tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270306578933066732.post3673238577651890055..comments2024-01-31T09:36:11.225-05:00Comments on Two Spirits - One Halle: Becoming NormalHallehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03847654451426257182noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270306578933066732.post-39791222298445334102010-07-06T14:23:12.937-04:002010-07-06T14:23:12.937-04:00Advocates for Informed Choice is a non-profit orga...Advocates for Informed Choice is a non-profit organization advocating for the legal and human rights of children with intersex conditions or differences of sex development, like the ones in this story. We work in collaboration with bioethicists, doctors, parents, affected adults, and many others. If you are interested in taking action to help protect these children, and to be sure that possible Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07770777181100059631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270306578933066732.post-10634592756287029052010-07-03T20:11:15.408-04:002010-07-03T20:11:15.408-04:00I've been seeing many links to the story about...I've been seeing many links to the story about CAH, most of which repeat the same information. At this point, I'm not sure what to think.<br /><br />As for "normal," I think we're a long way from being able to impose that. There are far too many variables to deal with at this point.<br /><br />If it had been possible to alter me <i>in utero</i> so that I would have been VĂ©ro Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02895169022031921712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270306578933066732.post-18512810696013736272010-07-03T15:17:55.924-04:002010-07-03T15:17:55.924-04:00It made us different, and yes, I think better huma...It made us different, and yes, I think better human beings; kinder and more empathetic. I knew what 'real men' were like as a young person, and I hated them for being that way. No way I could have accepted the idea of becoming callous and ignorant of the feelings of those around me in order to 'pass' as a tough guy. Strangely, it never occurred to me that I might not be a guy at Hallehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03847654451426257182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270306578933066732.post-75850584349119356412010-07-03T15:01:34.900-04:002010-07-03T15:01:34.900-04:00I've often thought about this. If only I could...I've often thought about this. If only I could have been born "normal", wouldn't my life have been so much easier? Well, maybe it would have, but would it have made me a better person? I think in some ways, growing up trans has made me a more empathetic person.<br /><br />Nice post Halle!<br /><br />Melissa XXMelissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600684740584460891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270306578933066732.post-58414667761939009302010-07-03T09:42:53.699-04:002010-07-03T09:42:53.699-04:00Halle,
This was beautiful. I've said many tim...Halle,<br /><br />This was beautiful. I've said many times that if someone could have made me a "normal boy" it would have been like altering my soul. It just isn't cool to mess with people's identity all willy-nilly. As you say, when it's a true health issue, fine, but when it's in the pursuit of "normal" or "ideal" or even "inoffensive,&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com