Jul03

Nice to Meet You Too.

on July 3rd, 2012 at 2:58 am
Posted In: Words

A few days ago I received the following email:

Date: 10 Jun 2012 09:15:33 -0700
To: vandybeth@mindspring.com
Subject: Email from vandybethglenn.com
From: infosri@juno.com

NAME: Sharon Kass

EMAIL: infosri@juno.com

COMMENTS: Congress knows that homosexuality and transgenderism are preventable and treatable. They’re too scared and selfish to defend the truth, but the people will defend it.

You are a very sick man. See Richard Fitzgibbons’s “Gender Identity
Disorder in Children” and “The Desire for a Sex Change,” at www.narth.com.

The truth will out–no matter what people in government do.

www.narth.com
www.gaytostraight.org
www.peoplecanchange.com
www.pfox.org
www.janellehallman.com
www.josephnicolosi.com

PAGE: http://vandybethglenn.com/contact/email/
REFERER: http://vandybethglenn.com/

I share her email address without compunction, partly because her message was unsolicited and rude, and partly because I suspect that juno.com address was created for the sole purpose of this drive-by, and it’s not her actual regular address.

Anyway, I don’t believe in ignoring the ignoramuses or letting them have the last word, so earlier today I sent this response:

COMMENTS: Congress knows that homosexuality and transgenderism are preventable and treatable. They’re too scared and selfish to defend the truth, but the people will defend it.

Those are interesting remarks. You do realize I’m not a member of Congress, yes? So I don’t know why it’s important for you to bring that up in a personal email to me. Do you think I have the number for “Congress” saved in my cellphone address book? Maybe between “Cleaners” and “Cousin Ralph”?

Furthermore, Congress is composed of 535 individuals who are not all in agreement when it comes to homosexuality and “transgenderism” (and that isn’t really a word used by 21st-century residents). Quite a few of the Senators and Representatives in Congress agree with you, and have been quite vocal about defending that “truth,” as you put it. People like Rep. Michele Bachmann and Sen. James Inhofe. They’re not at all “scared,” so maybe you should contact them about getting the word out. They are, however, in the minority, and that minority shrinks every year, so you should hurry.

I’m not sure what you mean by “selfish,” though. Do you think Congress wants to keep all the gay for itself? I’d like for you to expand on this in your reply, if you wouldn’t mind.

You are a very sick man. See Richard Fitzgibbons’s “Gender Identity Disorder in Children” and “The Desire for a Sex Change,” at www.narth.com.

I don’t believe I’m either “sick” or a “man,” and since you’ve plainly seen my blog and know a few things about me, you must know this. So to make such a declaration to me is both rude and unkind. Was that your intention? If so, I’ll look for an apology in your reply, and then we can set about having a real dialogue.

I read Dr. Fitzgibbons’s article, “The Desire for a Sex Change,” but I’m afraid none of its assertions apply to me, and none of them were backed up by empirical, testable data. They’re just opinions derived from a handful of anonymous anecdotes. Tell me, did you honestly think, after all I’ve been through in the pursuit of my gender transition, that you could show me a few links and I would be persuaded I’d been mistaken all this time?

The truth will out–no matter what people in government do.

I agree with you! The truth will out, that people who are gay or transgender, regardless of why they are so, and regardless of whether that can be changed (it can’t), are valuable members of society, deserving of respect and equal rights. No matter what people in government do. I’m glad you and I are not completely at loggerheads.

I’ll let you all know if I hear anything back.