Brooke Hogan album cover sparks hateful response
by: Fritz
Fri May 29, 2009 at 01:01:13 AM EDT
http://pamshouseblend.com/diary/11199/brooke-hogan-album-cover-sparks-hateful-response Transphobia refers to discrimination against transsexuality and transsexual or transgender people, based on the expression of their internal gender identity. Whether intentional or not, transphobia can have severe consequences for the object of the negative attitude. Many transpeople also experience homophobia from people who incorrectly associate the medically recognized condition of gender identity disorder with homosexuality.
Regardless of what people believe about transexuality, most of us know that it is wrong to use hateful and disparaging language when referring to another human being. Unfortunately, it has become very common to see women who are perceived to be somewhat masculine, athletic, or of larger than average stature to be called "->-bleeped-<-" -- even though they are not transgender.
Pop singer/reality TV personality Brooke Hogan has been subjected to this kind of name calling for quite a long time.
