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NorthernJane wrote on Fri, 04 July 2008 07:42

Josie wrote on Fri, 02 May 2008 20:34 Also, while we do have many more members in their late teens and early twenties than most other trans forums, we have plenty of Gen-X members in their thirties (or even early forties) too. We are happy that we've created a space where teenagers feel safe, but we aren't just for teens. That's strange. A couple of years ago I applied for membership and was told I wasn't eligible because I was too old - I am now 58. I transitioned at 24, in 1974, and thought I could help. Nope, door closed.

It's not just age at transition... You know they are now (in theory at least) accepting members who transitioned at the same age I did who's situation often has more in common with what mine was than someone who is a teen or in their early 20's.

It's also IMO about more standard generational interests/commonality/social climate/attitude stuff (though those generalization based on age are often way off base for individual persons)..

And Xers are supposed to hate boomers, don't ya know!

I personally believe the more we divide along artificial lines like age, the poorer we all are.

But we will get even... They will get older too!

- Karen

[Updated on: Fri, 04 July 2008 05:45]

There is basically no such thing as genderphuck anymore, it's all transition. Some people like to play with gender but they still have a gender they identify with. Actually it's always been that way with few exceptions.

Heli mentioned how people who aren't able to pass or go full-time might get unfairly lumped in with genderphuck and she is right. I think it comes down to intention but how do you moderate intention?

Transsexuals deny themselves for a period of time and then when they begin to transition they basically focus all of their attention on themselves. They can seem very narcissistic at times, in fact another transsexual friend of mine who is older was convinced that they are narcissistic. I tried to explain to her that it is like a second or compounded adolescence rather than narcissism. But when you have a lot of younger transsexuals who worship beauty, youth and who see older transsexuals or later transitioners as creepy old autogynephiles, because of their age difference... I think it is better in that case to have a website where the older transitioners are kept out for their own protection.

As one of my real life younger M2F associates used to say, "younger transsexuals are only creepy on the inside." I don't necessarily agree with her, I am just using her example to give you an idea of the mind set or the ageism.

With luck they will all be older one day also, let that be their curse

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