tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13297025.post5980915726156307520..comments2023-10-07T02:00:48.078-07:00Comments on Trans Group Blog: Please Susan, step out of the spotlighthelen boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06979008474375552946noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13297025.post-73723184037380951922008-01-09T09:40:00.000-08:002008-01-09T09:40:00.000-08:00As an advocate and organizer by trade, and beginni...As an advocate and organizer by trade, and beginning my transition, I've been scared as hell I'm going to end up in this category. (Of people doing inadvertent damage.)<BR/><BR/>But all I can say is that she must be a terribly undisciplined politician to have said things like that.<BR/><BR/>They sound like things that belong in therapy. To say nothing of how damaging and WRONG they are, and way Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00973499430883590125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13297025.post-34776039892253856212008-01-07T22:39:00.000-08:002008-01-07T22:39:00.000-08:00I think this person's conservative background has ...I think this person's conservative background has much to do with her attitudes and current predicament. Those of us raised by liberal families and having liberal friends tend to face less or even no rejection. Her insights are valuable for us to learn from but she should not be considered a spokesperson for us.Mrs Madrigalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11174898590849871461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13297025.post-40499998386514502682008-01-05T21:35:00.000-08:002008-01-05T21:35:00.000-08:00hi Lena, Thanks for the post. I am not familiar wi...hi Lena, <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the post. I am not familiar with the things that Susan has said in the past, but the entire situation brings up something that has bugged me for a while. <BR/><BR/>There are a lot of amazing, insightful, & inspirational trans activists who have spent years (for some, decades) advocating for trans people, familiarizing themselves with the diversity of our communities,-juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703465310869693798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13297025.post-47034577036819332162008-01-04T04:58:00.000-08:002008-01-04T04:58:00.000-08:00Where do these self-appointed "leaders" of the tra...Where do these self-appointed "leaders" of the trans community come from? Can people just appoint themselves a trans spokesperson? And why do we accept in this country that just because someone rises to a managerial position (and working for a state entity myself I can attest to how little that means from a "success at the job" standpoint) or, even worse, gets some degree of fame or notoriety, Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02710242563750467338noreply@blogger.com