Your New Transgender Girlfriend Wants to Talk to You

You just stand there, watching your new roommate talking on the phone. It is Rebecca, your ex, but the way she talks now, her mannerisms, her choice of clothing, her hairstyle, all of it ... it's like she's trying to be like Robbie, the guy who's supposed to be your real roommate. You've never seen her act so masculine before. It's weird. But then you start thinking about your new "girlfriend". You can't even imagine your longtime friend Robbie acting femininely. He just isn't like that. But if Rebecca is "trying to be" Robbie, then doesn't that mean that Robbie is "trying to be" Rebecca ... super feminine Rebecca? You just don't want to think about it.

"Yeah, he's right here. You wanna talk to him?" the new Robbie asks over the phone. He then hands the phone over to you. "Make it quick. I need to use my phone again."

You grab the phone, then hold it up to your ear. Am I really doing this? "Uh, hello?"

"Oh, hey, sweetie," comes the voice of Robbie, though now sounding much more effeminate. You cringe, hearing it. "I just wanted to tell you ..."