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I like her. I don't care if people wanna judge her. She's not doing anything wrong and no one is being harmed. Some people just need to get over it.

Definitely one of my favorite series. Can't wait for it.

I think there's a bit of a misconception here about a few things, namely terminology, so I figured I'd clear that up real quick. Transgender is an umbrella term that really refers to anyone whose gender identity (a mental construct) does not match their sex (a physical state). This can include cross-dressers, drag queens, bigender individuals, transsexuals, and others. It does not necessarily mean they have a desire to go through any medical procedures to change their sex, unless they are transsexuals, and even some transsexuals choose to forego medical interference. Transsexual is a word used to describe someone who feels as though their gender is the opposite of what their biological sex is, and oftentimes go through hormone therapy and SRS (sex reassignment surgery) in order to correct this perceived issue. In the psychological realm, this is called, "gender dysphoria", although there is a significant debate about the use of the term. So, in short, transsexuals are transgender, but not all transgender folks are transsexual. Somewhat confusing, I know, but it's always helpful to know the difference.

Cheery! Those stories are always ridiculously sad. I remember hearing a couple others that, unless I'm mistaken (and I could be), involved effectively cooking babies - one in the oven and another in the microwave. Either way, these mothers are psycho.

The female penguin is a wench. I hope Pepper gets back at them both in the future. Maybe poop on them or something...

Oh sweet Jeebus. I remember hearing a similar story in Seattle in which a man had sex with a horse. Sadly, he did not live to tell the tale.... Go figure.

I imagine you're right. I don't know that she would ever be able to safely go back out into society.

Wowwww. Wonder if she was on meds or anything at the time. That's just...... Ew. Ewewewewew.

Haha, actually it was at Esprit.... We were on a school trip to New York last March and we got bored, lol. That shirt was like.... $70, and nearly everyone who's seen me in that shirt hates me for not getting it.

Eh... What the hey, I've got nothing better to do. It's on my profile, but like I said, I've got nothing better to do, haha.

Oh gosh, reading this thread makes me feel incredibly guilty... I use euphemisms a lot, not necessarily ones named, but I do use a lot, haha. Let's see.... There's "going potty", which I'm not sure WHY I say, I guess it's just fun. There's fudge in place of f**k, tinkle instead of urinate, poo instead of defecate (incidentally no one said Number 1 and Number 2!), poke instead of have sex with, vertically challenged instead of short, fun/travel-sized instead of small of stature.... Oh, the list goes on and on. But the funny thing is the euphemisms that actually annoy me are the ones used in things like radio edits for songs. T-PAIN IS IN LOVE WITH A STRIPPER, NOT A DANCER! Jeez, that one always annoyed the crap out of me...

Alright, well I have seen this thread numerous times on other sites, and I have to say the reactions are always i/nteresting. I for one can't say I have a problem at all with gay pride parades, and in reality I can't wait until I participate in one. If you ask me, gay pride parades are about celebrating who we are, be that the creepy nympho in all the leather or the Hot Gay Nerd in the thick-rimmed glasses (although, if you wore those to a gay pride parade, I don't see them staying on that long... Too many fashion-minded folk. ). It's also about showing everyone that this is how we roll, and if you don't like it you can just go screw a lamp for all we care. I watched a video once that brought up some of the first gay pride parades, and they were about saying that gays are a reality whether you like it or not. We are going to party it up one time a year, and you will deal with it. Gay pride parades are like that diamond stuck in the briar patch; as homosexuals we deal with a lot of crap day to day, and gay pride parades are our time to have a taste of what straight people get every single day, which is to be utterly and completely free to act as we see fit with no judgments. Who the heck is going to judge you in a sea of homosexuality? I believe that the term "gay pride" will eventually fade out once we have equal rights and are viewed as just another person in the world. I'm not sure the parades will end, though, partly because who the heck doesn't want an excuse to have a good time, and because of traditional value. Also, I wonder what people think of straight girls kissing other girls for attention? Does THAT not almost make it look like the gay community is a bunch of freaks looking for someone to watch while they say "Look what I can do!"? I don't really care if girls do that, or anyone else for that matter.... If you are judging an entire community based on something like that, then you are probably extremely closed-minded. That's like saying all blacks are thieves just because one robs a convenience store, or that Hispanics are all illegal immigrants just because SOME of them are. How about looking past that and realizing at the base we are all people and are all different on some level? I don't really think anyone is simply going to see a pride parade and think homosexuals are the scum of the earth. Correct me if I'm wrong, but by that time they already have some ingrained problems with gays to begin with. If they were to see the neighbor's kid run around in skimpy outfits acting in a totally sexual manner, they probably wouldn't label them as a sexual deviant just like that. I suspect it would take more than that one incident. Things like these are acquired over time, and I highly doubt many people's exposure to the gay community is ONLY gay pride. We live in a time where it is very, VERY hard to ignore gays, what with celebrities coming out right, left, and center, in addition to shows like Will and Grace. Basically, I say if a straight person doesn't like it, they can go lick their toilet, because we are not doing it for their benefit. We are doing it for OUR benefit. If we were doing it for them we would call them "heterosexual appeasement parades", which we clearly do not. The moment we do such a thing is the day we let down all the LGBT rights pioneers before us and say "You, the haters, win. We just want you to treat us how you see fit, and we will go ahead and deal with it." If you'll recall, Stonewall was about not taking prejudiced people's bull, and if we censor all those parades now, that will all have been for naught, and we will take a HUGE step back in our fight for our rights. I do see where many people come from saying a lot of the behavior is TOO outrageous (orgies in a parade? What the fudge? When did it turn into a porno pride parade?), and I certainly wouldn't see the harm in having more parades that are family friendly.... But don't you dare censor the parades we already have, because they are what I think of as a beautiful testament to gay history by saying, "We're not gonna take it, so IN YOUR FACE!" In closing, I say they can both hurt and help our cause. They help by showing what an awesome force the gay community can be, but they hurt in that some people might see them and, combined with earlier prejudices, will say we're all lunatics/freaks who will recruit young children to the dark side.... However, I don't think we should care about that, because honestly, no matter WHAT we do, no matter HOW innocent and/or productive it may seem, because of that "gay sticker" on it, people will find something inherently bad with it. ... My, that felt good. I should do that more often. But now that I'm finished, I kinda wanna hear where people think I'm utterly mistaken.... It's been quite a while since I've written something of this nature, haha.

I'm gonna miss that dirty old man....

Holy crap, how did I not know this thread existed?! Hahaha, thank you all for the happy birthday wishes! It was indeed a very entertaining birthday, but as I'm sure most people have felt at one time or another, I don't feel another year older at all.

Sadly, no, I was too young to even know who she was at that time.... But, in the past year, I've become totally engrossed in her music and such, haha.... As for Atreyu, I don't really know who that is quite yet... In most things, I am indeed a sheltered individual, and this would be a prime example. xD

Ohmigosh, as soon as I saw this, I KNEW I would see some of these responses, haha. For me, it's definitely mainly Cher... Yes, a whole lot of the stereotype fits me, I'll openly admit it. Other than that, I'm thinking Rupaul. Never really got into Kylie.... I mean, I've heard probably two songs by her, which really means I need to get out more, haha. Incidentally, my music is reeeeeeeeeally weird.... I was brought up on a mixture of Britney, Spice Girls, Shania Twain, Backstreet, N*Sync, and - interestingly enough - Rob Zombie. Explain that one. O.o

Argh. I would love to do this, but I'm stuck on Windows 2000, on which, of course, you can't get Windows Live Messenger.... I found that out last year, I was annoyed by it.

Alright, well, I figured since I just got on here, I should probably say hi, or something..... HI! Um, other than that, I get the feeling anything else worth mentioning will turn up before long.