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The "bathroom ordinance" failed due to lack of support by the rest of the Rockwall, TX city council. Only the Mayor voted for it, and he's apparently the only one who had a problem.

Yeah, she might be upset, at least until she learns more about Susan's past and all the trauma therein. Susan got to grow up in wealth, while Diane got to grow up with a more complete and loving family.

It was meant to be colorful language. Again, it's kinda a weird pick to nit. Even if I said yes, I could also say we're still finding them. If we were to go by the original story, the box was empty of everything but hope once the evils were unleashed. But it doesn't mean Pandora was able to catalogue them all as they came screaming out, or encountered them all during her lifetime even. The gender box has been opened for quite a while, it's just more recently that western european culture has been willing to examine what came out. Except, you can run into this in many situations. Replace terminology with other words, like policy, and you just described a lot of groups (very few groups are homogenous, even if they are "single issue" groups). Yes, it is a controversy in some trans circles (apparently not the ones I'm involved in, we must hang out with different people), but that's okay, and allowed. And yes, on some issues you can take sides and offend the other side (i.e. abortion) and not really have any way around it. When it does happen, it sucks, but I point to OldHack's approach as the best standard approach to work with. Deal with the individual, don't worry so much about how unified the group is (or isn't). (I meant to post this yesterday, ugh)

6 when found out about adoption and ethnicity bit odd but far from unheard of.

Yeah, I was the same as Diane when I was little. I understand that there are some interesting and funny stories from when I was little.

I can totally see this happening.

It's an alternate universe from ours.

It is a Tea'd Heidi.

I have elected to simplify. I choose to refer to each individual as they prefer and to otherwise avoid employing offensive terms as I am best able. That is the best I can do; if this stance makes me enemies, I regret that but I do not know a better place to work from.

A few things. First, there are some people who (to me) look entirely different when not wearing glasses. Charlotte is very much in that group. Second, a "Pin Up" pic? This is not a particularly attractive pose. Third, while there is something to be said for candid pictures, this looks more like an invasion of privacy.

It's El Goonish Shiva!