United States • 22 y/o • MaleReviews Received
Just would like you to know that my friend killed himself because he couldn't get the gender affirming care he needed. My first online friend almost died by overdosing several times because instead of using the name he asked to be called his parents wouldn't listen to him and kept calling him his deadname, I have no idea if hes even alive today. One of my classmates tried to drown herself because no matter what she did she she still felt like people only saw her as a boy. I’ve had a few close calls of my own because my parents prioritized my birth gender over my life. Calling the kid in this story his name and allowing him to start hormones didn't save him but I doubt its what killed him, from experience and being around all kinds of trans people I'm sure it only kept him with us a little bit longer. Using his tragic death to make it harder for other trans people to survive is evil and unforgivable, of both you and his mother.
This is a good question, but other things also need to be considered. Many people do believe in a god, multiple gods, no god. How do you know which ones which, how do you know which one to believe in, what is the truth? Those are questions to also consider besides morality. Many people make up their own morals, and so that means that you can have all of those things without believing in a God(s) or no god(s). There are many different religions, beliefs, cultures. Is there a way to tell which one's the right one? Everyone has their own beliefs and morals, but that doesn't mean that everything's going to fit perfectly because many people believe in many different things.
About the lawgiver, we have never had any evidence of the existence of God. About what to believe, we should think of the outcome of every action to identify it as good or bad. There has never been any lawgiver, it was always us humans using holy names to fulfill our own greed. I believe if we ever got to hear anything from God, there would have been no crimes.
I love this. It was so creative and clever!
You could cut 'by any stretch of the imagination' and still convey the essential point. Nonetheless its a good portrayal of a man too proud to ask for help. Our culture puts a lot of pressure on us to be perfect but few if any of us are.
This made me think of a friend of mine, for some reason.
I noticed a lot of people asking for more of this, and I don't know if you have written more or not, but I think it's actually quite good as a standalone, just a snippet of story that is what it is.
