Back in the day, this was a great song. I think it really made people feel more comfortable with their bodies and their own sexuality.

But this entry isn’t about Salt-n-Pepa, the song “Let’s Talk About Sex”, reproduction, birds and bees or even having sex… This blog is about something entirely different…

Recently, I saw someone post an article on “Facepuke” about the state I live in deciding to allow people to choose male, female or “X” for genderless on their driver’s license now… I commented, kindly, to have some idiot respond and telling me that I needed to do some research so that I could understand. I was also told I didn’t understand the pain that gays, transgenders and what not go through. Yeah… I have no clue whatsoever what stigma feels like, because there is none with bipolar disorder… Assholes…

I love how people think they know everything I’m about from one simplistic comment on “Facepuke”… I actually know some people who are gay and bisexual. In fact, one of my closest friends is gay and he’s one of my dearest friends ever. The day I met him, I immediately loved him… There’s also a transvestite living up the street from me. I only have one issue with him… If you want to dress like a woman, fine. But don’t dress like an old hausfrau! Good god, I need to teach him how to dress! Last time I saw him, he was wearing a red, plaid kilt skirt (not an actual kilt, mind you) and a long sleeved, dark lavender shirt! His hair was a frizzy mess and he was carrying a black purse! No no no! I swear he’s fucking color blind… He needs fashion tips! That’s my only issue with him being a transvestite… He makes women look bad…

Now, don’t misunderstand the caption I added to the picture above… I’m all for being proud of your accomplishments or being proud of who you are. If you’re gay/bi/whatever and proud of it, awesome! You should be! However, pride can be taken to crazy levels… And, if you’ve ever read The Divine Comedy or watched the movie “Se7en”, you know that it’s one of the 7 deadly sins. Funny that an atheist should talk about this, I know. It’s not that I see it as a sin as much as I see being too prideful as being conceited, which is a trait I don’t care for. Vanity, to a degree, is okay to a point… Being vain about your weight is fine. You want to maintain a healthy one to fight off things like diabetes and heart disease. Being vain about your teeth is fine. Healthy teeth means a healthy you. But vanity/pride can rise to crazy levels sometimes… And it didn’t end well for the woman in “Se7en”, now, did it…?

But back to the subject…

I admit, I have a tough time understanding certain things about transgenders… I don’t believe that parents should allow children to begin the process of gender reassignment before puberty for several reasons. The first is that, at that point, you have no idea if your child would feel differently if they would go through puberty. It changes a lot, including mindset. I think parents should make them wait until they’re mature enough to know for certain. Second… as in the case of Jazz Jennings, stopping puberty turned out to be a bad thing when they finally did the gender reassignment surgery because her genitals were stuck in prepubescence and there wasn’t enough skin to do the surgery easily, which caused issues after the fact. I watched the surgery episodes… It was pretty bad for her…

What I really don’t understand is this… I mean, I’m sorry, I don’t even know what to call it. I think it was a dude? There was some discussion about getting a penis removed, so I’m assuming it was a dude… This person is now famous for wanting to be “genderless” as well as getting a lot of plastic surgery done to look like an alien or something… I tried reading about this and my mind didn’t retain much simply because I found it ludicrous. I honestly think the freakish look was done for the same reason other people sport freakish looks (face completely tattooed, shit tons of facial piercings, face or body modifications) . They’re attention whores… They know that, looking like a freak, is a good way to get attention and a few moments of fame. Hey, who doesn’t like attention once in a while? But this is a crazy way to get it.

What truly bothered me, however, is people telling me I don’t understand what these people go through…

I may not understand what they go through as far as an unconventional sexuality, but I certainly know what it’s like to have people not understand you, what you’re going through and be surrounded by stigma. I think all people who are mentally ill have this issue. Doctors don’t fully understand. They only understand the clinical aspect. Hell, even other people with the same mental illnesses as you may not understand how you feel fully. But they’re your only hope of finding someone who gets you and even they may look at you as if you’re nuts. Stigma within your own circle of people…

But you never hear about that…

It’s not as if we’re out there having mental illness pride parades. Can you imagine…? “I’m here! I’m bipolar! I have crippling anxiety and ODC! I need to get over it!” Somehow I can’t see that being a possibility… First of all, no one feels pride over being mentally ill. Second, considering the ups and downs of mentally ill people (especially bipolar people), you’d be lucky if anyone would find the gumption to even show up, hahaha…

I’m sorry if I offended anyone with this entry.

Or am I…?

I’ve noticed that’s a pattern lately. People get offended by literally fucking everything… And they whine and bitch about it, expecting everyone to apologize for saying something they found offensive or ripping them a new asshole for it. Look, everyone gets offended by something or someone. If I find a TV show or song offensive, I change the station, it’s that simple. I don’t flip shit on the network airing it. I just avoid things I find offensive and move on. So I’m hoping if any of you are offended and don’t have anything constructive to say, you’ll just pass over this entry and move on. Thanks…