October 23, 2009 2:32 AM BST
Your TRANNYWEB TRANSGENDER NEWS has been following this story. Any high profile story showing that being a CD is common and unrelated to sexual preference will help dispel some of the myths surrounding it. This month, THREE cage fighters have "come out", albeit involuntarily, Since most male TGs are heterosexual males, stories like this can help with acceptance by SO's and the community at large....at the very least make them think twice before taking a punch at the next CD they encounter ;-) .Crossdressers get treated badly by the press. Other than media coverage, the terms "crossdresser" and "transvestite" are generally used pejoratively ("next thing you know Obama will appoint a transvestite butcher to head the Deptartment of Agriculture") or to appeal to prurient interests in a negative situation ("the crossdressing bank robber was caught when the 6" heel of his pumps broke off on a curb during the pursuit by local constables"). For that reason, if no other, we try to cover stories that matter to a large segment of our audience that gets little in the way of non-negative news coverage. There is darn little positive coverage out there other than Rocky Horror Picture Show reports.
Publicity or putting a spin on a bitchy Outing? Who knows. We will keep updating this story. Our CD members need to know what is going on in their world to discuss it from an informed position and to be able to use it for personal issues that may arise in their lives. While it may seem that we have forgotten you, at times, we do give you all the CD news that is worth repeating....or necessary to repeat.
Wendy Larsen, Editor, TRANNYWEB TRANSGENDER NEWS (TTN)
October 23, 2009 1:44 PM BST
I saw this article and it was accompanied by a photo of him in a maids outfit. I think that will do us way more damage as a whole since it reinforces the stereotype than the fact that he is public with his cross-dressing. He looked more like a guy in drag on a stag night than anything else in my opinion. Still, if it goes some way into helping other S/O's accept their partners crossdressing then great. The downside is that TV/CD cannot be separated from the TS in the public eye so we are in danger of all being seen as guys in drag. Nothing new there.
Nikki
October 23, 2009 3:21 PM BST
Everytime I hear the name Katie Price acka Jordam, I cringe, its all sensationalism and don't think its doing anything for the cause, at all. What next a cage fight, between two guys dressed in drag. Loser, first one to lose their bra. shoddy and yuk.
Cristine
October 25, 2009 12:27 AM BST
Absolutely not a Katie Price fan. Now theres a surprise...
Thought her boyfriend looked quite uncomfortable in the photo.
x
October 25, 2009 12:43 AM BST
His knickers were probably too small, Rae.
Typical tabloid press story I reckon, boyfriend is snapped doing fancy dress and the media claim he's a crossdresser...
xx
October 25, 2009 11:21 PM GMT
The GLBT Hate Crime Bill, Matthew Shepard, (lets not change this thread to a discussion on whether it's needed or good) was passed this week attached to next year's US Defense Budget. Sometimes that is how "good" is done. Hopefully acceptance will grow for all of us, despite the wardrobe issues. Embracing us, figuratively speaking, may not change with this, but that will be the result of other stories, hopefully. When society's head is made of rock, one must chip away at it with a small chisel. Using dynamite may cause that head to just explode, lol.
October 25, 2009 11:31 PM GMT
Tbh, Lucy, that's what it looked like to me. Fancy dress, I mean, not the knickers...
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