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trans manifesto #2: on women’s colleges and trans/gender variant representation

Started by Natasha, April 22, 2011, 09:46:23 PM

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April 22, 2011, 09:46:23 PM
trans manifesto #2: on women's colleges and trans/gender variant representation in admissions.

http://kcintransition.wordpress.com/2011/04/22/trans-manifesto-2-on-womens-colleges-and-transgender-variant-representation-in-admissions/
4/22/11

on some night in april of last year, i was called to the mic at café hoop's queer open mic night for prospective students.  i paced through the packed aisle, my guitar slung over my shoulder and walked to the stage.  as i turned around i caught a glimpse of wellesley's future, a whole room full of purple-lanyard-wearing teenagers each eagerly awaiting their chance to wave my class goodbye and make wellesley their new home.  i won't pretend that i hadn't thought at all about what i wanted to say to them, but i will tell you i hesitated a moment as my lips lingered over the microphone.

'i know what you're thinking,' i said.  a pause, a what's-he-going-to-say look washing over the faces in the crowd.

'why did they let a boy into wellesley?'

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