Slightly Edited Reposted Reply Per Site Admin **
Beauty wrote:Hi,
Please remember you are talking to a person who is not an adult. Sexual discussion should probably be left to family or friends, but if you feel the need to give any advice, well.. I can't really say or do anything that would make any sense.
Just be careful.
BG, I'd advise that you do speak with a school counselor or someone you feel you can trust in your family.
Beauty
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** imho comment: without getting into a post-graduate level thesis -
In the pursuit of human understanding, especially in the realms of self, and interpersonal relationships, it's important for one to distinguish between issues pertaining on one hand to gender identity, and on another to sexual fantasies / urges / activity.
** "Homophobia" is nothing more than an aggressive - defensive construct of the contemporary, western, self-defined, socio-political "gay community" designed to advance their "status" claims for recognition (legitimacy?) as a "subculture" against a relatively illiterate, insecure and disoriented world population ...
** that anyone would use it as an argumentative lever while advising a self-confessed and admittedly confused 16 yr old on the rather complex issue of human sexuality, without at least asking questions and suggesting higher level options such as recommended by the Site Admin is at least superficial, self-serving, and irresponsible, if not criminal.
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Hey BG, Welcome to the online global version of the "Wonderful World of Everybody With Internet Access Is A SEXpert" ... (For the American commercial TV version, see Oprah & Dr.Phil) ...
I hope you have some "trustworthy elders" you feel comfortable searching your personal life with ... considering I'm approx 3x your age, and that I've worked many carreers and travelled / experienced more than most, I can offer that in my own life, while there have been hundreds who have gladly offered me the "wisdom of their lives", there have only been a few (probably less than 25) people including my own trusted and trustworthy father, mother, grandparents; some teachers; few mentors, and equally few "Friends" who have actually "helped" me ...
** and when it came to the "dilemma" of my own gender identity / sexuality, it was the Great Master of The Universe "who" guided me to the point where I am now - comfortable with my own androgyny ...
but first, it required most of my physical life and many falls to become comfortable approaching "Him" for assistance with my mortal fears and anxieties ...
Good Luck !!!
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Love / Marda
ps. - as a former funeral director, I have arranged and provided services for both genetic males and genetic females of various races and/or ethnic groups, many religious faiths, dietary persuasions and sexual preferences ...
to my experience, on a world scale, gender identity is still an early stage development in becoming understood and recognized as a legitimate element of the human condition ...
but also to my experience, all of the above is subject to the Infinite, Universal Laws of Cosmic and Human Spirituality.
/M
