[Fish]

I don't know if embarrassed is how I would choose to describe how I feel. Like many things in life there is a stigma attahced to the things we choose to involve ourselves. Some of those stigmas are self imposed, others imposed socitally. I have been a transgender admirer for several years and have only come to terms recently with what that means to me. The bottom line is that bigotry isn't dead and those who are transgendered and those of us who admire them are feared because of what society doesn't know. Some of the sweetest, most sincere, caring people I have met in my 48 years are transgendered. I am no more embarassed by them than I am to be with them. Out of fear for what people will think of me and what it could mean to my business reputation I choose to keep my relationships "quiet". I live for the day that my friends are accepted like anyone else is in life. Embarrassed, no - sad for my friends and angry that I am too weak to openly fight for them, yes.