Greg.See-Kee@p0.f404.n714.z3.fidonet.org (Greg See-Kee) (03/06/90)
Index Number: 7085 RN> Barbara, just tell him that you are a woman first and RN> formost. I think that I am "Disabled First", then a man. To be imprisoned into a sex role ...! My friends who knew me as a Man, before my traumatic brain damage, tried to relate to me as a Man. I found that so revolting. My women friends had all these crazy ideas about relating to men ... These don't work with me now. One of the very predictable side-effects of my disability is "loss of libido". The other people had these illusions about my supposed physical prowess... walking, shopping, handyman, gardening, etc. I found that if I give up the sex role, some simple minded people are so unsure about relating to me, that we don't feel comfortable. However, I am now seeing other more valuable people who value their life outside of the prison that we call "Sex Roles". -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!3!714!404.0!Greg.See-Kee Internet: Greg.See-Kee@p0.f404.n714.z3.fidonet.org