Divided by a common language (blog/commentary)

[Natasha]

Divided by a common language

http://transgroupblog.blogspot.com/2008/05/divided-by-common-language.html
5/21/2008

"Ironically, I've since discovered that it's LGBT spaces, ones that
usually thought of as "safe spaces," where I'm most likely to get
"read." In part it's because LGB are simply more aware of trans
people, but I think a big part of it has to do with the fact that when
it comes to how people think about "being out," the LGB and T
communities are like two nations divided by a common language (to
paraphrase Oscar Wilde)."

[Shana A]

"Out" - divided by a common language
Filed by: Guest Blogger
May 24, 2008 10:00 AM

http://www.bilerico.com/2008/05/out_divided_by_a_common_language.php

Editor's Note: Lena Dahlstrom lena_dahlstrom1.pngis a crossdresser from the San Francisco Bay Area who also performs under the stage name "Joie de Vivre."

During one of my first forays out in public while crossdressed, I was walking down the street in San Francisco when an extremely flamboyant gay man flounced up to me and shouted out, "Hey Mary, you're looking fierce! Work it girlfriend, work it!" (Yes I still remember the exact words.)

Now he probably thought I was extremely drab drag queen, since I was dressed the way an ordinary woman of my age would've been, and undoubtedly he meant well and was trying to be friendly. But I was absolutely mortified.

[NicholeW.]

I read that the other day and found it to be a good analysis about one of those 'differences' in the LTBG community.