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I've heard a lot of people gay/bi/some transgender say the same. They always felt different but didn't pinpoint it until later. It's not uncommon for transsexuals to know which sex they identify more with already by age 4 or 5 though. I think because being transsexual is a gender identity...

I'm surprised this is news worthy. Those have been around for a long time. I use them too but I can tell if an intersection is coming from a dip in the sidewalk too or because I can hear the cars and feel the wind in front of me.

This is a good point. I'm transgender but I've chosen not to go through with the surgery process for many reasons, including financial and medical. This isn't too uncommon because a lot of people can't afford SRS (it's not covered by insurance and many people don't have insurance) and some...

I'm trans. I can tell you what the signs were for me. I thought I was a boy as a kid and finding out I had the "wrong parts" was really depressing to me. I wasn't sporty but I hung out with other boys as one of them. I was naturally tomboyish, viewed myself as male, and nothing made my day more...

In large amounts. :giggle:

I know that dogs need to be highly trained to not get distracted in public areas. My point is that the tasks a hearing dog would do can be covered by the combination of a pet dog and other people. In public areas you can tell if there is a noise from other people's reactions. At home or when...

If you want a dog to do more than just alert you to sounds, the dog is no longer just a hearing dog. If you have low vision then you can apply for a guide dog.

My point exactly. I can feel him shift when he's sitting next to me (or even at the end of the bed or couch) or feel his head turn in the direction of the sound or sight when I'm playing with him. He naturally alerts me to a lot of the sounds dogmom listed. He bugs me if something like the...

My pet dog does this for me all the time and he's not specially trained. He already lets me know when someone comes in the room and alerts me to sounds I don't hear naturally. I don't see why a dog needs special training for it. It's not a like a guide dog that needs to be highly trained from...

I have a friend who has this same time of service animal. The dog limitation makes no sense to me because it leaves out a lot of people who have actual service animals that just aren't specifically dogs.

:gpost: You nailed it right here.

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Ain't nothing like some tabasco sauce.

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It's not the name so much as the fact it just doesn't work. You can't legislate attitudes. Even though the laws are in place, employers find other intangible reasons not to hire a deaf (or other disabled) worker. What needs to be worked on is getting in employers' heads that the deaf and other...

Demanding terps and rights is being treated the same. I don't understand why asking to have the same access to information as the hearing is seen as an unreasonable request, especially in situations where communication is crucial.

Thank you jillio and souggy for articulating so much better what I was trying to say. :)

Name the last bottom feeding jerk that bullies people on their show and is even known to cut off their guest's mic. There's bottom feeding jerks on both sides and even if they have different methods they're still jerks nevertheless.

If you're gonna break it up that far, you may as well finger spell it. :laugh2:

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