Transphobic Radical Hate Didn't Start With Brennan: The Sandy Stone-Olivia Records Controversy
http://www.transadvocate.com/transphobic-radical-hate-didnt-start-with-brennan-the-sandy-stone-olivia-records-controversy.htm8/24/11
When Cathy Brennan recently published her transphobic missive to the UN at rafem Hub, it reminded me of a similar kind of radical feminist transphobic screeds from the past.
In 1977 Sandy Stone was the focus of a controversy concerning her inclusion into the Olivia Records women's collective. The following letter, "Open Letter to Olivia" and Olivia's response were posted in "Sister: West Coast Feminist Newspaper" in the June-July edition of 1977.
"Dear Olivia: We are writing concerning your decision to employ Sandy Stone (formerly Doc Storch) as your recording engineer and sound technician. We feel that it was and is irresponsible of you to have presented this person as a woman to the women's community when in fact he is a post-operative transexual....."
