"Are you really transgender?" She questioned. Then as if an apology, "My friend said you were."
"Yes." I had met the lady several times over the past couple years as she works in one of the big name stores.
"My son told me last week he was gay." She began to pour out her fear for him. She would support him with a mother's love but she was worried. The world wasn't a nice place for gay people.

For approximately ten minutes I listened to her talk about her love for him but as a mother she was scared. She asked me about support groups for gays. I apologized as I knew OKC had several but I didn't remember the names. I'd have more information for her next time we met. Understandably to most, LBGT means an all inclusive understanding and support. Isn't that what the batch of letters means? Not even close. I do a lot of research on the LBG sites but T is tossed in as an after thought. To be fair, all my research is on T and I seldom get sucked into researching LBG except in passing.

Next time I meet my friend I'll have a folder full of data for her on the G groups in and around the OKC area. There are a lot of local groups and national groups along with college groups. If one is G, OKC isn't too bad a place to be. Even my psychologist has a G group meeting. Last year I joined a session. Nope not my thing. Several of my friends are gay, funny as hell, great friends, I just don't want to socialize with them.
Hugs Lisa
Barb
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