The Closet Kills
by: Autumn Sandeen
Fri Jan 22, 2010 at 08:48:32 AM EST
http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/14938/the-closet-killsOver at The Washington CityPaper one of my favorite columnists -- Amanda Hess -- did some critique of what I said in my diary entitled MMC L.A. Memorial Service For Christine Daniels. In Hess's article A Eulogy For Christine Daniels (And Not Mike Penner), She wrote:
After Penner's death, transgender activist Autumn Sandeen spoke to the importance of identifying Penner as Penner. "In my heart, I know her as Christine. In my job as a writer, I have to think of him as Mike," she said. "I would love to remember him as Christine, but he didn't give us that opportunity, and I'm going to be sad about that...How he identified was important. We can't just pick and choose how we want to identify someone. I'm militant about that, but I'm frustrated at my own militance."
