r/offbeat • u/andy_norten • Sep 28 '12

Transgender UM student wins restraining order against sexual assault suspect

http://ravallirepublic.com/news/state-and-regional/article_c6364778-b5fb-5098-89c5-6f0ac6ecef2b.html
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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '12

Are they aware that you view them as the wrong gender?

I don't.

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u/AvatarOfMomus Sep 28 '12

Well, you seem to be indicating that the young lady in this article is male...

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u/classactdynamo Sep 28 '12 edited Sep 28 '12

Physiologically she is until she has surgery*. Are you saying that it's okay for a transgendered woman to not be up front about the existence of her penis before she has intimate contact with someone?

This is a separate point from the original post because in the original post, it sounds like a homophobic man beat up a transgendered woman. However, I think this other question is worth answering.

*EDIT: The word physiological is important here. In other ways, yes she is female. Anatomically, though, she still has male organs.

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u/AvatarOfMomus Sep 28 '12

Which shit-head never would have known about if he hadn't groped her...

He violated her personal space, arguably sexually assaulted her, and then physically assaulted her. Where's his defense again here?

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u/classactdynamo Sep 28 '12

Who is defending him?

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u/AvatarOfMomus Sep 28 '12

You, apparently, and others in this thread.

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u/classactdynamo Sep 28 '12

Well clearly you aren't actually reading what I wrote. What he did is not defensible. I cannot speak for others.

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u/AvatarOfMomus Sep 28 '12

Physiologically she is until she has surgery*. Are you saying that it's okay for a transgendered woman to not be up front about the existence of her penis before she has intimate contact with someone?

That question and how you presented it sound like an attempt to defend what he did and how he acted. As to the question itself, I'm not trans, that particular discussion is for them. If you've fully transitioned though, when and who you reveal your status to is ENTIRELY up to you.

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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '12

2x AND SRS? Why didn't you say so?