That sounds plausible to me—maybe more so than that he just decided to go off on Laura because she was there. It's still insensitive and calls for an apology, but maybe not the act of cruelty that we initially thought.

The Reimer case is so sad. nivenv1, you seem to be a kind person who'd like to understand this better; please listen to what EmpressInYellow is saying.

I gave Its_McDude a proper reply; you're just an asshole. Grow up already.

You should probably not comment on issues you understand so little. Resolving gender identity issues is difficult and painful, and it doesn't help when clueless people offer such pearls of wisdom as your unicorn comparison.

Veronica Mars season one. "I was hoping it would be you." 'Nuff said.