Sorta being out

I was wandering the Internet, looking at Websites with alternative views of issues (not all alternative, some are too much or too extreme to bother with trying to understand them or worse have a discussion with the). Anyway I ran across the Feministing blog site. I won't argue that I'm more a (male) feminist than not. I hate all the rules, laws, and crap men, society, employers, etal. give women.

Anyway, on the blog is a post by a sorta, or pseudo, stealth transwoman, which is a contradiction in itself. As much as transwomen try to live stealth and completely deny or hide their past identity and status, it's impossible. That's an issue in the transcommunity argued to no end, especially by transwomen saying they're stealth, but really not because some people know and some of their past records haven't been changed.

But that's not the point here, which by the way a simple blood test will out any transperson and you're faced with the question by the doctor, "So, there's seems to be a difference between your blood results (genetic sex) and your documents, can you explain?" And so that argument goes. But it's another issues that confusing.

It's these transwomen who are sorta' out because the Internet allows you to hide your identity through pseudoname(s) and identities, which is excactly what at least one on this blog site (that I read and probably more) said she is, in between being stealth and being public. The latter through her on-line name.

But what bothers me the me the most is their hypocracy. They argue for a position or view on some issue, they stand up and speak, but then hide behind a false name and no identity. If you believe what you say, and you want people to believe what you say, then stand up for yourself as yourself. I do that here and will always do that. That doesn't make me better or smarter, just there.

More importantly, it does make me honest. If we want to believe you then put a name and face to the voice and words. Otherwise, you're no worse than a false prophet, because we don't know who you are. And you are what this writer wrote in the entry, you're dishonest at best and I don't know yet at worst. I may agree with your words but until I know who you are, I won't agree with you.

That takes a real name and face. And sorry, using being a transwoman and stealth a necessity isn't a reason, it's a cope-out. I know transwomen are the victims of many people who hate them, want to deny them rights and protections, or simply don't want to know they're living and working in this country. Transphobia against several hundred thousand people is discrimination.

That's why it's understandable maybe as much as 90% of legally recognized (post-transistion) women live pseudo-stealth life and world where only a few people know and most of their documents are correct. It's their safety and security to be stealth. But then you can't be publically vocal, that's dishonest and lying. I won't say anything with my Website or blogs that I wouldn't say in a public place.

And I am there name, face and voice. Anything less is dishonest.