austin lingerie store promises changes transgender controversy

[kira21 ♡♡♡]

austin lingerie store promises changes transgender controversy

A transgender controversy that started with a bra fitting, has an Austin lingerie store working on changes to its store policy. A trans woman says she was humiliated at Petticoat Fair last weekend. On Thursday the owner invited consumer reporter Bettie Cross into his store so he could explain what happened and where they go from here.  Petticoat Fair says it caters to all women and is now trying to make sure that holds true.  "It's a challenge," said Kirk Andrews, owner of Petticoat Fair. "We're trying to educate ourselves."  Andrews is at the center of the transgender controversy that started last Saturday when Kylie Jack asked for a bra fitting.  "I get it. I don't look exactly like every other woman out there," said Kylie. "The employee asked me if l was an anatomical female." Kylie says she was told she could buy lingerie, but she could not get the fitting service.

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[suzifrommd]

Problem is that every newspaper article, tv story or other media coverage of anything having to do with transtion always mentions surgical status. As in "she had her surgery in 2012" or "she hasn't had her surgery YET" as if that's something we all do.

I can't be surprised when people like the owner of this store think it's a final step in the process.

Three cheers to Kylie for educating him. If we don't do it, others will and will get it wrong.

[kira21 ♡♡♡]

Yeah, there was a problem in the media in the UK, where a trans woman was involved in an accident and the news paper pointed out to the nation that she was trans, even though it was not relevant to the story at all. Seems like a nosey checklist is instantly called for if anybody uses the word trans in a news story and all the cliches are rolled out. It just becomes something of a yawnfest after a bit. Do you think that maybe people will get bored of it as trans visibility increases?

[suzifrommd]

Do you think that maybe people will get bored of it as trans visibility increases?

It's really not sensationalism. It's a misunderstanding. Newspapers and TV don't understand (1) that being trans doesn't define us. To them it's a vital fact like, age, marital status, occupation, number of kids. And (2) that SRS is simply not part of the transition process and therefore is in now way relevant to identity.

Our community needs to sound this beat relentlessly. If we don't, no one else will.

[Shana-chan]

I for one am glad the owner is doing this. He's helping make aware that trans woman ARE woman and should be treated as such. It is my hope that this will help make this world a better place with all places doing the same thing.

Really when you stop and think about it, all this separation stuff of the genders is pretty pointless. You wouldn't think it's not normal if you grew up raised in a place where women and men of any kind can change together, bath together, go to the restroom together and so on. Also, another reason why I say the separation of genders is pointless is because, one of the reasons why that was done (or at least the explanation as of now) is because men with woman and woman with men = intimate relationship and the like but the truth is that woman and woman and men with men exist and also, if you deprive someone of the gender they are attracted too, there is a chance (I don't know how big though) that in the loneliness and such, whether gay or not, they'll get into a relationship with the same sex/opposite sex. Also, another reason why it's pointless is because of the claim that it comes with an increased risk of attacks and such. I've heard Japan has same sex wash rooms where men and woman bath together and more and, ironoc seeing how Japan has the lowest Rape record in the world I heard. (No idea on the physical assault though)