Comments on: Translove: Is Preference More About Desire Or Is It Political? http://thestarlette.net/2008/08/06/transloveis-preference-more-about-desire-or-is-it-political/ Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:05:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rosalind http://thestarlette.net/2008/08/06/transloveis-preference-more-about-desire-or-is-it-political/comment-page-1/#comment-155 Rosalind Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:12:58 +0000 http://thestarlette.net/2008/08/06/transloveis-preference-more-about-desire-or-is-it-political/#comment-155 Hi Jul, Actually that's a great point and something I didn't consider. I'm with you in that if my partner experienced a shift in gender, I would totally be fine with her/him as well. The powers of unconditional love are profound, but what I thought was also interesting was say a parent was gender questioning or even a child of yours. No question, particularly as queers, we'd love our families unconditionally (- but that doesn't automatically take away the intensity and complexity of the experience. Thanks so much for sharing. Rosalind Hi Jul,
Actually that’s a great point and something I didn’t consider. I’m with you in that if my partner experienced a shift in gender, I would totally be fine with her/him as well. The powers of unconditional love are profound, but what I thought was also interesting was say a parent was gender questioning or even a child of yours. No question, particularly as queers, we’d love our families unconditionally (- but that doesn’t automatically take away the intensity and complexity of the experience.
Thanks so much for sharing.
Rosalind

]]> By: jul http://thestarlette.net/2008/08/06/transloveis-preference-more-about-desire-or-is-it-political/comment-page-1/#comment-154 jul Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:56:22 +0000 http://thestarlette.net/2008/08/06/transloveis-preference-more-about-desire-or-is-it-political/#comment-154 Interesting take on women and the trans-identity...being in a long-term, monogamous, relationship myself...I thought about "what if my partner discovered she was trans" and how would that affect things? What it came down to for me, was that love was love...I would likely seek a female form, but if the spirit I loved was in the "wrong frame," I'd be fine with her/him anyday of the week. Just a thought. Interesting take on women and the trans-identity…being in a long-term, monogamous, relationship myself…I thought about “what if my partner discovered she was trans” and how would that affect things? What it came down to for me, was that love was love…I would likely seek a female form, but if the spirit I loved was in the “wrong frame,” I’d be fine with her/him anyday of the week.

Just a thought.

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