05/23/08
I was sitting in my new office later this afternoon. My mobile phone rang. I saw that it was a “restricted” number. Initially, I was concerned that it might be some sort of emergency and someone I cared about was calling from a hospital or something.

I took a deep breathe and answered.

“Hello, this is Lauri, can I help you?” I normally don’t answer like that. Weird.

“Um,yeah, if you hate the transsexuals so much, you should shave your face you stupid fucking bitch!”

Seriously? Who does that? I know third graders more mature than that. I am pretty sure I know who this person was. I am aware of why she is angry with me. But still, be an adult. There is no need to be so hateful and attempt to intimidate me.

Thank God I have dealt with my gender issues to the extent that I have and that I no longer allow such mean spirited comments to impact me the way that they used to. The shock of this phone call and accusation was certainly startling. I forget in my day to day life that the average person doesn’t know how to process ‘me’. They tend to fear me and judge me upon first interaction and, to their detriment, don’t get the opportunity to know me and appreciate having me in their lives.

So I send out some good energy to all the gender bender folks out there who don’t fit the mold we are told to fit and who are subject to hatred, judgment and physical or verbal assaults for just being themselves…