Scary Right-Wing Digest: January 15th, 2007

[Shana A]

http://naedlrega.livejournal.com/12697.html


Scary Right-Wing Digest: January 15th, 2007

by naedlrega

"1.  What the Religious Right is saying about a trans woman who sought breast augmentation

Charlene Hastings is a 57-year-old woman from San Francisco.  Like many other women, she was dissatisfied with the size of her breasts.  [I include myself in the "many other women"-- I recently underwent a breast reduction.]  Ms. Hastings did what a lot of women in her situation do-- she sought out breast augmentation surgery.  Seton Medical Center in Daly City, CA, a Catholic hospital, performs breast augmentations routinely.  But they quickly showed Ms. Hastings the door.  Why? Because she happens to be transgender. "