Spiritual implications/reasons for gender identity crisis

[Billy]

If I were to express some of the thoughts and feeling I have on such issues as this one I would no doubt be labelled a bigoted monster as Yera described.  It is a great source of insecurity and shame for me and I am having a tough time navigating thoughts and emotions that would be labelled by society as wrong, unethical, racist, sexist etc.  Seeing someone slammed for expressing themselves with the purpose of trying to understand something and gain greater clarity really gets my blood boiling, but once again I fully admit that this is an internal issue more than anything.  I'm probably being hypocritical and narrow minded in one way or another and for that I apologize.  This is a great source of catalyst for me, just as I imagine it is for many others.   

I haven't "slammed someone for expressing themselves with the purpose of trying to understand..."

As politely as possible I explained to a person (for eg): that for them to say "fiasco" "mutilation" "mental instability"...

"is considered disrespectful and insensitive"

if I can't give that feedback here I may as well leave.

Instead of a polite reply - I was told I "reeked" of "insecurity" and was sarcastically told "so sorry I offended your brittle being"

I offered to share links to help Jeremy, which he chose to ignore and continued to ask his questions to non trans members about trans peoples spirituality.... and to be rude/dismissive to me... yet he's getting the backing of other members here?

 :exclamation:

Splash

My comment wasn't intended as a personal insult towards you Splash, sorry if it came across as such.  I was more so just venting my frustration at the suffocation and repression I feel, which outerheaven described quite well, when reading about and contemplating such sensitive topics as this.  As I mentioned in my previous post, it is an internal thing and comes from a place of personal insecurity and shame for having thoughts and feeling which are labelled as 'wrong' and mean I am not a decent human being.  It's really starting to dawn on me just how complex human beings are and I believe that there is a lot of forgiveness in order.  I really do try see things more harmoniously and compassionately but it is a slow and vulnerable process.  For what it's worth, I do think you raised some valuable and relevant points.