What's the best country to live in for a TGirl?

Hallo

I'm just wondering to hear your opinions.
Canada in my case.

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Ciao ciao,
Monica

any country which can accept same-sex marriage!! or perhaps where my partner live or from..

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lovingsoul...
bad experienced I take it as a good lesson,
good times I saved it as good memories..

love, peace and happiness..

There're a lot of ts in Thailand and they do well. But same-sex marriages are not allowed...

I think ultimately wherever you're both happy, but yes, having laws that help would be good.

I think it'd come down to where work is available, a place you can both build a home.

Anywhere that gives recognition to same-sex marriages, or allows someone to state their gender on documentation, or both.

cheers,
Tony

hmmm... Australia, Singapore or maybe the UK..

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I don't think that laws and attitudes generally match up. Australia has anti-discrimination laws but transgenders are still pointed and laughed at if they are read but then again I don't live in a capital city. Having said that, I think that laws do make a real difference. They kind of set an example for what is acceptable.

I would like to know which country has better acceptance of transgenders at a societal level. I would rather live in a country/city where I am not treated as an oddity on a day to day basis regardless of whether there are laws to protect me or not. I think this has a bigger impact on quality of life.

I know there are a lot of places in my country where TG is accepted to a high degree. Also the overall additude regaurding gay, lesbian, TG people is slowly becoming more open. That being said there are also lots of places where people are very close minded. I come from a place that is both. I hope things will get better in every country in every place, but TG and their supporters like me have a good way to go. So keep up the good work!

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All anyone can be is themselves

While I can tolerate the occasional lingering stare, it does worry me how a partner of a TS would handle that. Although, I have noticed that people aren't so bold when you are with other people.

I find it remarkable that in the year 2008 in a world of mass communication that people are still so small minded. Having said that, I think television has a part to play. For many people the only perception of TG's is based on shows like Jerry Springer where they stick some guy in a dress, name him Delilah and say he is a TG - that is what people see and that is what they think about us.

The other problem is TS porn. I am so tired of guys thinking that what they see on tranny porn is the reality. I have never been active (even before hormones) and I have no ability, intention or inclination to be active after 12 years of hormone treatment. This is why I have given up on looking for someone even for a casual relationship.

M.

Hi M,

Media and porn don't help generally, but particularly in this case. I think the most sensitive treatment of a TS relationship was in "The Crying Game", but even then, the hype surrounding it was mainly just for titillation, rather than any attempt to show any acceptance.

As for being active, I think that if a guy is serious about you, he should simply accept your limits. After all, there are girls in straight porn who do all sorts of things that many girls won't do, and guys wear that all the time.

Great to have you on board M.

cheers,
Tony

Hi M,

yeah, it is easier to be different in any form in a capital city. I know that Melbourne, especially in the inner eastern suburbs is very relaxed about differences of any sort, including TS/TG status. I hear that Newtown in Sydney, despite being the unofficial capital of gay life in Australia, is less so.

The Philippines looked very accepting on a personal level when I was there in feb. You'd still be stared at there, but that's more about skin colour (assuming you're Anglo-Celtic) than TS/TG.

cheers,
Tony