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Title: A Walk on the Wilde Side
Post by: Natasha on September 22, 2008, 05:18:56 PM
Post by: Natasha on September 22, 2008, 05:18:56 PM
A Walk on the Wilde Side
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/victoria-rosner/a-walk-on-the-wilde-side_b_128105.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/victoria-rosner/a-walk-on-the-wilde-side_b_128105.html)
9/21/2008
Consider this actual posting:
I'm a masculine bio female, boyishly butch, transmasculine - some
might call me a FTM [female to male], but I'm not totally
transitioned, though I'm on a moderate dose of T [testosterone], and
I'm comfortable with my body as is. I'm looking for a masculine bi, or
bi leaning bioguy who can embrace my masculinity.
Transmasculine? Bioguy? The writer of this ad needed 400+ words to
describe who she (he?) is and what he (she?) is looking for in a
romantic partner; clearly familiar terms like "straight" and "gay"
even "trans" are insufficient to say the least. In this love song of
identity and desire, you can feel the writer grasping for new words to
characterize who s/he is and what s/he wants.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/victoria-rosner/a-walk-on-the-wilde-side_b_128105.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/victoria-rosner/a-walk-on-the-wilde-side_b_128105.html)
9/21/2008
Consider this actual posting:
I'm a masculine bio female, boyishly butch, transmasculine - some
might call me a FTM [female to male], but I'm not totally
transitioned, though I'm on a moderate dose of T [testosterone], and
I'm comfortable with my body as is. I'm looking for a masculine bi, or
bi leaning bioguy who can embrace my masculinity.
Transmasculine? Bioguy? The writer of this ad needed 400+ words to
describe who she (he?) is and what he (she?) is looking for in a
romantic partner; clearly familiar terms like "straight" and "gay"
even "trans" are insufficient to say the least. In this love song of
identity and desire, you can feel the writer grasping for new words to
characterize who s/he is and what s/he wants.