HI tyra,
my name is nikki and i wanted to ask you something that is really important to me. i am 19 years old and i am a lesbian, no one in my family knows cause most of them are against gays the only one that does know is my mom. i told her about 7 months ago but ever since i told her she puts it off like i was joking and i'm not. and i have been dating the same person for little over 2 years now and her family dont know either cause they are really against it expessully her mom. and we both have been keeping it a secret that we are gay and together and we dont want to anymore cause we dont like having to hide our feelings for each other when others are around, we want to be able to do what all couples do but we dont know how to tell our family's. i am asking you to help me cause i look up to you so much and i thought my be you could help us out a little bit. it would mean alot to me and my girlfriend if you could write us and tell us what your thoughts are about our situation.
love you and your the best!
thanks nikki

I've posted once before and reading new posts has made me want to point something out that seems to be at the heart of matters regarding transsexuality and how the general public (and the haters) seem to view us:

Being Transgendered or Transsexual has nothing to do with sexuality. Nothing.

Why is it that when someone sees a MtF or a FtM TG/TS, that people automatically assume that we're gay or that the intention is that we're doing this for a man or woman?

Does my wearing a dress mean that i automatically like men? Answer me this: ...then why don't you automatically assume that all women who wear pants must only be interested sexually towards women?

Before you look at the cover of the book, don't just assume you know the story. Transgender and Transsexual people are just that.. people.. nothing more. We're only trying to be true to ourselves and in the end, we become more honest and non-judgmental than the mass populous.

The majority of Trans-folk out there live their transitioning lives in an asexual manner.. this means that they have no sexual relationships. Please, don't be ignorant, educate yourselves before jumping to conclusions that are based on stygmas and ill conceived views. Religion should have nothing to do as a deciding influence on who we are as human beings and should not be a factor in regulating how we love ourselves.

hi tyra,
i wasnt much of a fan before but know that i am a stay at home mom i am watching your shows and begining to like it alot espeacially your outlook on life there has been a couple of shows i wanted to comment on
1.i hate people that say stupid thinds i am not racist but i hate people that judge without knowledge of anything my husband and me spend alot of time debating abouy alot of topics that i hear on your show my main arguement is people are people no matter what ther do being gay black white afgabor whatever soesnot change anything
with that been said i have a 4 year old daughter name trinity and i am currently expecting my 2nd one my child is the friendliest person i have seen she would hug everyone say hi to everyone (as long as we know them) play with every child no matter what color race or background they are .
that is they way we are raising her to see people for people not to see their outside first.
3.one last thing i am the kind of person that loves to ask question that i can learn things i have a little bit of knowledge on almost every race and religion out there tyra i would love for you to email me at mballester5283@verizon.net
bye bye

tyra
i have always looked forward to watching your show on day time viewing but after your show on transgender teens i was really upset.your show is aired in south africa in the morning when young children are home and awake.your show can create doubt and confusion in the minds of perfectly normal children just because there are one or two similarities between them and your guests.your show is not meant for young and imature teens but for parents in those situations.please think about the consequences of your show next time you air such a difficult and life altering topic.

tyra
i have always looked forward to watching your show on day time viewing but after you aired the show about transgender teens it really upset me because it made it look like you are only interested in your show and your guests and forgetting that there are children at home and awake around that time of day wathching your show and are not mature enough to understand the content.it is wrong to talk about such subjects at that time of day because it creates doubts in the minds of perfectly normal children just because there is one or two similarities between them and the childern on your show.your show is not meant for children but for parents who are in that situation with thier child.

My uncle is a transgender. ftm. A few years ago he along with my mother appeared on Maury for a show similar to yours. I love my uncle very much and support his decision to live as a man. I was not aware of my uncle's transformation until I was beginning junior high. (I have just recently completed high school)my entire life up until that point I was raised with an uncle. At first the concept was difficult for me to grasp because I had never heard of such a procedure. I was really pleased Tyra that you would tackle such a complicated subject. I though that you handled the subject with a great sense of delicacy, and I appreciate that. I also value the educational aspect of the show... I think that your show must have been an encouragement to many young people. I wish that more people were as understanding...
♥Rachel

I m ondy destry, and los my life but God save me and i happy also rejoice my life
re life and everylasting life get.so i thank many2 god jesus.so i shul prey every body get re life. thankyou God.

Reading all of these comments, I have to say that I'm disheartened. I'm not transsexual myself, but I have only fallen in love twice in my life and it has both times been for transsexuals. (Once mtf, now ftm) This is the reason for stealth- People immediately condemn what they don't understand. If these people could see what transsexuals go through on a daily basis, just for a second, they wouldn't be so sure of themselves. Imagine hating your body, truly, to the core. It's not something transsexuals can change, that's a ridiculous statement- They don't want to be this way. My boyfriend (ftm) cries to me constantly because he wishes he could be comfortable in himself and have that be easy. And as for "God made them that way"- Didn't God also make them have these thoughts? Perhaps them being this way allows them to see something that you and I will never see. These are people, just like the rest of us, and we should not judge them for who they are. They have it hard enough without society jumping on their backs the way they do. I only hope that society becomes just a little more accepting, for my boyfriend's sake.

Reading all of these comments, I have to say that I'm disheartened. I'm not transsexual myself, but I have only fallen in love twice in my life and it has both times been for transsexuals. (Once mtf, now ftm) This is the reason for stealth- People immediately condemn what they don't understand. If these people could see what transsexuals go through on a daily basis, just for a second, they wouldn't be so sure of themselves. Imagine hating your body, truly, to the core. It's not something transsexuals can change, that's a ridiculous statement- They don't want to be this way. My boyfriend (ftm) cries to me constantly because he wishes he could be comfortable in himself and have that be easy. And as for "God made them that way"- Didn't God also make them have these thoughts? Perhaps them being this way allows them to see something that you and I will never see. These are people, just like the rest of us, and we should not judge them for who they are. They have it hard enough without society jumping on their backs the way they do. I only hope that society becomes just a little more accepting, for my boyfriend's sake.

sad but true

i personally have nothing against gays transsexuals, if that the life you choose its your business but here's the reality biblical and even scientifically homosexuality is wrong a man and a man cannot make life neither can a woman and a woman, i dont think we should hate them, but excepting them is not the way to go people, love to compare being black or of other races to be gay its not the same, i believe that with love people can see what a sad place this world is coming to be, heres the truth if your going to use the bible and i say this to the women who came on your show spreading their hate make sure you know it, and i'm saying this as a person who has read and study the bible since the age of 10, i am now 22, because if you read the bible you will understand that hate is not of god's commandment "love thy neighbor as thou lovest thy self" and yes god is a man of low tolerance, it is christ who is the forgiving one, the towers was not an example of god's wrath but much more of the fact that god will spare no one, not even me if you are not living according to his standards your soul is in jeopardy of hell, to the trannies you were made in god's image if something was wrong with you or if you were suppose to be a man or woman dont you think he would have made you that way, to the gays god's word sayes be fruitful and multiple, how can you do that? and to those women who want use scripture against gays and other god's book also sayes a woman should not wear that which pertain unto a man nor should a man wear that which pertain to a woman, so sitting there in your pants and make up your going against his word, be wise and use wisdom when you speak for you will be judged by the same words you speak out of your mouth, love your show from the bisexual girl from ny going to hell with the rest of ya peace lol

Hey Tyra..
There are so many posts already about the Phelps family, but I just feel the need to speak out against what they said. I am a Christian, I have gone to church since I was born. I know what the Bible says, and I also know what the Bible means. Having said that, I must say...the Phelps were a detestable group of ladies, but some things they said were in fact right. Though, homosexuality is condemned in the Bible, No doubt about it, so are [many] other sins. WE ARE ALL GUILTY SINNERS AND WE ALL DESERVE TO DIE (yes...even you, Shirley Phelps!) No one fits into a little category of perfection that would enable them to sit back a hate and judge another human for his or her sepcific sins. Whether homosexuality is a choice or not I do not know...but if someone cares about what God thinks of them, they should in fact repent. But to sit on a high horse and say "THEY are worthy of death, THEY are horrible sinners who deserve hellfire!!" Well that's just stupid. We all do. GOD DOES NOT HATE PEOPLE. GOD HATES SIN. There is a huge difference. But that's where Jesus' blood and forgiveness comes in.
Oh, and the commetns about 9/11 are probably the most horrible and jaw-dropping words I have ever heard in my life. God probably will punish this county for it's consistent immorality, but she just took it waaaay too far!!

I really want people to know above all that true Christians are not like those people. They are what give us a bad name. They may know the Bible chapter for chapter, but they are too high upon a pedastool to see how wrong they are about pointing out only homosexuality as a sin someone should die for. They fail to mention adultery, idolatry, fornication, and other sins that are equally displeasing to God. Newsflash! God sees all sins equally. Hating gay poeple is like picking out one sin out of a bucket of hundreds and focusing only on it. They need to take a look at their own lives, and PRAY FOR THOSE WHO STRUGGLE instead of hating them.

Thanks!

First of all, god loves ALL of his children. He is pure and does not discriminate against his children. Being gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered is not a sin. God wants his children to be true to themselves rather than live a lie. He wants us to be happy. And as far as that Phelp family goes, they don't follow god, they follow the bible, and the bible is false writings of god. I have gay, lesbian, bisexual and even a transgendered friend and they are some of the greatest people I know. To discriminate against them is the true sin.

Hey Tyra!
I've been watching ur show since it aired and its a success to all women who need good strong, succesful, and independent model such as you. So I was watching this episode where a mother and her daughters appeared saying that Gay people are damned to hell if they dont change their orientation becuz God hates "fags." I was shocked and angry. First of all, God embraces everyone, God loves all his children. He does not hate anything or anyone. He is all forgiving. People cannot purify anyone either. Gay people can make their life choices just as we do. Second, their appearance on the show on how they showed they're so ignorant, they're setting example that God is ignorant as well when it clearly states in the Bible he's pure. He knows no hatred or ignorance. I'm a Christian and I know, as everyone else, God doesnt hate what he created or is going to create. That family is ignorant and they think they can make the choices for gay people when they can't when we all know God makes the choices for us. How their hatred for gay people showed on ur show, shows they're not following God's wishes for us. We have to have a pure heart and accept everyone, just as God wants us to. May God forgive that family for acting SO ignorant. We are Gods lambs and he's our shephard. May all who know Him and how great is his heart go toward the gates of heaven for that is what God wants us to do: follow him.

I was watching this episode where a mother and her three daughters said that gay men and women were damned to hell for eternity and that God HATES "fags". I know it is from August first, but I still feel like I have to voice my opinion. The mother in this family is, first of all, VERY ignorant. She and other people like her are the very reason that we have problems in our society today. I'm not Christian or Catholic, I am Agnostic, so I do believe in something but I don't put a name on it... I do know that GOD doesn't HATE what he created!!! I know that these ignorant children and their mother probably didn't even READ the bible because if they did they would see that they are in fact sinners themselves and what they are doing and saying is very close to blasphemy. For them to say that God hates and God says these things is like saying they know Him personally. I know every person on this planet is entitled to their own opinion, but I do not like it when I hear what these women are saying! You can't help who you love and who you are attracted to. I wouldn't doubt if any of these women were homosexual themselves and were too afraid of what their mother and piers would say to come out. It is people like this, people filled with hate in their hearts that are trying to spread ignorance, that make me scared to bring up my own children. I ESPECIALLY thought that the comments they made on the World Trade Center were horrible. What they said to me was that all of the loved ones, the mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles and everyone else... normal people SHOULD have died that day the horrible way they did. What about the firefighters and police officers that tried to rescue people and got trapped? What about all of those innocent children? As evil and wrong as people like these women are, I still am not going to say I hate them that would make me hypocritical. What I'm saying IS just my opinion. It's not right, it's not wrong, it's an opinion.

Thank you for listening to my words and I'm sorry if it's scramble.

Tyra,
I grew up in a Catholic home but went to a Christian school. This is to show that I am speaking for both religions. Though my family is mostly Catholic, I consider myself Baptist. Either way we are Christians, becuase Christianity is simply the belief that Christ exists and that we should live to please Him, the Son of God. I do not believe that homosexuality is at all right; i agree that it is a sin. However, I DO NOT agree with the Phelp family. They are giving our society a wrong view of Christians. It is because of "Christians" like them that people dont even want to hear a Christian speak of God. GOD DOES NOT HATE HOMOSEXUALS. They are still people...human beings, and God loves EVERY SINGLE PERSON in this world. He may not agree with the sin and yes He does hate THE SIN, but NOT THE PERSON. Homosexuals should change thier way of life. God created one man for one woman, but the fact that the Phelps dont want to befriend anyone who is not "saved" shows one thing, they are hypocrites. They tell you "hate, hate, hate". They quote Scripture to you; but they leave out the passage where God tells us to love our neighbors and pray for our enemies. Then they say homosexuals are worthy of death. WE ARE ALL WORTHY OF DEATH. That is why God sent His Son to die for us; for a chance to start over, for salvation. We all sin. One thing that Christians all agree with is that we ALL sin and that God sees ALL sin equally. homosexuality, stealing, killing,even simply anger; its all equal in His eyes. You know what other thing is a sin...HATE. It is not wrong to hate a thing, but God specifically says that HATRED (toward people) is a sin. And if God sees all sin equally then thier hatred toward homosexuals is as bad as homosexuality itself...in fact it is worst because they are trying to preach something to the world while they contradict thier own beliefs. The only difference between Christians and the rest of the world is that Christians repent. We change our ways to please God. But we are not to hate others let alone bully and discriminate them. The Phelps make me sad...REALLY sad. They are saying that they are better than anyone else. Romans 3:23 For ALL have sinned and come short of the glory of God. SHE AND HER FAMILY ARE NOT EXCEPTIONS. The duty of a Christian is to befriend everyone and lead the lost to Christ. We are NOBODY to judge others. And we have NO RIGHT to hate ANYBODY.
P.S. I know the show has already been aired. I would still appreciate it if you cleared things up with your audience. It hurts me that it is so easy to make the world hate Christians just because "Christians" like the Phelps display such anger and hatred. Thank you for your time!
P.S.S lol I love you! you are awesome! You help many people and do sooo much good!
God Bless

hi tyra i want to know if you get nervous talking to guys how do you get over it? And look like all the other girls who flirt so easily..

Dear Tyra,
I did not happen to see this episode, but going through the website this one caught my eye. I have a friend, who will remain anonymous, that has gender identity disorder. They had so many issues with it. It is nice to know that someone is bringing the taboo issues to America's forefront.

I wanted to thank Tyra for shining a light on the transgebdered community, and for being so understanding. I love and honor her for that! I am a transgendered teen and her episode on transgendered youth encouraged me to come out to my mother. Her reaction wasn't what I expected. She seemed understanding.

hey tyra,
im a teen and in high school and from what i see genders are so an issue. Everyone sees the boys like you cant tell them anything cuse they get physicaly angry but i notice that girls arent as small and weak as society saqys they can really destroy someone emotionaly.

Hi Tyra and a hello as well to all other who've posted comments.

I am a 38 year old MtF Transgendered woman. Now, some of those who've posted may disagree with this, saying that since i was born a male that i am am a man. Not so... Since i was a child, i'd always known that something about me was different. I didn't think the way that other males did.. i didn't act like they did. I was never attracted to the male gender in a sexual or intimate way either, so noone can tell me that this condition is something that's based on sexuality. I live my life as a woman and because i'm true to myself, it's as infectious as a smile. People see me as just being myself... not with a label attached.. and because of this, they ask me questions, knowing that they will get honest answers instead of spiteful retorts.

My daughter is now 14 and she as well as her mother are as understanding and accepting as they can be. The people that i meet and know in my community are supportive as well. Why? Because they see that i am a human being.. not something that requires a societal label in order to be understood.

Where G-d is concerned, i was raised a Catholic. My belief however is that i was born with a purpose. Until just a few years ago, i'd made a complete mess of my life simply because i was constantly living in denial regarding who i am/was. Once i embraced that i am transgendered, i was finally able to see who i truly am and not only am i happier than i ever imagined i would be, but people see me for who i am as well.. there's not a facade or mask that's put up for others to see.
I was given extreme obstacles to overcome, one of which was to find myself in the wrong "shell" i was born into.

To the negative commentators: There's a LOT of information out there in libraries and the web regarding being transgendered or a transexual. If you're more willing to place your faith and beliefs in heresay or stygmas, then your choice is ignorance. The media typically portrays anyone that they target in a negative light.. so don't just go with what you see on TV or in films.
I'd like to hear what the steadfast religeous zealots have to say regarding hemaphrodites (those born with the genitalia of both genders). If a hemaphrodite is raised as a female and the child demands later to be raised as a boy, is it still a parent abusing their child?
Being transgendered is the same thing... the only difference is that instead of being born with the external genitalia of both genders, the transgendered person is born with the mind, spirit and heart of the opposite gender. They're born with both genders hard-wired into their system and eventually, they alone will be able to tell which is the more dominant of the two.

Don't be ignorant... ask questions with the intent on getting answers. Ask those who live with whatever it is that you don't agree with. You may not like the answers, but at least you'll have facts.

Tyra, I applaud you and your staff for showing this topic. You personally were careful to call Chris by their chosen name. You referred to him as "him" and "he". That shows respect towards another human being and the way they live their life. It's also noted that this didn't inject your own personal opinions or beliefs on another person. If only the rest of society were capable of showing this same respect for others.

Love is love, no matter who it's between. First and foremost, is love of yourself. I won't allow anyone to tell me that for me to be myself and love myself is wrong in anyone's eyes. Noone has that right.

dear tyra,
my name is christina and im a 24 year old transgendered who is struggling with society these days. i get judged and feared everday cuz of of people who fear what they dont understand.i always felt like i was female by the age of 6 and will always feel that way.me being transgendered can be sometimes be depressing in a insecure way.with looks, your love life,and trying to fit in the gay and staight world!finacially is always a struggle to try to make yourself more feminine with meds,cosmetics,or surgeries. and its even more of a struggle when you try to find a job but can get one because of being discriminated.one time i had someone say to me,"no one wants a he-she working at a place like this,come back when you know what sex you are!" stuff like that hurts alot! espeacially when you working real hard to be passable as a female. when i saw the one episode on your show with claudia charriez (transgendered model) i cried!i think she is so beautiful and wished i can look like her. but watching claudia in the shows inspired me to focus more on what i need to do for myself i saw it as if she can do what she wanted to do, then so can i!! I truely think she is an inspiration for transgendred people in general that shows that even if we are different to never give up because each stepping stone is an learning experience to help us more with our future goals in life to accomplish our dreams

Dearest Tyra,
I was watching your show at the hospital in which my grandfather is staying at and was so discusted with the Phelps family that I had to leave the room for a minute. How can such people clam to only say the things they say in God's name. I'm not homosexual... I'm a regular woman getting married in Nov to a great guy. I have friends that are lesbian or bisexual but I do not make fun of them for the way they are, they are the same person but with a different lifestyle. How can anyone clam to be a christian and judging people for who they are. Only God can judge those of which he created. God will not kill those who have him in their hearts and those who believe in him. Remember that God himself did not write the bible but a man did. Would God have put such temptations in the world if he did not think that his "children" would disobey him?
Tyra, I haven't went to church in years but even I know better than the Phelps family, yes I understand where they come from in a way but condeming those who are gay, or homosexual is rediculous, they need to realize the world does not revolve around their sudistic way of thinking.
Thank you for taking the time to read my ranting and raving.
Have a great day!

hi tyra. i wud just lyk to comment on the episode abut the phelps. i just watched it earlier today (i'm from the philippines). i'm not a homosexual hater and i'm not a tyra hater. in fact, i love watching your show. but i do not believe that it is right to have a same sex relationship. why do you support those people who are doing that like there's nothing wrong with that? do you just not believe in the bible to be the word of god or do you just not believe in god? sometimes tyra, u nid to go against your heart to do what is right. doing things that make you happy is not always the right thing to do. same goes with transgendered people.

Hey Tyra

I e-mailed you before but I dont see it amonst your letters. In case it never got to you I will re do it.

I want to thank you for your show on transgendered youth. I wish it were on when I was younger. I am now 42. I have been living as a female since December 2000 and look forward to possibly getting surgery soon. Mine is an unusal one for you see I was born with both parts. So what people have written to you about boys being boys and girls being girls doesnt apply to me. I was "made" a boy when I was younger but never really felt like one, even though I was raised to be one. And I knew I wasnt a homosexual because I wasnt attracted to men.

I have wanted to become a female since I found out it was possible. But because my family wasnt rich I looked for other ways to achieve this.

I prayed for got to change me--didnt happen. I wished on stars--didnt happen. I used the wishbone from thanksgiving turkeys---didnt happen. I was very miserable driving myself insane. I crossdressed a lot and felt like it was the clothes I should be wearing. But I still had to take them off and see that curse between my legs.

In 1999 I disvcovered the internet and found a chatroom of trans people and met one who lived close to me that introduced me to the doctor who started me on hormone therapy and is getting me ready for my surgery.

Ever since I was a teen I have had a period once a month and never found out why--till now. My doctor discovered a scar between my scrotum and anus and said it looks like where a vagina used to be and if so it would explain why the hormones work so well on me. She is working to prove this.

So you see my case is different. I am not saying God is responsible and in fact I never once heard on your show of any of your young guests saying God made an error in thier gender.

I have been preached at my whole life for being different. Since I have statrted the hormones one co-worker even went so far as to calling me and "abomination against God". Because of this I no longer follow the path of Christianity--I am sure you understand why.

If you ever want to do a story on being transgendered in the bible belt let me know.

I will close for now but before I do I leave this bible verse for those who want to criticize us who are different----"LET HE WHO IS WITHOUT SIN CAST THE FIRST STONE!!!!!"

Thank you for your time Tyra. And thank you for standing up for us.

Geri

I saw that show and I was not in either side, both are extreme.
I think the subject is highly complex and people just like to disscuss for entertainment and not that really care about the situation.
Majority of people are postmodern in their values, people now days tend to be too tolerant or too intolerant because of that.
Love is greater than anything else in this world which means we should incondicionally love people that are different than us, that includes the gay community, but Love is not synonimous of lack of values, and since 80% of people in USA claim to be christian then they should listen to their bible more: The bible is clear in its statement about homosexuality but it puts it in the same level as the people who are adulterers and fornicators, which means you don't have to be gay to be equally sinful, we are all sinners and we are here only by the grace of God and He is the ultimate authority in heaven and is not up to us to judge but to love. this is what I found in the bible:

1 Corinthians 6:9 (New King James Version)

New King James Version (NKJV)
Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.

9 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals,[a] nor sodomites,

So, if the bible clearly says homosexuals won't inherit the kingdom of God, but neither the ones who is sleeping around, then why should we make their lifes harder?
Treat them nice, love them but have selfcontrol according to your values. Extreme haters are as sinful as the "sinful"

i was so mad with the phelps....speacially when the phelps mothers said about the 9/11....i cant understand y people can be so ignorant.....i feel sorry for the daughters....because there are just like their mom.. i bet that the mom if one of her daughters was to be that way she would be mad if there was a family wishing that her daughter was dead just like we are mad at them....people that are gay or lesbian or whatever they dont choose to be that way they dont wake up one morning and say i want to be gay/lesbian today...they are born that way.....and the phelps shouldnt wish nobody to be dead cause thats wrong then maybe gay people should say that to them.... im just 16 and i have alot of friends that are lesbian and gay.....but i dont judge them......they are really kool.....and i can careless if they are gay or lesbian they are still the same people they are not as different as us they are still human....so some advice for the family phelps u dont have to like them and they dont have to like u either but just leave them alone cause they arent doing anything to u.......their just being themselves......being what god made them to be......

love always
~+~JACKIE~+~

Your orientation should not effect how you are viewed in the world. I watched the Phelps on Tyra and I couldn't believe what I heard. Especially about 9/11. I am fifteen years old, and I know that I would never say that somebody deserved to die because of their orientation. I was thinking about the whole sinning thing, and came to the question, if your father was gay or your mother was a lesbian, would you disrespect them and say that they deserved to die? No. You would respect them because if you didn't you would be sinning because isn't that one of the sacraments? I shall respect though mother and father?.. But wait a minute. They are not straight so what do you do? There are times when you have to think for yourself in life and not let the word of the Lord control what you think. He is there to help and guide but not to make every decision for us. It's practically laziness, if you let somebody make every choice in your life for you, and if you always follow what you are comfortable with then you probrobly will miss out in a lot that you might need to know. I don't exactly have a good gay friend and I am not close with any lesbians, but I do know that a lot of people around me at school are not the way I would want them to be, but that's life you have to deal with the surroundings you were put in, and if God made them, then they obviously were meant to be here. And as for Kasey, should you not want to change your hair color, eye color, body type or anything else either? It's not the fact that they're changing themselves because they don't want to be how God made them, they change their selves because that is what makes them happy. What are you going to tell us next? That it is wrong to be getting into a tanning bed, laying out, getting cosmetic surgery because that isn't how God made us, give me a break.

I have never written a blog before and have never really been interested in doing so. However, today's show made me furious. I couldn't believe what the phelps mother was saying while she was on stage. I wanted to jump through the tv and scream at her. I do not get mad easily but the second she mentioned 9/11 and about the people who died the way they did made me so angry. I couldn't believe she called those people perverts. What if someone that she knew died in 9/11? Would they be a pervert as well? I just couldn't believe the words coming out of her mouth. The second i herd it on the TV i ran to my computer and started typing. I thought that God and the Bible teaches us to fogive, to accept people for who they are, and to love everyone. I loved that you pointed out their contradictions on what they were saying when it came to the celebraties.
Its so sad that people nowadays are still teaching their children to think like that. I just hope that in the end God forgives them for hating many of his children (gays and lesbians) because of who they are. I don't know if being gay is a decision or if you are born that way, but either way god fogives. God died on the cross for our sins and he fogives over and over and over again, no matter what we do. So if being gay is a sin, then god will forgive. And, if we are supposed to live for God and be like God, then shouldn't we forgive over and over again. Shouldn't we love no matter what. The phelps family has a twisted way of looking at things. I respect that they disapprove of homosexuality, but the way they put down people just because of who they are, i can't, and i don't see how anyone could respect that. They need to open their eyes to the world and see the wonders and the different kind of people out there. Stop focusing on the "bad" and look at the good. They aren't going to solve anything with hate.

I am a true christian and the Bible does condemn homosexuality. Leviticus 20:13 states ""'And when a man lies down with a male the same as one lies down with a woman, both of them have done a detestable thing. They should be put to death without fail. Their own blood is upon them." This was a law given by Almighty God to His chosen people. Today however, it is not our place to be putting people to death because not everyone is one of God's people. Since we were not all raised this way some may have sinned without "knowing" that they were breaking God's laws. So we shouldn't be taking it upon ourselves to put sinners to death, because God is the only one to judge us. However, we are commanded to spread God's word, and teach people what the bible says. God does hate homosexuality and we should hate what God hates. Anyone who is sinning needs to repent of their sins in order to be accepted by God. It is possible to repent of sins of homosexuality as well.
1 Corinthians 6:9, 10 read "What! Do you not know that unrighteous persons will not inherit God's kingdom? Do not be misled. Neither fornicators, not idolaters, nor adulters, nor men kept for unnatural purposes, nor men who lie with men, nor theives, nor greedy persons, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit God's kingdom."
However repentance is possible if it is true and heartfelt, and these practices have been given up. We read in 1 Corinthians 6:11 "Any yet that is what some of you were. But you have been washed clean, but you have been sanctified, but you have been declared righteous in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and with the spirit of our God."
If these people do not repent of their sins and willfully keep sinning then they will be destroyed in an eternal destruction, which is not Hell because Hell does not exist, but they will be destroyed and gone forever and wiped from everyone's memory.

Tyra, this is my first time writing and I hesitated a lot to do so, but watching today's show where that family especially the mother who expressed hatred to homosexuality, I just felt like I have to comment on it and on the general facts. Religion is important I must say, but letting religion taking over the whole perspective of one's mind is too much. For me, my religion is just morals pretty much, my parents are buddhist but they don't practice it, but then i was born in a roman catholic country, but i wasn't baptized, and so i just go by what it feels right. And letting a person be who they are is what i think its the right thing to do. I've known about my sexuality ever since i was able to talk or watched my first boy band on TV. But if someone tries to bring GOD and threaten me about going to hell, i wouldn't care because i would assume that GOD wouldn't want hatred in the air as well so they might just be joining me in hell. In addition, if GOD really didn't want homosexuality in this world, i doubt i (or many others) would have been born. And, i agree very much with the comment that u said about the mother being contradicting themselves and so were the daughters about their favourite actresses and actors. I think they are just in denial and clearly not open-minded for acceptance.

I'm christian and I believe that God loves everybody. We are all His creation. The problem is that people that can't understand how the world is changing and how the people have the freedom to decide what to do with their lives deal with those factors. I think that we all need to coexist. Why I should reject someone in my family or a friend just because is homosexual? Is that something that a good person should do? I don't think so. I need to add something more... that women in your program are not christan at all. Jesus would be ashamed if he were in sitted in the public. Jesus love us so much that although some people critisized him for speaking with the "sinners" he didn't mind BECAUSE LOVE IS FIRST!. I need to say that they don't represent the real christians in this world.

I am a true christian and the Bible does condemn homosexuality. Leviticus 20:13 states ""'And when a man lies down with a male the same as one lies down with a woman, both of them have done a detestable thing. They should be put to death without fail. Their own blood is upon them." This was a law given by Almighty God to His chosen people. Today however, it is not our place to be putting people to death because not everyone is one of God's people. Since we were not all raised this way some may have sinned without "knowing" that they were breaking God's laws. So we shouldn't be taking it upon ourselves to put sinners to death, because God is the only one to judge us. However, we are commanded to spread God's word, and teach people what the bible says. God does hate homosexuality and we should hate what God hates. Anyone who is sinning needs to repent of their sins in order to be accepted by God. It is possible to repent of sins of homosexuality as well.
1 Corinthians 6:9, 10 read "What! Do you not know that unrighteous persons will not inherit God's kingdom? Do not be misled. Neither fornicators, not idolaters, nor adulters, nor men kept for unnatural purposes, nor men who lie with men, nor theives, nor greedy persons, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit God's kingdom."
However repentance is possible if it is true and heartfelt, and these practices have been given up. We read in 1 Corinthians 6:11 "Any yet that is what some of you were. But you have been washed clean, but you have been sanctified, but you have been declared righteous in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and with the spirit of our God."
If these people do not repent of their sins and willfully keep sinning then they will be destroyed in an eternal destruction, which is not Hell because Hell does not exist, but they will be destroyed and gone forever and wiped from everyone's memory.

I am a true christian and the Bible does condemn homosexuality. Leviticus 20:13 states ""'And when a man lies down with a male the same as one lies down with a woman, both of them have done a detestable thing. They should be put to death without fail. Their own blood is upon them." This was a law given by Almighty God to His chosen people. Today however, it is not our place to be putting people to death because not everyone is one of God's people. Since we were not all raised this way some may have sinned without "knowing" that they were breaking God's laws. So we shouldn't be taking it upon ourselves to put sinners to death, because God is the only one to judge us. However, we are commanded to spread God's word, and teach people what the bible says. God does hate homosexuality and we should hate what God hates. Anyone who is sinning needs to repent of their sins in order to be accepted by God. It is possible to repent of sins of homosexuality as well.
1 Corinthians 6:9, 10 read "What! Do you not know that unrighteous persons will not inherit God's kingdom? Do not be misled. Neither fornicators, not idolaters, nor adulters, nor men kept for unnatural purposes, nor men who lie with men, nor theives, nor greedy persons, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit God's kingdom."
However repentance is possible if it is true and heartfelt, and these practices have been given up. We read in 1 Corinthians 6:11 "Any yet that is what some of you were. But you have been washed clean, but you have been sanctified, but you have been declared righteous in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and with the spirit of our God."
If these people do not repent of their sins and willfully keep sinning then they will be destroyed in an eternal destruction, which is not Hell because Hell does not exist, but they will be destroyed and gone forever and wiped from everyone's memory.

Hi Tyra,
I am a 16 year old christan girl and i disagree what the Phelps said today. God told people to love other people and not hate one other. I am a strong beliver and in the bible it says to even love ur neighbor. I think that the whole Phelps family needs to get some sence but into there life. I think that they were roud to that christan lady on the show. I think they consider them selfs christans but it doesnt sound like it. Tyra i think that they were roud to u also. And i dont mind having Gay friends but i know that God doesnt like it.

Hi Tyra,
I am a 16 year old christan girl and i disagree what the Phelps said today. God told people to love other people and not hate one other. I am a strong beliver and in the bible it says to even love ur neighbor. I think that the whole Phelps family needs to get some sence but into there life. I think that they were roud to that christan lady on the show. I think they consider them selfs christans but it doesnt sound like it. Tyra i think that they were roud to u also. And i dont mind having Gay friends but i know that God doesnt like it.

Hey Tyra,
im a 11 year old girl how is soon about to head into her second year of her bisexual life...and at this very moment i am about to tell one of my BFFs that i am bisexual and here what the Phelp family had to say about gays and sayin how there goin to hell i jus felt like im a horrible person bcause im keeping this from everyone in my family execpt for 2 cousins of mine...and just now my friend found out and all she put were a line of dots n left the convo so now i cant stop cryin it hurts me sooooo much to know that there are people out there who practiclly wont me dead for who i am and saying that im going to hell.please Tyra read what i wrote bcause even though i dont know you, you seem like tha only person i can trust.
Love Charolette

Hi Tyra
My 3 gals love to watch your show..Gosh! they will fight with the 2 boys if they try to change the channel. I watch with my gals sometimes if I find the topics of my interest.
Today's topic caught my attention. My family & I are Muslims. I wear hijab (head cover) most of the time I go out of the house. ..though with such faith my husband & I always believe and teach our kids to accept others as "who they are" and not "what they are" - regardless of their faith, sexual preferences, etc.

Few times last year my now 15 year old daughter being 1st year in High school came to me asking me questions such as "Was it right for them to be nasty towards those gay kids in school?", "Am I wrong to be nice to gays or lesbians?", "Is it fair for some kids in school to call me/dad terrorists", etc..I found those questions disturbing - disturbing that children at that age have such hatred or dislikes towards others just because of their sexual preferences or even faith.
I always reminded my children to accept others let it be she's a prostitute (who are we to judge; perhaps it's circumstances beyond her control or beyond our means to help), or a lesbian/gay, Christian, Buddhist, etc - as long as that person is a nice & polite person. Whatever the individual chose to be it's between them & God & as long as he/she does not try to force their believes to others.

Respect them as we would want others to respect us, be there for them as a friend and be there whenever they need help. Main thing to remember always - they are just like us, God's creations. Lot of us tend to forget that there are quite a number of straight people or so called "religious"/"better" people but they have the heart of "rotten apple".

Hey Tyra,
I'm very frustrated about what was said today from the phelps? family. I totally disagree with what was said. God made everyone and has no hate. He loves everyone and would not judge the gay heritage. That is not true what she said about the Bible. I know whats in the Bible, and no where does it say that you are a sinner if you are gay and you should repent of your sins. God says "never to judge people" and that is exactly what the phelps family was doing, so maybe they should repent of their sins. I dont believe that it's right what they said, "the only reason why it happened to the 911 people in that building that day was because they are all perverts and sinners, they deserved to die". The phelps family has no clue what those people in the building went through! I have a cousin over there in iraq fighting for our safety. I was so upset to hear that the phelps family said. I hope everyone realizes that God loves you no matter is your gay or what. In God's eyes you are all important. Tyra I am so glad that you got up there and stood them up! Tyra I admire you sooo much. I think that you are very beautiful. Hope you read this

Hey Tyra,
I'm very frustrated about what was said today from the phelps? family. I totally disagree with what was said. God made everyone and has no hate. He loves everyone and would not judge the gay heritage. That is not true what she said about the Bible. I know whats in the Bible, and no where does it say that you are a sinner if you are gay and you should repent of your sins. God says "never to judge people" and that is exactly what the phelps family was doing, so maybe they should repent of their sins. I dont believe that it's right what they said, "the only reason why it happened to the 911 people in that building that day was because they are all perverts and sinners, they deserved to die". The phelps family has no clue what those people in the building went through! I have a cousin over there in iraq fighting for our safety. I was so upset to hear that the phelps family said. I hope everyone realizes that God loves you no matter is your gay or what. In God's eyes you are all important. Tyra I am so glad that you got up there and stood them up! Tyra I admire you sooo much. I think that you are very beautiful. Hope you read this

Hey Tyra,my name's Keisha and I watch you show quite a bit.I was watching today and I was very depressed when the gay hating family came on.I'm 13 and I have many gay & bisexual friends.In my opinion people who "Hate" gay people are just as bad a rasists.So if I was on the show I would ask if they would hate someone of color because it's just as bad.Then when the mother came on & said the comment about the 9/11 I was very angry.People have lost close family & friends due to that.Also if someone in that family came out what would they do?Let's just say if the youngest daughter came out what would the rest do?Disown her?Your family is supposed to love you even at the thoughest times.So the sisters in my opinion are just following their mother's point od view.
"Mother is god in the eyes of a child."

When you had that family of people who thought it was bad to be gay and so on. Im not gay, but I think it is wrong to discrminate against other people. It's their choice of life, not ours. And it DEEPLEY hurt me when the mom of the(phelps?) family said the reason why 911 happened was because the people in the Twin Towers were perverts! It affended me sooo much because my dad is in the military, working towards helping our country, and yet these people say he & all the other hardworking military men and women are the perverts. She does not now what it is like, for them to have to endure in Iraq, and those countries, coming close to death. If my dad, who is religious, was in 911, would that make him a pervert too? After the comment I saw the mom make I ran to my computer and started typing. I am so glad you have your good opinons, and I look up to you for that. I may be only 13, but to me, that was way to harsh. Hope you read this.

Hi Tyra,
i watch your show all the time, not sure if in Melbourne (Australia) that we get up to date shows, but i love them any way and think that you are the coolest.
anywho, i was browsing through your site, and found the headline 'Understanding Transgender Youth', so i thought i would comment and give my views.
well when i was in high school, i think about year 8 or 9, i met this boy, who happend to transfer to our school from America. This boy was very different to others, just the fact that he got on so well with all the girls, it was like he knew and understood us perfectly.
well time went on and i found myslef dating this guy. i was happy for a while and then decided to end it, nothing serious happened because i was to young for that stuff. a while later my friend had come to school and spoken to her friend and found out that this guy that every girl wanted was a girl once. So being curious girls, my mate and i confronted him. This guy went off tap, nearly punching my friend, he made both of us cry, because of his reaction.
i felt confused and so did my friend, we didnt know what to do. The next day we got called into the guidence counsellor's office, where we both got yelled at for being very inconsiderate and rude to this boy. i was so angry, if anything i believe i was being lied to not only from this guy, but the whole school. it was not fair, that i had to find out this way. i believe still to this day, that i should have been told by the school or the counsellor. i know it must be very hard for the people who have transgenderism, but it is also hard on the people they hurt along the way.

Hey Tyra,
My name is Kat, I am 22 and I am an Aussie viewer who happened to catch your show. I just wanted to let you know that I am currently studying my Masters of Teaching Early Childhood which enables me to teach from birth to eight years. This is my second degree and as an educated woman and a Christian I just wanted to say that I support your show which educates the ignorant and the narrow minded believing that those who are "different" from them are "evil". We are taught in our first year of University a subject called "Diversity and Diference" which educates us on ways to eductae young children from birth, how to deconstruct issues surrounding diversity which covers everything from 'race', gender, socio economic status, family structure, culture etc etc. This subject enables us to go out into the workforce and work with young children at reducing and preventing prejudice through education, and learning how society and social institutions such as the church, the family, schools and the media continue to construct certain 'norms' in society where people who are seen "deviating" from these norms are ostracised. I am happy and passionate about teaching children from an early age that they need to accept difference, love everyone and be happy in their own skin.

I believe that children who are equipped with the knowledge and understandings surrounding diversity issues such as gender, at an early age will hopefully prevent such tragedies from occuring.

Thankyou for your show and let's keep on educating the world.

hey Tyra,
It's Trina from B'more again. While I love your show, I too have to comment on the transgender show you had. I do not believe God made a mistake. He said he created man and female. How then can a female say she is a boy in a female's body? No such thing. I do not support that kind of thinking. It's just another way tha the enemy is getting in and using our children to destroy us. Afterall most mothers would do anything for their children. I have 2 sons and 2 daughters. My oldes is 15 and I am glad for the Grace of God, that he's not shown any signs of being other than what he was made, a boy. When God makes a girl, she is a girl for life, when He makes a boy, he is a boy for life. He/she can do what ever they want to change their gender, but when they stand before the Lord, he's going to see what he made, not what they made themselves. Love Ya Tyra.

I watched you show this morning, I can not believe you even have a show, you seem like a wonderful lady considering you background as a SUPERModel and person who is never given any contructive critsisem(spelling?) I encourge you to do quality programing dont sell out on topics you dont believe in and come accross to public as a supporter for contraversal topic that rumor has it you do not support,unless your looking for the JERRY Springer effect. However you seem to smart and classy to sell yourself to trashing entertainment productions. A women with you Money and influance has a choice on the quality of programing and I would think you would rather be compared to OPRA then to jerry springer. I say this with all do respect.

Tyra,

I am 13 and i look up to you alot. I have been watching your show on tivo alot lately and i have noticed how kind you are to everybody no matter what they look like or anything. I just want you to know that you are a true hero to me and that you set the perfect exsample to all of us teen agers. Tyra i wish you lots of luck with your show because it is very inspiring to everyone who watches it.

with all my heart,
Kelly

hi tyra , my named is edwin i work for a hiv prevention progran for HSH and transsexuals your program was very interesting . i live in puerto Rico and we have for firts time a program for trangender . we will love to have a copy are how to get the program that was on this topic i also have sometimes many cases of trangender from female to male that is very dificult to handle because in puerto rico there is no help for trangender no matter if htere are female are male please respond my email and please if you have any good contacts let me know

If the world were destroyed no one would be left. I just wanted to get that across first.

Second I want to address the self-righteous comment about 2 women not being able to have a child and 2 gay men not being able to have a child if the world ended. If you had one man and one woman at the end of the world they would be able to have children. Think about it... Now whose kids would those kids find to "marry"?

There seems to be a lot of finger pointing but I ask is incest a better case than same sex love and transsexual people?

The real question should have been what would happen if one lesbian and one gay man were left on earth?

Or what would happen if two transgender people (pre or post op) were left or even better yet two intersexed people.

I clearly see that most people have no idea how transgender/transexual people come to be. Did you miss the part where it was stated that there are hormonal/environmental differences from the usual child pre-birth? This fact is medically documented. That being said look in the mirror and repeat what you say. If it ain't loving, are you carrying G-ds' name in vain, alienating people from G-d? Let G-d be the judge if you are truly concerned.

__I'm not Christian but I felt these quotes were worth posting___

"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another." (Jesus as quoted by John 13:34-35)

"Whatever you want others to do for you, do so for them, for this is the Law and the Prophets." (Jesus as quoted by Matthew 7:12)

"But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward in heaven will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men." (Jesus as quoted by Luke 6:35)

Hey Tyra, even though I missed the episode, I'm glad you can do topics about homosexuals. I'm one myself and I feel proud about being who I am and being happy at what I do. I know people out there always talk about "homosexuals is a sin", "god doesnt like fags", stuff like that...only person who can judge us is god and he DEFINITELY doesnt like "ugly"...I would love to be a guest on your show in the future!! Luv Ya Tyra!!

*~Joey~*

Hello Tyra,
I happen to see your show on child transgender, and I think its a crying shame that a mother would subject her child to such medical experiment giving that child birth control to stop her cycle and medicine to change her to a boy and that doctor trying to justify the child's behavior by her wanting to be a boy she is a girl for crying out loud.....God did not make a mistake.....she is a girl....its nothing wrong with her brains....its just an old inherited disease........SIN......and the confusion behind it is......SATAN.......GOD recommends a good beating for the back of the fool and that goes for the mother, the doctor and the audiences too and all who support that rubbish.....no wonder why God says in the last days we will call good evil and evil good...the Bible is been fulfilled write there on the Tyra show and Tyra and the audience cannot even see it.
These are some choice words that God have for the wicked:
Matthew
10:37 “Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. That mother should have corrected that child quickly.

John 12:43 For they loved praise from men more than praise from God. When the audience cheer for that girl it was not a good thing....the father was the smartest one there for he realized what the child is doing is sinning against God and going against nature.....this is for all the adult homosexuals....gays and lesbians also....adults or children on that day of judgement God will not have mercy.....He is going to cast all of them in hell....and let me see who will help then....no money, no government, no head of states, no gays or lesbian organizations, no Tyra show, no audiences and no Satan in hell will be able to deliver out of that burning fire and out of the hands of God...

Oh what a world we live in...my heart is bleeding for the sins of this world

I came to this site to locate a place to commend Chris. What and unbelievably brave and strong person! Chris, WAY TO GO! One of the guests in the middle of the show said it best- she is not trying to hurt anyone, she is just trying to be happy.

I am disgusted by the noarrow-minded, ignorant posts on this page. People who have NO IDEA what the guest's of this show are going through have NO BUSINESS making harsh and painful judgements on them. IT'S NO WONDER SUICIDE RATES FOR TRANSGENDER AND HOMOSEXUAL PEOPLE ARE SO HIGH! It is the attitudes and abuse by these ignorant people that makes life difficult for the millions of people who identify as transgender and homosexual.

Many of the posts here contain references to G-d, and that G-d does not make mistakes. Not everyone believs in G-d. Not everyone belives in the same G-d, or that their G-d has the same qualities, abilities and beliefs as another person's G-d.

The individuals on this show, and the millions of people they represent are not hurting anyone.
Murder, sexual abuse, violence, terrorism... these are problems that inflict harm on others, problems to contest. These individuals are far more COURAGEOUS than most as they follow their hearts and belive in who they are! KUDOS!!!

Dear Ms. Holy Than Thou,

Why don't you keep to makeup tips and Clay Faken. How irresponsible can you be? A "transgendered" 5 year old? You are really sick and ignorant. Okay so a kid says "I'm a a boy mommy." Let's put HER on a dose hormones that will inevitably cause serious side effects because... let's see... she's a she. If she wants to got to Sweden when she's 18 to turn her pieces into an XY instead of an XX, then fine. But for you to advocate for this sick pharma experiment scripted by a homosexual twisted scientist... Shame on you. We all know that you are a shallow washed up model but... please. Stop, just stop pretending to be an advocate and wiggle your sagging juggs into a bikini that four sizes to small.

P.S. - Googling transgendered doesn't make you an expert

Hi TYRA my name is shanay cooks. Im 19years old going on 20 next month....but i love watching your show it teach me alot about myself in make me love my self more than what i already do....Tyra im writing you because i really would like to go on your show one day to tell my life story but im very shy... when i was about 13 years old i wasin a very bad car accident that left me with a very bad back problem i had to get (surgury) now i have to deal with every day of my life but im still living when i was 14 years old i found out i had cancer i had to take the treatment in the wrost part was that my hair cant out but once again god got me though it after five years pasted im on remistion in still happly living...just a month ago i was just in another car accident two 18wheels truck hit my car in i really dont no how i made it out but i did..but what im tryin to say is that im very strong....In I really needed some one to tell that to..Now im going from house to house because i dont have my own to go to but it will be okay.....i just wanted to talk to that all nothin more....luv ya

Hi TYRA my name is shanay cooks. Im 19years old going on 20 next month....but i love watching your show it teach me alot about myself in make me love my self more than what i already do....Tyra im writing you because i really would like to go on your show one day to tell my life story but im very shy... when i was about 13 years old i wasin a very bad car accident that left me with a very bad back problem i had to get (surgury) now i have to deal with every day of my life but im still living when i was 14 years old i found out i had cancer i had to take the treatment in the wrost part was that my hair cant out but once again god got me though it after five years pasted im on remistion in still happly living...just a month ago i was just in another car accident two 18wheels truck hit my car in i really dont no how i made it out but i did..but what im tryin to say is that im very strong....In I really needed some one to tell that to..Now im going from house to house because i dont have my own to go to but it will be okay.....i just wanted to talk to that all nothin more....luv ya

Hi TYRA my name is shanay cooks. Im 19years old going on 20 next month....but i love watching your show it teach me alot about myself in make me love my self more than what i already do....Tyra im writing you because i really would like to go on your show one day to tell my life story but im very shy... when i was about 13 years old i was in a very bad car accident that left me with a very bad back problem i had to get (surgury) now i have to deal with it every day of my life but im still living when i was 14 years old i found out i had cancer i had to take the treatment in the wrost part was that my hair cant out but once again god got me though it after five years pasted im on remistion in still happly living...just a month ago i was just in another car accident two 18wheels truck hit my car in i really dont no how i made it out but i did..but what im tryin to say is that im very strong....In I really needed some one to tell that to..Now im going from house to house because i dont have my own to go to but it will be okay.....i just had to write you to let u know me because i feel like i no u as a person after all the shows i watch of yours i feel like u need to know alil about me....luv ya

Hi TYRA my name is shanay cooks. Im 19years old going on 20 next month....but i love watching your show it teach me alot about myself in make me love my self more than what i already do....Tyra im writing you because i really would like to go on your show one day to tell my life story but im very shy... when i was about 13 years old i was in a very bad car accident that left me with a very bad back problem i had to get (surgury) now i have to deal with it every day of my life but im still living when i was 14 years old i found out i had cancer i had to take the treatment in the wrost part was that my hair cant out but once again god got me though it after five years pasted im on remistion in still happly living...just a month ago i was just in another car accident two 18wheels truck hit my car in i really dont no how i made it out but i did..but what im tryin to say is that im very strong....In I really needed some one to tell that to..Now im going from house to house because i dont have my own to go to but it will be okay.....i just had to write you to let u know me because i feel like i no u as a person after all the shows i watch of yours i feel like u need to know alil about me....luv ya

Hi TYRA my name is shanay cooks. Im 19years old going on 20 next month....but i love watching your show it teach me alot about myself in make me love my self more than what i already do....Tyra im writing you because i really would like to go on your show one day to tell my life story but im very shy... when i was about 13 years old i was in a very bad car accident that left me with a very bad back problem i had to get (surgury) now i have to deal with it every day of my life but im still living when i was 14 years old i found out i had cancer i had to take the treatment in the wrost part was that my hair cant out but once again god got me though it after five years pasted im on remistion in still happly living...just a month ago i was just in another car accident two 18wheels truck hit my car in i really dont no how i made it out but i did..but what im tryin to say is that im very strong....In I really needed some one to tell that to..Now im going from house to house because i dont have my own to go to but it will be okay.....i just had to write you to let u know me because i feel like i no u as a person after all the shows i watch of yours i feel like u need to know alil about me....luv ya

Hi TYRA my name is shanay cooks. Im 19years old going on 20 next month....but i love watching your show it teach me alot about myself in make me love my self more than what i already do....Tyra im writing you because i really would like to go on your show one day to tell my life story but im very shy... when i was about 13 years old i was in a very bad car accident that left me with a very bad back problem i had to get (surgury) now i have to deal with it every day of my life but im still living when i was 14 years old i found out i had cancer i had to take the treatment in the wrost part was that my hair cant out but once again god got me though it after five years pasted im on remistion in still happly living...just a month ago i was just in another car accident two 18wheels truck hit my car in i really dont no how i made it out but i did..but what im tryin to say is that im very strong....In I really needed some one to tell that to..Now im going from house to house because i dont have my own to go to but it will be okay.....i just had to write you to let u know me because i feel like i no u as a person after all the shows i watch of yours i feel like u need to know alil about me....luv ya

Hi TYRA my name is shanay cooks. Im 19years old going on 20 next month....but i love watching your show it teach me alot about myself in make me love my self more than what i already do....Tyra im writing you because i really would like to go on your show one day to tell my life story but im very shy... when i was about 13 years old i was in a very bad car accident that left me with a very bad back problem i had to get (surgury) now i have to deal with it every day of my life but im still living when i was 14 years old i found out i had cancer i had to take the treatment in the wrost part was that my hair cant out but once again god got me though it after five years pasted im on remistion in still happly living...just a month ago i was just in another car accident two 18wheels truck hit my car in i really dont no how i made it out but i did..but what im tryin to say is that im very strong....In I really needed some one to tell that to..Now im going from house to house because i dont have my own to go to but it will be okay.....i just had to write you to let u know me because i feel like i no u as a person after all the shows i watch of yours i feel like u need to know alil about me....luv ya

Hi TYRA my name is shanay cooks. Im 19years old going on 20 next month....but i love watching your show it teach me alot about myself in make me love my self more than what i already do....Tyra im writing you because i really would like to go on your show one day to tell my life story but im very shy... when i was about 13 years old i was in a very bad car accident that left me with a very bad back problem i had to get (surgury) now i have to deal with it every day of my life but im still living when i was 14 years old i found out i had cancer i had to take the treatment in the wrost part was that my hair cant out but once again god got me though it after five years pasted im on remistion in still happly living...just a month ago i was just in another car accident two 18wheels truck hit my car in i really dont no how i made it out but i did..but what im tryin to say is that im very strong....In I really needed some one to tell that to..Now im going from house to house because i dont have my own to go to but it will be okay.....i just had to write you to let u know me because i feel like i no u as a person after all the shows i watch of yours i feel like u need to know alil about me....luv ya

Hi tyra
my uncle is "gay" and he has a super nice boyfriend his brothers and sister acccept him but his father didnt and they havent talked for 4 years we always talk about this issue in my family because who has the right you can marry him or her. why worry about them when you couls worry about the people who are married and figth and abouse each other and dont care about that stuff that they got marrid to care about. thank you for bringing up this subject i appreciate

Ok, I first want to say Im disgusted at how some people have said that social services should be called on the kids mom. I strongly suggest people do some serious research before stating BS like that. Im a female to male transsexual, meaning Im now a male, born otherwise. Growing up my mother KNEW that I always felt I was a boy and the amount of turmoil it created within me. Yes, she was abusive, very much so and I eventually got placed in foster care (Mine was one of the worst cases of child abuse my social worker had seen in his 20 years of work), but the truth of being a transsexual individual is that there ARE kids out there whos parents feel theyre doing the "right thing" by holding them back from reassignment and that can make a kid commit suicide! What the hell is WRONG with people?? The mother of this child IS doing whats best for HIM! If the mother was holding him back, she could be damaging him. Instead, she is doing the RIGHT thing and ensuring her child has as happy a life as possible.

My mother hated me with a passion and it got worse when I vocalized that I was supposed to be a boy. Not only did she tell me she hated me even moreso than before, but the beatings increased. She said it 'wasnt natural', thats Id "Go to hell", that i "Needed to stay the way god made me". You know what? I almost killed myself over that.

Anyone who feels that the parents are doing something horribly wrong by allowing this child to have gender reassignment, is in my eyes, advocating child suicide. Because believe me....it HAPPENS to transsexual children. They kill themselves too.

The amount of ignorance in this world is disgusting. Gender Identity Disorder and Intersex conditions are actual 'medical/psychological' diagnosis, and the appropriate treatment is reassignment providing the person wants that. This kin dof thing isnt a choice. I tried everything I could to NOT transition. Transitioning has been not only emotionally difficult, but it has been by far the most physically painful thing Ive ever been through, but hey, the alternative was death. I would have killed myself. I had it all planned out. I wanted to rip my skin off. I cried...the inner rage I felt in me...I could NOT stand being a 'female' (Not that I ever felt I was anyways)...but if ANY of you who are saying reassignment is wrong were to walk a DAY in a transsexuals shoes....then I think you dbe shutting your traps pretty quickly. This isnt fun. This isnt a choice. This isnt wonderful. This is painful. But people like me do it, because were survivors and will come out ahead of you ignorant, uneducated individuals. I know for myself that I have been through so much that when someone says something mean about transsexuals, I dont feel hurt, I feel angered and frustrated at the persons ignorance and blatant disrespect for the many thousands of transsexuals who have been KILLED simply because they were trying to live.

If you only knew what it was like to find out a friend of yours was found chopped up in a shopping cart behind a mall, and the killer claimed it was 'because he/she was in it" If you only knew what it was like to be followed down the street at night. If you only knew what it was like to get a call finding out a friend of yours killed themselves because they didnt get thier hormone referal letter because of some psychologists ignorance....

I think that people who cant accept transsexuals really need to get a major reality check. This is 2007 and with the wonderful amount of science, theres alot of transsexual people that will pass for a biological gender and you would never know theyd ever had reassignment. Seriously, science has proven there is more than two genders. Gender is NOT binary.

So please, get educated on this stuff before you say its wrong, because you have NO idea what youre talking about and you look foolish.

Kudos to the boy smother! And even bigger congrats to the boy!

I think Chris mother should be reported to Social Services, what she is doing to that poor child is form of abuse, she is only 13 years old. The mom is giving this child drugs to alter her body. She is an unfit parent and dad should step in and help rescue this child before mom does more damage. A child 13 doesn't know what they want, what happens 10 years from now they relize that they were born a girl and they want to be a girl, they start taking hormones again. A child 13 isn't old enough to make such a big decision. Dad step up to the plate and rescue your child before mom kills her.

I watched your show about the little boy/girl 13 who wants to be a boy. All I can say is what is wrong with his mother for letting it happen. She should of encouraged her to be who she really is, a girl. If God had wanted her to be a boy then he would of made her a boy before she was born.These people should get out their bibles and read them. I have been reading other comments and can't believe what I am reading, If you were born a girl, then you are a girl, if born a boy, then you are a boy. Why try to change what God intended you to be. These people will never make it to heaven, for they have sinned. God made 2 sexes a man and a woman for one reason. Two men can't make a baby, neither can 2 women. If the world were destroyed and all that was left was 2 men, what would happen? Think about it.

Tyra ,

First i would like to congratulate you for putting up this kind of show you really did a good job. keep it up!!!

Hi im Christopher from the Philippines and i watch your show a while ago and the topic is about the transgender kids well im not a transgender. the reason why i wrote is i want to ask chris julian alexander's email if you have coz i want to be his friend. and im here to support him...

Thank you... im looking forward to hear from you guys soon.

Sincerly,
Chris

hi what is the last name of chris father fernando?

hi what is the last name of chris father fernando?

well, this is very helpful. i can´t help but noticing how brave we transexuals are, because being one day a man and the next day a woman, or being one day woman and the next day a man, is noting easy in this world full of transphobic people that just want to screw us over.

Today this sort of thing is still a very controversial topic. It is very inspiring that all of those people were willing to discuss everything. I really don't understand it, the fact that people can't except others at face value. Also, with the whole transgender thing... It seems to me that one's body is simply a limitation of your mind. Transgenders are limited by their physical aspects in the respect that they are often not socially accepted. I would really like to personally meet and thank every single one of these beautiful and courageous people, for they are giving our society a kick in the rear and showing that the world is quickly changing into a place where soon everyone will have the right of living the life that makes them truely happy.

Chris's father seems to be a terrible human being, as he goes beyond a father not being able to cope and jumps straight to eye-rolling and judgments. How could he not want to hear the story of his son's first crush? And purposely emphasize "she" when he speaks. It seemed passive agressive.

One could understand a father having a hard time, but his body language and the things he said were cruel. And to ask his son to compromise, if he truely loved him, was just wrong.

Some people completely misunderstand the situation of a transgendered male or female. They see it as "butch" or "drag queen", when it isn't the case. It is something that we suffer through. Some of us don't even want to be seen as "transgendered", we want to be seen as we are. At least, I know that I personally do. I am a man who doesn't want much in life but to be respected.

Kudos to those of you who understand and support the friends and family or even those that you've heard of that have to live through this. It means a lot.

I live near Lynchburg VA and I think they censored your show on transgender issues in our area. I wanted to watch it because I am studying counseling and I don’t think we have enough resources for people with this type of issue in our area. Instead of your show, I believe it was the 700 club with Pat Robertson, but I’m not sure because I do not follow that sort of television. I could be completely wrong about this, but your show did not appear to be on at the scheduled time in our area. It was still listed on the Comcast cable channel for 2pm. The topic of the replacement show was religious and about disaster to come.

I am a FTM 53 yo person. I transitioned last year and now feel like myself for the first time. I worked as a pastor for 20 years in a predominately GLBT church and had helped others transition and accept themselves, but put my own needs on the back burner, for my family and church. When I stepped down I now work for a public office in the legal system in our city. I began my transition there. As a city of the South, I found very little opposition and much support. Even at my advanced age, I have found fulfillment. I am partnered with a wonderful woman who has been very supportive. Maybe there can be something done on transitioning folks in their 40's-60's. There is a lot of interesting history that can be shared. Thanks for this show. You had very little time to deal with a very difficult subject. Kudos to you.

I am the girlfriend of an Ftm trans and as he and I watched this show today. I almost cried My man yes I said man never had the security in his family to come out. He came out to me two years ago right after we moved into together. Before then we were in a very akward lesbian relationship. I don't know why but from the moment I met him I couldn't call him by his female name not even once have I called him that I always just said hunny or babe. I think I knew deep down their was a man inside that body. The night he came out to me I was so happy because the akwardness was gone. The same night we sat down and chose his name Jaeson Isaac. The next day he began to bind and hasn't really looked back. Tomarrow he finds out when he gets to start Testosterone. We are both so happy.To meet my man you wouldn't think a thing besides maybe his being really young ( he gets carded at the movies lol.) He is as normal as can be and more manly acting than alot of bioguys I know.

As for the morons who siad that Chris' mother was wrong for allowing him to live as a boy. How yes he's young and may change his mind but the puberty blockers are not permanent. If he chose to go back to his old life it's quite possible all he has to do is stop the blockers. Even if he "grows out of it" at least he was comfortable when he was feeling dissconnected from himself. Chances are younger children the express a gender variance are not confused because they are not influenced by others expierences because they do not know of any others like them.

Tyra is an amazing person for covering this topic knowing the fire she could be under. I especially liked the fact that the show covered more ftm's than Mtf's. Not say that the Mtf situation is not an important one I just feel that Ftm's are grossly underepresented in the media.
Anyway thats my rant thanx Tyra you Rock

I just want to say to Nicole who posted and said that Tyra showed a one-sided topic: The entire world is one-sided. These kids have to face discrimination, bullies, abuse, and negativity every single day because society presents a very one-sided view to them. Tyra showed them the other side today. She showed them that not everyone condemns you for who you are. Some people believe in you. Some people think you're smart enough to know that you're the only person who can truly know yourself. There was no need to show the kids that there are people who disagree with this or think they need to change because I'm sure these kids experience that everywhere they go. These kids face the other side of the spectrum every single day. Thank God for Tyra. Thank you Tyra for showing them that there is hope and there are people who support them and love them.

Hey Tyra. First, I watched this show with my mom today, and we are both very impressed by and thankful for all the shows you have done with a transgender topic. I am a 22-year-old female to male transsexual. I agree with some viewers that God doesn't make mistakes. Being transgender is not a mistake nor is it a choice. I would ask those people what they think of autism or Down's Syndrome because children are born this way as well, but I know they typically say that "this is a test" or "God works in mysterious ways". Why not say the same thing about being transgender? I don't regret being born female because the struggles I have faced make me who I am today. My father came to my college graduation recently to let me know he wants nothing to do with me now that I have started testosterone therapy. I was turned down from a job today that I was more than qualified for because I am trans. Why would anyone choose this? And about God, how dare anyone assume or judge what someone's beliefs are without knowing them? My faith in God is the only thing that got me through my darkest times. When I was worried my family would leave me, my faith strengthened me. My identity and my faith do not conflict with each other. Each one strengthens the other. And as far as age goes, if a young girl wants to wear pink and lace, no one questions her ability to make this decision because we agree that her brain is wired as a female. Why do we question a child who identifies as the opposite sex at the same age just because it is outside of the norm? Open your minds, people, and open your hearts. It was painfully obvious that the child whose mother disagreed with being trans was depressed and lonely because of this. The child who had a supportive mother was flourishing and happy. How can you say that the mother who is helping her child be who he really is is a monster? How can you say she doesn't deserve her child? How dare you judge and play God yourselves? Tyra, I commend you, and I love your show. I think you're an amazing host, and I hope these negative comments do not stop you from standing up for those of us that get beaten up, tossed around, and stepped on simply because of who we are. When we can't stand up for ourselves, it's good to know that there are people in power who will. So, thank you Tyra.

Hey Tyra. First, I watched this show with my mom today, and we are both very impressed by and thankful for all the shows you have done with a transgender topic. I am a 22-year-old female to male transsexual. I agree with some viewers that God doesn't make mistakes. Being transgender is not a mistake nor is it a choice. I would ask those people what they think of autism or Down's Syndrome because children are born this way as well, but I know they typically say that "this is a test" or "God works in mysterious ways". Why not say the same thing about being transgender? I don't regret being born female because the struggles I have faced make me who I am today. My father came to my college graduation recently to let me know he wants nothing to do with me now that I have started testosterone therapy. I was turned down from a job today that I was more than qualified for because I am trans. Why would anyone choose this? And about God, how dare anyone assume or judge what someone's beliefs are without knowing them? My faith in God is the only thing that got me through my darkest times. When I was worried my family would leave me, my faith strengthened me. My identity and my faith do not conflict with each other. Each one strengthens the other. And as far as age goes, if a young girl wants to wear pink and lace, no one questions her ability to make this decision because we agree that her brain is wired as a female. Why do we question a child who identifies as the opposite sex at the same age just because it is outside of the norm? Open your minds, people, and open your hearts. It was painfully obvious that the child whose mother disagreed with being trans was depressed and lonely because of this. The child who had a supportive mother was flourishing and happy. How can you say that the mother who is helping her child be who he really is is a monster? How can you say she doesn't deserve her child? How dare you judge and play God yourselves? Tyra, I commend you, and I love your show. I think you're an amazing host, and I hope these negative comments do not stop you from standing up for those of us that get beaten up, tossed around, and stepped on simply because of who we are. When we can't stand up for ourselves, it's good to know that there are people in power who will. So, thank you Tyra.

tyra...i didnt get to watch your program today. but i just wanted to say thank you. thank you for showing that transgendered people are in fact PEOPLE. i'm really offened by those who say that be a transgendered person is against god. have they are thought that being trans isnt gods mistake. i believe that its gods way of making people stronger. and we, transgendered people, are strong people. god help you all that believe that we are consumed by demons...god help you all..

I was very disturbed and disgusted with your show today. A person that is born a girl IS a GIRL!And a person that is born a boy IS a BOY! Being a transgender IS a CHOICE!!!!!There is nothing medical about it. God made each and every person the way he wanted them to be made. What really disgusts me is how any mother could give her child pills to make her stop developing the way she is supposed to. That is sick. A mother that would do something like that doesn't deserve a child. Just because a girl likes to do guy things doesn't make her a boy. This so called transgender lifestyle as well as being gay is nothing but the devil. He will do anything to turn people from God. The devil comes to kill, steal, and destroy. What is really sad is these parents that are letting their children CHOOSE to be transgenders/gay are sending themeselves and their children to hell. I pray that these people and you, Tyra Banks, will wake up and see this and change your life. Because if you believe this lifestyle is alright you are gonna go to hell also. If at all possible I don't intend on watching your show again and I am going to discourage others from watching it also.

I was very disturbed and disgusted with your show today. A person that is bor