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Title: Trans Identity on Television Are we seeing the same old faces?
Post by: Shana A on November 29, 2011, 08:54:51 AM
Post by: Shana A on November 29, 2011, 08:54:51 AM
Trans Identity on Television
Are we seeing the same old faces? By Joe Ippolito
Posted by Natalie Hope McDonald on 11/28/2011 at 9:37AM
http://blogs.phillymag.com/gphilly/2011/11/28/trans-identity-television/ (http://blogs.phillymag.com/gphilly/2011/11/28/trans-identity-television/)
Maybe it's just me, but I continue to see the same trans faces on national television. It does not feel to me like the diversity of the community and the multitude of the issues faced are being represented here. As trans activists, we have an obligation to speak out about this and – if needed – step away to make room for other faces who have disproportionately not been represented. There are all kinds of stories and experiences out there and they need to be recognized, valued and shared.
Before sitting down to write this blog, I asked myself exactly how it could benefit the larger transgender community. I wondered how I could effectively get the message I am trying to convey across. And I questioned how a white, trans man – with a certain level of economic privilege – could articulate this message without sounding trite, judgmental, or divisive towards my trans brothers and sisters who, while passionate and genuine in the work they are doing, continue to be part of the "same old faces" phenomenon.
Are we seeing the same old faces? By Joe Ippolito
Posted by Natalie Hope McDonald on 11/28/2011 at 9:37AM
http://blogs.phillymag.com/gphilly/2011/11/28/trans-identity-television/ (http://blogs.phillymag.com/gphilly/2011/11/28/trans-identity-television/)
Maybe it's just me, but I continue to see the same trans faces on national television. It does not feel to me like the diversity of the community and the multitude of the issues faced are being represented here. As trans activists, we have an obligation to speak out about this and – if needed – step away to make room for other faces who have disproportionately not been represented. There are all kinds of stories and experiences out there and they need to be recognized, valued and shared.
Before sitting down to write this blog, I asked myself exactly how it could benefit the larger transgender community. I wondered how I could effectively get the message I am trying to convey across. And I questioned how a white, trans man – with a certain level of economic privilege – could articulate this message without sounding trite, judgmental, or divisive towards my trans brothers and sisters who, while passionate and genuine in the work they are doing, continue to be part of the "same old faces" phenomenon.