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Is GLEE Really A Friend of the LGBT Community?

Started by Shana A, April 15, 2010, 01:27:19 PM

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Shana A

Is GLEE Really A Friend of the LGBT Community?
Filed by: Dr. Jillian T. Weiss
April 14, 2010 7:00 PM

http://www.bilerico.com/2010/04/is_glee_really_a_friend_of_the_lgbt_community.php

In yesterday's episode of Glee, there is a comment about she-males.

The thoroughly despicable, cartoonish Coach Sue is seen cutting a nerdy male student's ponytail and utters "there, you no longer confuse me with your ->-bleeped-<- looks".

"She-males" is a term for male-to-female transgender people that often is used in the porn industry, and, when used to refer to someone who has transitioned from one gender to another, it suggests a negation of their gender identity. Many transgender people consider it pejorative. It is not normally used in polite company. It's also often used by those who oppose non-discrimination laws, like ENDA, in raising the ghastly specter of trans people using the bathroom.
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde


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Jester

I haven't seen GLEE, but correct me if I'm wrong, isn't that character intentionally politically incorrect on an almost consistent basis?  To the point where you can't take her seriously?
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