It’s not PC, of course, but this is exactly how my family reacted when my sister came out about being a trans woman. And yeah, I do weirdly miss my brother. And yeah, it baffles me that she never ever gave even a hint of this even as a young young child, before I assume she would know that it was “taboo.” I’ve worked…

I got the impression that although he says “I am a woman” he still hasn’t really internalized what that means. Throughout the show he was saying and doing things in a way that made it seem like he still considers himself pre-transition, even to the point of externalizing his female self, and so it kind of makes sense…

I got kind of annoyed by how much they harped on him “lying” to them. Like, do they not know how the closet works? For a lot of people there’s no halfway point in that, you’re either deeeeep in the closet or you’re out.

Are you actually making the argument that a woman in an evening gown and flat shoes is roughly equivalent to a sloppy man in board shorts and a muscle tank? Because if so, then you need to go back to the drawing board and find a new thought.

I resent the idea that flat shoes are somehow less formal than heels. If that was so, then make men wear them too. Or pull your ass into the 21st century, stupid cannes people.

On the down side, this seems pretty sexist.

Women, if you’re not in pain, you’re not fancy enough.

I’ve never thought about it before, but suddenly I feel bad for girls named “Cat Fisher” (or some variant) who are online dating — I doubt they actually get accused of being someone else (because it would just be too obvious), but they’re probably tired of the jokes.

I need men...

I told my mom she needed to remarry last night because I couldn’t open a salsa jar and she was having a lot of trouble with it. Eventually she got it open, so I guess she doesn’t need to... but I bet huge man hands could have done it quicker.

Real reason: because sometimes some ladies get lonely and want to snuggle against someone with strong arms and tickly chest hair.

Well this article should invite some interesting comments. Also, #banmen.

If that is the case I will formally retract every snide, condescending, or disparaging comment I've ever made about the show or the people in it. You may find it in your local newspaper, assuming those aren't solely museum pieces at that point.

Don’t be too hard on yourself! I went to a trans support group meeting a couple of months ago and was floored by how many trans folks there misgendered each other (and in some cases themselves). We can’t even get it right! This actually really helped me get some perspective about my brother who still has trouble with…

I think it’s already facilitating dialogues, and helping folks, as you say. The subject of his interview came up one day when I was seeing my physical therapist. One of the other therapists was discussing it with their client. I feared the conversation was taking a turn towards mocking Jenner, so I jumped in to talk…

Agreed. I’ve never watched this show before, but I am tempted to watch these eps because I crave to see how my family’s experience compares/contrasts with others. Fortunately for Bruce, it, outwardly, looks like his family is being a lot more supportive than some of the siblings of my family was with my family member.…

I’m gay and watched the Diane Sawyer interview with my big brother. Bless his heart, he kept looking over at me and asking “Yo bro, you had to deal with this?”, and I’d gently say “No, same community; different experiences”. It was honestly adorable.

I can imagine this is true for just about any big news in a family or with an individual, coming out, divorce, moving, a career change, etc. Even if you want nothing more than to be 10000% supportive, you are only human and your emotions and responses to what reality is and what you thought it was are going to come…

I wonder why the other Jenner kids were excluded from all of this since they were kind of central to his interview and supportive of him and definitely had feelings about all of this. They’ve always talked about feeling distant from him in the past seasons but seem closer to him, including as it sounds like he has…

I’m a couple episodes behind on KUWTK but I’ll catch up tonight. honestly, so much makes sense now that he’s come out. Especially the hair thing. Kim was always trying to get him to cut his hair (I think they eventually settled on a trim and highlights a couple seasons back) and was mad about it for the wedding to…