As a card-carrying member of the trans language police, the gender language police, the sexism police, the heterosexism police, and several other fictitious law-enforcement organizations that don’t actually issue membership cards, I should hate this ad. I should be offended by the negative reference to a man smelling “like a lady” and why that’s a [...]
Posts Tagged ‘television’
Forgive Me for Loving the Isaiah Mustafa Old Spice Commercial
Posted in Observations, tagged femininity, gender expression, gender roles, gender stereotypes, masculinity, television on March 11, 2010 | 10 Comments »
There’s Just No Good Trans Party Conversation
Posted in Information, Observations, tagged being out, being trans, coming out, OUTSpoken, television, transgender, transsexual on December 21, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Last night, I went to a party to celebrate the return of Colorado Out Spoken, one of the oldest local LGBT television news and information programs in the country. The show, which airs on PBS station KBDI Channel 12 in Denver, went on hiatus in January, but has now returned with a new format, a [...]
‘Tranny Fierceness’ and ‘Tranny Messes’: Should I be Offended?
Posted in Observations, tagged language, television, transgender, transsexual on August 6, 2009 | 9 Comments »
For the first time, a gay and trans dance group will be featured on Randy Jackson Presents America’s Best Dance Crew on MTV. Vogue Evolution is a group of five “vogue dancers” who will be competing for the title. Leiomy Maldonado (far left in photo), who is in the process of transitioning from male to [...]
Chloe Prince on ABC: Trans People are Still Big News
Posted in News, Observations, tagged Chloe Prince, family, television, trans women, transition on July 22, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Chloe Prince and her family appeared last night on ABC’s Primetime: Family Secrets. Prince is a trans woman who is married with two children, and although I did not see the show (my TV doesn’t work), my understanding was that it dealt with Prince’s transition and how she and her family have handled this process. [...]
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