*stares*

[conuly]

I hope this doesn't come out the wrong way, but...

Dear god, how many of youse guys are transgendered/ambiguiously gendered/whatever????

I'm now up to four people on my friends list (that I know of). And I love you all dearly, and want everyone to be as happy as is reasonably possible. I just didn't know so many of my friends were... whatever the word is (I'm still not sure about that). Kinda like when I realized so many of my friends were religious, but different. (Actually, it's a tossup about which surprised me more.)

I mean, I understand why so many of my friends are autists, because I actively seek out autistic friends. And I understand why so many of my friends are bi, because most people are. But I'm a bit surprised at the number of people who identify as transgendered/whatever. I understand vaguely why various people are trans, but I'm not sure how chance led me to have more trans friends than I realized. Unless my view on statistics was completely effed up.

Yeah, this did come out wrong. I mean more along the lines of "wow, I'm surprised, I wasn't expecting that" not "OMG! UR ALL FREKES!!!!1111oneoneeleventyone!!!1". Once the surprise at the numbers wears off, I'll be back to my normal non-caring benevolence.

Incidentally, if you want to tell me anything revelatory, now would be a good time.

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[rantinan.livejournal.com]

OH and I was thinking the same sort of thing yesterday. like "WTF everyone I know is a freak!" *Grins* But then I thaught, well so what? yes my friends are all either gay, asexual, transexual, comunists, devient freaks, auties or some combination thereof. Does it suprise me, no not realy. These are people I can relate to. Usualy incredibly inteligent. Always interesting with something to say. Mostly ready to scream in my face if i say something they disagree with. The sort of people who have abandoned sterotypical roles in society. One of my next door neighbours is an 87 year old fellow who would have quite happily been transgendered if such had been available 60 odd years ago. Now he's quite comfortable with himself as himself. As you can guess we're quite good friends.
I guess what i'm saying oh empress of the red pen, is that the sort of people I usualy like to talk to are the people I can relate to in some fashion or another. I guess you might be the same. Us freaks SHOULD stick together. One day we'll out number the "normal" people, and they will realise that we're evolution baby!