Transition Regret - Some Thoughts
Filed by: Donna Rose
October 27, 2008 11:00 AM
http://www.bilerico.com/2008/10/transition_regret_-_some_thoughts.phpLast week news became public that Christine Daniel's very public transition as a sportswriter at the Los Angeles Times had come to an end. She quietly returned to work as Michael Penner. The pressures and high visibility of her transition put her in a very awkward position and those of us who have known her over the past year or so have recognized the difficulty she has been having in recent months. To be honest, I'm not surprised by this news. In some ways, I'm relieved by it.
I have found the reactions to this news very interesting. Some respect it. Some find ways to justify it. Some seem to find ways to apply her decisions to their own lives, or feel somehow threatened by it. Some seem to feel that he's confused or has somehow been forced to "turn back". Some seem almost hostile as though she was one of us but turned out to be a double-agent or something. I have my own thoughts on this entire topic of "Transition Regret".
