After seeing the ad for Libra tampons (Australian company) where a drag queen is playing a transwoman (presumably post-transition) in the women's restroom with a (genetic) woman get into a "war" fixing their makeup and adjusting their clothes when the (genetic) woman pulls out a tampon and the other "woman" says she won, it's not hard to understand the reaction.
What person thought up putting a drag queen in place of a transwoman in the ad? It's clear from the ad which woman is which, mostly because many post-transition women are very normal looking and not caricatures of women as drag queens portray women. And many (trans)women do carry sanitary products, in part because they do have vaginas with some similar personal issues as (genetic) women.
But what's stupidier is the drag queen is unapologetic over her protrayal of the "woman", saying she didn't play it as a transwomen, but as (gay man) drag queen. She didn't realize the ad was to portray a post-transition woman? Why? Because maybe, as we know the ad was meant to distinguish "real" women from transwomen, and simply put, the ad is, or was now, transphobic, to depict transwomen and less than women because of one characteristic.
Never mind there are intersex other women who don't need or use tampons for a variety of reasons. If they wanted a woman realistic for the ad, why not look at Harisu who has done ads for women's products? Or any beautiful transwoman? But they wouldn't do that because there wouldn't be the obvious difference the audience could easily see. What a concept, just women, some who use tampons and some who don't.
Gee, that would make a better ad. The woman pulls out a tampon and the other woman pulls out a panty liner. Just personal choice.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Saturday, December 24, 2011
The T Word
This is a response to recent columns and blogs about the new ABC comedy "Working It", such as this one from Lance Bass, to show how stupid people can be (regardless of their sexual orientation).
A lot has been written and said about the "T-word", aka, "Tranny" for transsexual, or really a demeaning or derogatory word for a transgender person or someone thought to be or have been a transgender person (post-transition men or women aren't trans-anything, just men or women, albeit with a different history). And many in the gay community have argued it's part of the lexicon with the LGBT community.
It's not and shouldn't be used at all except in private conversationa between friends, definitely not in public and more so said about someone they don't personally know, whether a celebrity, public figure or whomever. It's unnecessary and only opens the door to call gay men the F-word, you know faggot. It's the same thing for different people.
This has come up with the new ABC comedy "Working It" which has to be one of the worst comedies in ABC's history. At least in my book just judging the description, seeing the trailors and photos. I'm not sorry to say it should never be aired for it's portraying crossdressers as transpeople similar to what black-face comedy did to black people, similar to what the early depictions of gay people.
When the gays protested those portrayals the anger was loud, but they have long continued to call any transperson a tranny, whether or not it's abouty the drag queens, female impersonators or crossdressers or about transitioning men and women. They know the difference but the reality is gays don't really like real transpeople and especially post-transition women, so they use the word to denigrate them.
And they've never strayed from defending this stupid word, its meaning and its use, but it's time they were held accountable, change or face the music again being called what you hate and transpeople will be silent in your defense. It's the same effect. Hurts doesn't it? Now you know and understand. So change and defend transpeople or not. Your choice.
And sorry, apologies don't work anymore. After all these years you can't play stupid. You're arrogant and ignorant about it. Grow up. You've always put transpeople at the back of the line, back of the bus and back of the political platform. And now they've shown they don't need you to get respect and progres, and they've shown they will speak up and voice their anger at you.
As for your last comment Mr. Bass, "Again, to be clear, I have no problem apologizing.", that only shows me you don't think very far or very well the effect or impact of your words, and you speak faster than you think. I've met too many people who use those words to dismiss being caught and then continue to use them when the proverbial dust settles.
I's just a cursory statement to deflect the argument and justify yours and being caught saying something carelessly stupid. You've always known better and you didn't change. And we don't expect you to change now just because you got caught. It's obvious in the tone and tune of your words.
I've heard it all too often from f..., er gays, like you. Sorry, bad choice of words there? Oh, I apologize. Like, really, I mean it. Sound familar?
A lot has been written and said about the "T-word", aka, "Tranny" for transsexual, or really a demeaning or derogatory word for a transgender person or someone thought to be or have been a transgender person (post-transition men or women aren't trans-anything, just men or women, albeit with a different history). And many in the gay community have argued it's part of the lexicon with the LGBT community.
It's not and shouldn't be used at all except in private conversationa between friends, definitely not in public and more so said about someone they don't personally know, whether a celebrity, public figure or whomever. It's unnecessary and only opens the door to call gay men the F-word, you know faggot. It's the same thing for different people.
This has come up with the new ABC comedy "Working It" which has to be one of the worst comedies in ABC's history. At least in my book just judging the description, seeing the trailors and photos. I'm not sorry to say it should never be aired for it's portraying crossdressers as transpeople similar to what black-face comedy did to black people, similar to what the early depictions of gay people.
When the gays protested those portrayals the anger was loud, but they have long continued to call any transperson a tranny, whether or not it's abouty the drag queens, female impersonators or crossdressers or about transitioning men and women. They know the difference but the reality is gays don't really like real transpeople and especially post-transition women, so they use the word to denigrate them.
And they've never strayed from defending this stupid word, its meaning and its use, but it's time they were held accountable, change or face the music again being called what you hate and transpeople will be silent in your defense. It's the same effect. Hurts doesn't it? Now you know and understand. So change and defend transpeople or not. Your choice.
And sorry, apologies don't work anymore. After all these years you can't play stupid. You're arrogant and ignorant about it. Grow up. You've always put transpeople at the back of the line, back of the bus and back of the political platform. And now they've shown they don't need you to get respect and progres, and they've shown they will speak up and voice their anger at you.
As for your last comment Mr. Bass, "Again, to be clear, I have no problem apologizing.", that only shows me you don't think very far or very well the effect or impact of your words, and you speak faster than you think. I've met too many people who use those words to dismiss being caught and then continue to use them when the proverbial dust settles.
I's just a cursory statement to deflect the argument and justify yours and being caught saying something carelessly stupid. You've always known better and you didn't change. And we don't expect you to change now just because you got caught. It's obvious in the tone and tune of your words.
I've heard it all too often from f..., er gays, like you. Sorry, bad choice of words there? Oh, I apologize. Like, really, I mean it. Sound familar?
Friday, December 23, 2011
Says It All
This photo of two Navy petty officers says it all about the repeal of DADT, just two people who love each other and are family. That's what our country is about, equality. Good luck to them and all our military personnel.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Say Goodnight Barney
Say goodbye and goodnight Barney Franks. Sorry, I won't miss you or regret your absence in Congress. You're a political hypocrit who will and often have sacrificed others for your own views, agenda and career. You betrayed transgender people while you were lying to their faces. You used them for your own lesbian and gay gains, jettisoning transpeople quickly when it was politically expedient.
For that, and other issues, you haven't earned my respect for anything, and I while wish you good luck in life, don't expect praise from me. You never earned it. Just leave and let someone better get elected and get things done.
For that, and other issues, you haven't earned my respect for anything, and I while wish you good luck in life, don't expect praise from me. You never earned it. Just leave and let someone better get elected and get things done.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Would You
Question for those women in transition. What if you discovered after starting, or maybe a few years in, that Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) you're taking is crashing your mind and body, literally. The purpose of HRT (meaning for male to female transitions) is to lower male hormones (with Spironolactone) and to raise female hormones (estradoil or something similar).
Some people, however, are sensitive to changes in their hormones, namely lowering your testosterone level to where it's in the normal level of women, but that your body needs at least the minimum level of male hormones and reducing it induces major changes in the body, metabolism and brain
Not possible? Really possible because some people are that sensitive to changes. Your, and every, body needs all your hormones to work. They're not just there for sex or gender but your whole body and mind. Almost everyone is born with both, all males have some levels of female hormones and only a rare few females have no male hormones (like one in a million).
Back to the question. HRT is the second step in one's transition, right after therapy since all physicians require letters of recommendation before prescribing HRT to ensure the diagnosis is right to prescribe them. HRT changes the body, stopping the normal aging and changes of male traits and to some degree creating female physical traits, eg. breasts.
Most transitioning women usually take HRT for 2-5 years before getting their final Gender Confirmation Surgery (GCS) depending on your family, life career and finances. They often begin living as women from part-time and often fulltime before but always after starting HRT, but that also is a personal decision on the same factors.
All of this depends on HRT for its effects and changes. And if you can't take it? And if it means post-GCS you'll probaby have to take both some HRT to keep staying female but also take testosterone to keep your body normal, even as a woman?
Would you still transition? Or is the answer obvious because you know it's who you are and want to be? The question doesn't become if but how and when.
I ask this because it's like a fence when you start and are on HRT. Almost everyone finds the physical and mental changes for the good and are happy. But for some evidence (mostly anecdotal) shows some people get the physical changes but experience worsening effects and changes in their metabolism and mind.
The mind part is where the individual is susceptible to depression. HRT can, and often does, exacerbate their depression, and with the worsening health and/or fitness, the depression gets even worse, and the transition seems so distant and successful, the individual has to think about their goals with their transition.
If you continue your transition, how will you do it? Staying physically male but living as female? Trying to pass as a woman while being physically male? How long? What choices do you consider? Not getting GCS despite you want it to be a whole woman? Or getting GCS and taking both male and female hormones?
Just a question. But one many women in transition face with their body and mind.
Some people, however, are sensitive to changes in their hormones, namely lowering your testosterone level to where it's in the normal level of women, but that your body needs at least the minimum level of male hormones and reducing it induces major changes in the body, metabolism and brain
Not possible? Really possible because some people are that sensitive to changes. Your, and every, body needs all your hormones to work. They're not just there for sex or gender but your whole body and mind. Almost everyone is born with both, all males have some levels of female hormones and only a rare few females have no male hormones (like one in a million).
Back to the question. HRT is the second step in one's transition, right after therapy since all physicians require letters of recommendation before prescribing HRT to ensure the diagnosis is right to prescribe them. HRT changes the body, stopping the normal aging and changes of male traits and to some degree creating female physical traits, eg. breasts.
Most transitioning women usually take HRT for 2-5 years before getting their final Gender Confirmation Surgery (GCS) depending on your family, life career and finances. They often begin living as women from part-time and often fulltime before but always after starting HRT, but that also is a personal decision on the same factors.
All of this depends on HRT for its effects and changes. And if you can't take it? And if it means post-GCS you'll probaby have to take both some HRT to keep staying female but also take testosterone to keep your body normal, even as a woman?
Would you still transition? Or is the answer obvious because you know it's who you are and want to be? The question doesn't become if but how and when.
I ask this because it's like a fence when you start and are on HRT. Almost everyone finds the physical and mental changes for the good and are happy. But for some evidence (mostly anecdotal) shows some people get the physical changes but experience worsening effects and changes in their metabolism and mind.
The mind part is where the individual is susceptible to depression. HRT can, and often does, exacerbate their depression, and with the worsening health and/or fitness, the depression gets even worse, and the transition seems so distant and successful, the individual has to think about their goals with their transition.
If you continue your transition, how will you do it? Staying physically male but living as female? Trying to pass as a woman while being physically male? How long? What choices do you consider? Not getting GCS despite you want it to be a whole woman? Or getting GCS and taking both male and female hormones?
Just a question. But one many women in transition face with their body and mind.
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