…Susan has said all along that she’s not like other transgender people. She feels uncomfortable even looking at some, “like I’m seeing a bunch of men in dresses.”
Eventually, she decided it was too early for transgender people to be federally protected. People need more time, more education, she says. “The transgender groups boo me, now, when I speak. Isn’t that ironic?“
But I don’t blame the human rights groups from separating the transgender people from the protected groups. Most Americans aren’t ready for us yet,” Susan says. Transgender people need to be able to prove they’re still viable workers — especially in the mainstream.
the best is this comment from miss understood:
Wow, what an idiot. I hope Susan gets hauled out a womens room when she’s really gotta go and ahe hershey squirts in her granny panties.
umm, boo.
h/t autumn
Unfortunately, this kind of comment strikes me as indicative of someone who is still finding her feet and getting used to a change in identity. I know that early on in my transition, I had similar thoughts, like “do I want to be included in ‘that’ group”, especially since the first support group I attended included some very flamboyant transgender people.
But what is really discouraging about this is how Susan has been annointed as a spokesperson for the transgender community at a time in her life when she is most vulnerable, overwhelmed and deeply immersed in dealing with her own internal changes to think much about the community as a whole. And of course, the media pays more attention to people going through transition than those who transitioned years ago.
Meh
Comment by Michelle — January 3, 2008 @ 7:57 am
“meh” says it perfectly :\
Comment by nexy — January 3, 2008 @ 9:11 pm
You should look what she says about that on her website
http://www.susanastanton.com/What_America_Said_and_Saw.html
Comment by Sara — January 4, 2008 @ 1:58 pm
[...] to sara for the link to susan stanton’s apology in which she states: Contrary to the St. Petersburg [...]
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