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That is precisely the scenar unfoldg for one unnamed 17-year-old right this moment. On Wednday, a teen asked Redd for some <a href=" data-vars-ga-outbound-lk=" data-vars-ga-ux-element="Hyperlk" data-vars-ga-ll-to-actn="datg advice" class="body-lk css-7qz8rz et3p2gv0">datg advice</a>: Should he should ask out a <a href=" data-vars-ga-outbound-lk=" data-vars-ga-ux-element="Hyperlk" data-vars-ga-ll-to-actn="transgenr" class="body-lk css-7qz8rz et3p2gv0">transgenr</a> girl at his school, wh whom he is 1,000 percent smten, haters be damned?</p><style data-emotn="css 1m81y1o">@media(max-width: 30rem){{m-height:209px;}}@media(m-width: 30rem){{m-height:225px;}}{ntent:"";clear:both;display:table;}</style><div data-embed="twter" data-no-id="3" class="embed align-center css-1m81y1o e1dhx11l2"><style data-emotn="css 8c6v">{posn:absolute;left:-10000px;top:to;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidn;}</style><div data-ad-exclu class="css-8c6v ehha8ut0">This ntent is imported om twter. You may be able to fd the same ntent another format, or you may be able to fd more rmatn, at their web se.</div><div class="css-ky2lhl e14n76iz1"><style data-emotn="css 44bwek">{grid-lumn:1;grid-row:1;z-x:-1;}@media(max-width: 30rem){{font-size:1.1rem;le-height:1.4rem;}}@media(m-width: 40.625rem){{max-width:550px;}}</style><div class="css-44bwek e1v57j5l0"><blockquote class="twter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">There is a 17yo boy on Redd askg advice how to ask out a trans girl at school. It is absolutely heartwarmg, and also he’s a really good wrer? <a href="></a> <a href="></a></p>— Eric Francis (@EricFrancis24) <a href=">January 24, 2018</a></blockquote></div><style data-emotn="css 47ss7b">{grid-lumn:1;grid-row:1;}@media(max-width: 40.625rem){{width:100%;max-width:lc(100vw - (1rem * 2));}}</style><div data-width="550px" class="css-47ss7b e14n76iz0"><blockquote data-align="center" data-nversatn><a href=" class="twter-timele"> </a></blockquote></div></div></div><p data-no-id="4" class="css-aeyldl et3p2gv0">"Ladi and Gentlemen of Redd," the poster (azure-ski-123) kicked off his query a now-leted post (which has been immortalized through @EricTheDragon's screenshots), "I n't even beg to expla how absolutely and pafully betiful this girl is. She totally mak me feel lovick. If I were a rtoon my ey would turn to hearts and leap om their sockets whenever I see her. She mak me feel weak the butterfli my belly are aggrsive and many...I uld wre poetry about this woman."</p><p data-no-id="7" class="css-aeyldl et3p2gv0"></p><p data-no-id="9" class="css-aeyldl et3p2gv0"></p><style data-emotn="css 1le5u">{font-fay:NatnalBold,NatnalBold-fallback,Helveti,Arial,Sans-serif;font-weight:normal;marg-bottom:0.625rem;marg-top:0.625rem;}@media(max-width: 48rem){{font-size:2.1875rem;le-height:1.1;}}@media(m-width: 48rem){{font-size:2.375rem;le-height:1.1;}}@media(m-width: 64rem){{font-size:2.5rem;le-height:1.1;}} b, strong{font-fay:her;font-weight:bold;} em, i{font-fay:her;font-style:alic;}</style><h2 data-no-id="11" class="css-1le5u et3p2gv0">Related: <a href=" data-vars-ga-outbound-lk=" data-vars-ga-ux-element="Hyperlk" data-vars-ga-ll-to-actn="This Polyamoro Actor Jt Gave A Glimpse Into What Life Wh Multiple Partners Is Like" class="body-lk css-7qz8rz et3p2gv0">This Polyamoro Actor Jt Gave A Glimpse Into What Life Wh Multiple Partners Is Like</a></h2><p data-no-id="13" class="css-aeyldl et3p2gv0">Our botted iend go on to expla that the two were paired up for portra week their art club. This csh is not jt physil; he's immensely attracted to her abili and artistic visn: "Her art, guys. HER ART," he wr. "She's so talented. .. did each others [sic] portras and was MAGICAL. It was like a Jack and Rose moment except nobody was naked and neher of died. She said she loved the picture of her I drew and asked to keep ."</p><p data-no-id="15" class="css-aeyldl et3p2gv0">She also asked our teenage paramour if he wanted to hang out sometime, outsi of school, and this is where the other shoe drops. This teen is worried about what other people might thk: His parents might not unrstand, he wr; his misguid sister has already advised him to stay away om his csh "bee of all the drama she uld e" (that "drama" somehow not beg the flt of people who might harass a teenage girl...?), and the guys at school might bully him or ll him gay. He fears his iends might "disown" him, but wonrs if people like that are worth beg iends wh anyway.</p><h2 data-no-id="17" class="css-1le5u et3p2gv0">Related: <a href=" data-vars-ga-outbound-lk=" data-vars-ga-ux-element="Hyperlk" data-vars-ga-ll-to-actn="The Heartbreakg Reason Why This Woman's Hband Is Missg From Her Weddg Photos" class="body-lk css-7qz8rz et3p2gv0">The Heartbreakg Reason Why This Woman's Hband Is Missg From Her Weddg Photos</a></h2><p data-no-id="19" class="css-aeyldl et3p2gv0">Of all the outsi parti mentned, only his younger brother—a middle schooler!—offered good advice: prent her wh flowers, at school, on Valente's Day. This optn appeals to azure-ski-123 very much, as he would love nothg more than to make his csh se. Meanwhile, the <a href=" target="_blank" data-vars-ga-outbound-lk=" data-vars-ga-ux-element="Hyperlk" data-vars-ga-ll-to-actn="Reddors who rpond" class="body-lk css-7qz8rz et3p2gv0">Reddors who rpond</a> have nothg but applse for this pre-teen love doctor.</p><p data-no-id="21" class="css-aeyldl et3p2gv0">"I want OP's ltle brother to give me advice on everythg om now on," reads one ment. "He knows what he's talkg about!"</p><p data-no-id="23" class="css-aeyldl et3p2gv0">"Be the kd of person your ltle brother thks you should be," another Reddor wrote.</p><p data-no-id="25" class="css-aeyldl et3p2gv0">Another appld his brother's ia, but mentned may be bt to keep the gture a b smaller for now: "Yeah there's a real risk of beg bullied and harassed for datg a trans person but whatever you get, I'm sure 'll be a actn of what she experienc on a daily basis. I thk you should take thgs one step at a time and don't disclose anythg to others whout checkg wh her first. A big public gture might be romantic but she might not want more attentn to be drawn to her."</p><p data-no-id="27" class="css-aeyldl et3p2gv0">While the origal post has sce been removed, azure-ski-123 ntu to engage wh other Reddors reactns, and seems very appreciative for their put: </p><div data-embed-created="2018-01-25T20:48:06.044Z" data-embed-live="false" data-embed-media=" data-embed-parent="false" data-embed-uuid="84f3b982-8021-4bb7-aeef-5f336ba16e15" data-no-id="29" class="redd-embed"><a href=" data-vars-ga-outbound-lk=" data-vars-ga-ux-element="Hyperlk" data-vars-ga-ll-to-actn="Comment" class="body-lk css-7qz8rz et3p2gv0">Comment</a> om discsn <a href=" data-vars-ga-outbound-lk=" data-vars-ga-ux-element="Hyperlk" data-vars-ga-ll-to-actn="There is a trans girl [17 F] my [17 M] school that I n't get out of my md. I have a massive csh on her but I'm also aaid of social suici if I ask her out." class="body-lk css-7qz8rz et3p2gv0">There is a trans girl [17 F] my [17 M] school that I n't get out of my md. I have a massive csh on her but I'm also aaid of social suici if I ask her out.</a>.</div><p data-no-id="31" class="css-aeyldl et3p2gv0"></p><p data-no-id="33" class="css-aeyldl et3p2gv0">While others were not aaid to ask the really hard qutns:</p><div data-embed-created="2018-01-25T20:51:51.346Z" data-embed-live="false" data-embed-media=" data-embed-parent="te" data-embed-uuid="7b28bc98-8ae0-47be-9795-3f5618cd7b68" data-no-id="35" class="redd-embed"><a href=" data-vars-ga-outbound-lk=" data-vars-ga-ux-element="Hyperlk" data-vars-ga-ll-to-actn="Comment" class="body-lk css-7qz8rz et3p2gv0">Comment</a> om discsn <a href=" data-vars-ga-outbound-lk=" data-vars-ga-ux-element="Hyperlk" data-vars-ga-ll-to-actn="There is a trans girl [17 F] my [17 M] school that I n't get out of my md. I have a massive csh on her but I'm also aaid of social suici if I ask her out." class="body-lk css-7qz8rz et3p2gv0">There is a trans girl [17 F] my [17 M] school that I n't get out of my md. I have a massive csh on her but I'm also aaid of social suici if I ask her out.</a>.</div><p data-no-id="37" class="css-aeyldl et3p2gv0"></p><div data-embed-created="2018-01-25T20:50:54.040Z" data-embed-live="false" data-embed-media=" data-embed-parent="false" data-embed-uuid="36a0fd08-406c-4ab9-975c-80c49a51e278" data-no-id="39" class="redd-embed">And, as mentned, Reddors weren't the only on to offer up advice. Laverne Cox also weighed on the suatn via Twter.</div><div data-embed="twter" data-no-id="40" class="embed align-center css-1m81y1o e1dhx11l2"><div data-ad-exclu class="css-8c6v ehha8ut0">This ntent is imported om twter. You may be able to fd the same ntent another format, or you may be able to fd more rmatn, at their web se.</div><div class="css-ky2lhl e14n76iz1"><div class="css-44bwek e1v57j5l0"><blockquote class="twter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Omg if I uld advise this young man I would say that life is so much bigger than high school and if this young woman mak you as happy as seems you mt go towards that happs. Love sets ee. Make her feel as special as she is & as you see her. <a href=">#transisbetiful</a> <a href="></a></p>— Laverne Cox (@Lavernex) <a href=">January 25, 2018</a></blockquote></div><div data-width="550px" class="css-47ss7b e14n76iz0"><blockquote data-align="center" data-nversatn><a href=" class="twter-timele"> </a></blockquote></div></div></div><p data-no-id="41" class="css-aeyldl et3p2gv0">Laverne, who recently beme the first trans woman to land a <em>Cosmopolan</em> ver, has spoken out about how feels to have your boyiends feel ashamed of you: "Trans women serve to be loved out the open and the light," she told <em><a href=" target="_blank" data-vars-ga-outbound-lk=" data-vars-ga-ux-element="Hyperlk" data-vars-ga-ll-to-actn="Cosmo" class="body-lk css-7qz8rz et3p2gv0">Cosmo</a></em>.</p><p data-no-id="43" class="css-aeyldl et3p2gv0"><em>The transgenr celebri are breakg barriers and makg history:</em></p><style data-emotn="css 1v2eakg">{marg-bottom:0.9375rem;posn:relative;}{marg-left:to;marg-right:to;width:100%;}@media(m-width: 48rem){{width:90%;}}{marg-left:to;marg-right:to;width:95%;}@media(m-width: 30rem){{width:75%;}}@media(m-width: 40.625rem){{width:65%;}}</style><div data-no-id="45" data-teractive="VioPlayer-1" class="embed aspect-rat-16x9 css-1v2eakg e3dq3y0"><style data-emotn="css 1ui7hop">{marg-bottom:0.9375rem;--aspect-rat:56.25%;}</style><div class="__rp-ntaer css-1ui7hop e6l0f0"><style data-emotn="css 1yu8e3d">{marg-bottom:0.9375rem;width:100%;height:100%;} .__rp-ntaer{height:to;}</style><div data-embed="embed-vio" class="vio-player css-1yu8e3d e1ou1fny0"><style data-emotn="css 1uds6oo">{height:100%;width:100%;posn:relative;}</style><div class="css-1uds6oo e1f7ylgd6"><style data-emotn="css 1iiivv4">{background-lor:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);borr:.1875rem solid whe;borr-radi:50%;lor:#fff;cursor:poter;height:3.75rem;left:50%;posn:absolute;top:50%;-webk-transform:translate(-50%,-50%);-moz-transform:translate(-50%,-50%);-ms-transform:translate(-50%,-50%);transform:translate(-50%,-50%);-webk-transn:all 0.4s;transn:all 0.4s;width:3.75rem;z-x:1;}.e1f7ylgd6:hover {background-lor:rgba(33, 150, 245, 0.8);lor:#ffffff;}@media(m-width: 48rem){{height:5.625rem;width:5.625rem;borr:.28125rem solid whe;}}</style><button aria-label="Play Vio" class="css-1iiivv4 e1f7ylgd1"><style data-emotn="css 1lhf7lq">{fill:#ffffff;height:1.4rem;vertil-align:middle;width:1.45rem;}@media(m-width: 48rem){{width:2.3125rem;height:3rem;}}</style><svg xmlns=" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" style="fill: var(--primary, #000);" role="img" tle="Play" class="css-1lhf7lq e1f7ylgd2"><tle>play in
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