hurtful (Even if it is "only" the Internet).

When grow up as an invisible minority - listening to hate speech directed at "others," by friends and family as well as the rest of the world, hate speech you secretly know also applies to you, you live terrified that someone will find you out, and you have friends who have been brutally beaten or killed just for not being gender conforming, it is a little more than sticks and stones.

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It IS beautiful here and there are a LOT of very nice, progressive people here, too... [View all] MiddleFingerMom Apr 2012 OP

C'mon down to Florida MFM, we have a few pricks here too but they're in Tally, the Donald monmouth Apr 2012 #1

you forgot ann coulter and the koch brothers. eom ellenfl Apr 2012 #3

Thanks so much! Ms. Toad Apr 2012 #4

Overly sensitive? mvccd1000 Apr 2012 #5

No. That "joke" actually is insulting and hurtful to transgender individuals. Ms. Toad Apr 2012 #6

Apparently not mvccd1000 Apr 2012 #8

Take a look at my updated post Ms. Toad Apr 2012 #9

i was not aware of that history either and i have changed the reference. ellenfl Apr 2012 #10

Thanks so much! Ms. Toad Apr 2012 #11

Underly sensitive? A-Schwarzenegger Apr 2012 #7

I may be wrong but I think we will be dumping the tea back into Boston harbor again this year OffWithTheirHeads Apr 2012 #2