I feel they already have the same civil rights as anybody else. They're not special or endangered or anything. They seem to want to be treated as though they are actually what they are trying to be. Special pronouns, special allowances in restrooms they don't belong in and competing against women and girls in athletic events as though they are actually women. They aren't, and women are being relegated to 2nd place because of them. IMHO.

I would explain to them they'd always be trans, and not the opposite sex. A woman encompasses more than just looking like one, it includes having breasts that give milk and a womb that gives periods and babies, and being less muscular than men, but having a different capacity for other things as well. I would explain all the complexities of having to always introduce themselves as trans, for if they were ever to introduce themselves as a woman, and then for the man to find out they were actually trans, could get them in a lot of bother, because they are never going to be able to bear children, and the other person has a right to know the truth. Then when all that's explained, the choice is up to them, but I fear that a large majority of children that are making the change, shouldn't be, because it's proven that it can be just a stage they go through, and cannot possibly fathom the consequences of transitioning, such as problems with the brain, hormones, and all the negative consequences that come with interfering with their bodies, including mutilation, which is what cutting body parts about is. I do feel for them it must be hard, but they are literally putting everyone in the same category, which I feel is dangerous, it doesn't allow any room for those just going through a phrase, and that's worrying. And then having men transitioning and raping women, it opens up some very sordid ways for sex offenders and paedophiles to get their kicks, it's complex to say the least.

They are still humans to be protected as a people. The public is divided over the extent to which society has accepted people who are transgender. Many Americans already express "discomfort" with the pace of change around issues of gender identity. To talk some sense into young ones who want to choose that life, I would try to convince them to change their ways by living a godly life. If they refuse to listen, then I can't hold them back.

Civil rights are what man has said or allows, I answer to a higher authority and that is the Lord God. He knows how He made man and I adhere to what He says.

No problem here. Live and let live.

I have to admit: like the same-sex marriage thing, I really don't understand. Here in the U.S. they all already have all of the very same rights that I do. Why do they need MORE rights? Why do they need EXTRA rights? *** If I had a son or daughter like that, I would explain to them that God assigns gender, that it's genetic - it's actually coded by DNA into each and every single cell in their whole body - and that there are advantages and disadvantages to both, and that she or he should take full advantage of everything that God gave them rather than spending their time and effort trying to be something other than what God made them and intended them to be.

All humans, regardless of gender or gender variation deserve the SAME human rights; no less, no more!