Trans View: "Work it" to your advantage
Chris Tina Bruce - SDGLN Social Contributor
January 25th, 2012
http://sdgln.com/social/2012/01/25/trans-view-work-it-your-advantageAs a transgender person myself, I know all too well the effects of workforce discrimination and the lack of rights in protecting such actions.
While the characters in the show are not presented as transgender, but rather as "unrepentant guy's guys" in dresses who very much identify as men, audiences will nevertheless connect them with transgender women.
On the other hand, ABC's newest sitcom could be leveraged as a way to break the ice, using the levity to initiate conversation about transgender people and the challenges they face every day. Winning the war is more important than winning every battle and humor allows the uneducated to feel more comfortable discussing topics, which in turn, helps cultivate change.
