so this isn't really on topic for what we were talking about in class but its gender related for sure. So yesterday i was with my boyfriend his brother and his brothers girlfriend who is also my best friend. we were on our way somewhere and stopped sonic to get food. well the person that brought us our food was a transgendered individual. the reason i know this is because my best friend whom i was with and i went to highschool with her. And in highschool she was a he, but now she is clearly a she. honestly i didn't even recognize her the first time i saw her after her change. what upset me about this was that when my boyfriend and his brother found out they were completely disgusted and kept referring to this individual as "him" i would correct them and say "her" and they would yell at me and be like NO thats DUDE. i tried to be as calm as i could when explaining to them that because that person is transgendered that they are now a female but the would have none of it. Now i'm conservative on most things but this is one aspect where i fall slightly liberal. Honestly, i feel that transgendered people are born in the wrong body and struggle with that their whole life. No one would just choose it unless they were miserable the other way. that is what i tried to explain to the guys but all that they were say is no, thats disgusting, he's gay. which is completely false because just because someone is transgendered doesn't make them a homosexual. It frustrated me the most because my boyfriend is usually open minded and willing to accept other peoples views. maybe it was just the influence of his brother and the feeling like if he accepted that person as a female it would make him less masculine. i dunno but it made me so mad!