Susan's Place Logo

News:

Since its founding in 1995 Susan's Place forums have blossomed into a truly global lifeline. To date we've delivered roughly 1.4 billion page views to hundreds of millions of unique visitors, guided more than 41,000 registered members through 1,985,081 posts and 188,474 topics across 193 boards, and—most importantly—helped save tens of thousands of lives by connecting people to vital information and support at their most vulnerable moments.

Main Menu

The Malawi Couple: Gay or Transgender? Or Something Else?

Started by Shana A, May 25, 2010, 09:55:53 PM

Previous topic - Next topic

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Print
Go Down Pages1
User actions

Shana A

May 25, 2010, 09:55:53 PM
The Malawi Couple: Gay or Transgender? Or Something Else?

Jim Burroway
May 22nd, 2010

http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/05/22/22871

Transgender advocate Autumn Sandeen has published a post on Pam's House Blend calling attention to something that we noticed on January 5th — that Tiwonge Chimbalanga, who was convicted and sentenced with Steven Monjeza to 14 years at hard labor under Malawi's harsh anti-homosexuality law, actually identifies as a woman. Since learning of this, we've been extremely careful at BTB not to use the term "gay" to describe Tiwonge, and we've tried to avoid the use of male pronouns. (Actually, we've tried to avoid the use of pronouns altogether when talking about Tiwonge, as I'll explain in a moment.) Unfortunately, other blogs and media outlets haven't been so careful. Autumn notes:
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde
  •  
Print
Go Up Pages1
User actions