Prepared by Ann S.
On Sunday, January 29,
we met at Ann Fitzherbert's lovely home. Ann, thank Tony for us, that
driveway was as dry as mid summer in Arizona.
The
book for discussion was "Becoming Nicole". Born a twin boy, Nicole as a toddler
identified only as a girl. The family did not influence her in this
choice but gave her the opportunity to choose either male or female
toys, dress, or activities. Most feel this early "knowing" justified
her gender reassignment surgery before puberty. We understood
the father's difficulty accepting Nicole's wish to be a girl, and we
applauded his later support. There was a bit of disagreement as to
whether Nicole's use of the staff bathroom was a suitable solution. As
for Jonas, he says always saw a sister, not a brother, and he seems to
not resent or have difficulty with her choice.
It
was a bit of an different meeting in that the discussion centered more
around the subject of the book rather than the book itself. Thanks to
Kathy's book suggestion this meeting found us talking about changes
taking place in our world right now. A major issue in
today's transgender news is discrimination. Marilyn brought up the fact
that refusing a service to anyone whose sexual lifestyle is against
your belief is no different than refusing a person whose religion
or color differs from yours. It was nice to learn on Monday that the
Boy Scouts are now accepting transgender children.
We voted on Marilyn's book suggestions . Winner: Cat’s Cradle, Kurt Vonnegut. This will be our book for March 26.
Next Meeting: February 26, 2017 - Book "Mrs. Dalloway" by Virginia Woolf
Place: Sunset Grille Dianne, can you ask Steven and Kelly if we can meet there?
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