I was out twice over the weekend and both times I encountered a transwoman. Friday, I went to the pharmacy to pick up a prescription and the woman who waited on me was trans. Saturday, my family dined out to celebrate Father’s Day and while we were finishing dinner, a couple was seated a few tables away from us and the woman in the couple was trans.
I could be wrong, but in both cases the women were tall, big-boned, wide-shouldered and spoke with male voices. But what gave them away is not the point I am trying to make. My point is how it is becoming more common to see transpeople out and about among civilians (at least in this neck of the woods).
Speaking of which, Aunty sent me a link about a high school in Louisiana (not in my neck of the woods) that nominated an openly transgender girl to homecoming court! Click here to view the story.
Then there is Jan Jönsson, the Swedish Liberal Party leader, who released a video of himself dressed in drag (photo above) reading a fairy tale to children. But in a cutting dialog with the camera, he addresses adults, not kids. Click here to view the story on LGBTQ Nation.
Finally, Zoe reminded me that two transwomen took home Tony Awards last week: J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell.
We’re everywhere, we’re everywhere!
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Visibility is our best defense. Let's be everywhere. Good post.
ReplyDeleteI had a similar experience yesterday when out for lunch. Two women eating at the bar. One with very masculine features. Likely one of us.
Yesterday my neighbor said she has two transgender women at her office
ReplyDeleteLove the post but also practice caution. This was recently put out about travel to Florida. Never thought I'd see the day: Travel to all areas of Florida should be done with extreme caution as it can be particularly unsafe for people of color, LGBTQIA+ communities and individuals who speak with an accent, and international travelers.
ReplyDeleteCan we please, please, please stop using "transwoman" as a compound word? It's so incredibly othering, trans is an adjective.
ReplyDelete"othering" ??? What does that mean? Please explain.
DeleteIt's often used by transphobes to deny us being women, basically making us something other. Hence othering. I've literally seen people use the expression "transwomen and women" in a sentance, sometimes from the broader trans and gender diverse community. That's offensive and very othering.
DeleteThe way to think about it is that we would never used "tallwoman" or "blondewoman" because tall or blonde is an adjective describing the noun, and trans is exactly the same, it's an adjective. I am a woman that is trans. I am a woman that is tall. I am a woman.
A friend of my wife, apparently out of nowhere, told her that before she was married she had two boyfriends who were cross dressers.
ReplyDeletemaybe you clicked on her transdar and she wanted to show solidarity to your wife?
DeleteI trust Stana's transdar. If you say you saw two transwomen, I assume you saw two.
ReplyDeleteHi Fiona,
ReplyDeleteThat could be the case. I have had people comment on my hairless legs.