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Title: 'My goal is just to be the girl next door'
Post by: Natasha on February 08, 2009, 10:09:19 PM
Post by: Natasha on February 08, 2009, 10:09:19 PM
'My goal is just to be the girl next door'
http://www.pjstar.com/news/x1536017067/My-goal-is-just-to-be-the-girl-next-door (http://www.pjstar.com/news/x1536017067/My-goal-is-just-to-be-the-girl-next-door)
JEWELS PHRANER
2/8/09
Living in a small central Illinois town, Audri Brooks, 28, considers herself a woman in a man's body.
And though Brooks has always known she's different, all she really wants is to fit in.
"My goal is just to be the girl next door," Brooks said. "I don't want to be noticed. I want to blend in and be totally normal."
Trey Polesky, a 27-year-old Bloomington man, says he was born a man in a woman's body.
http://www.pjstar.com/news/x1536017067/My-goal-is-just-to-be-the-girl-next-door (http://www.pjstar.com/news/x1536017067/My-goal-is-just-to-be-the-girl-next-door)
JEWELS PHRANER
2/8/09
Living in a small central Illinois town, Audri Brooks, 28, considers herself a woman in a man's body.
And though Brooks has always known she's different, all she really wants is to fit in.
"My goal is just to be the girl next door," Brooks said. "I don't want to be noticed. I want to blend in and be totally normal."
Trey Polesky, a 27-year-old Bloomington man, says he was born a man in a woman's body.
Title: Re: 'My goal is just to be the girl next door'
Post by: placeholdername on February 08, 2009, 10:31:17 PM
Post by: placeholdername on February 08, 2009, 10:31:17 PM
I found this part odd:
Like they're trying to butter up the people who would be 'offended' by using 'she' or 'he' 'improperly'.
QuoteEditor's note:
This story about transgenders uses the pronouns preferred by the individuals featured, which follows Associated Press style.
Like they're trying to butter up the people who would be 'offended' by using 'she' or 'he' 'improperly'.
Title: Re: 'My goal is just to be the girl next door'
Post by: Alyssa M. on February 09, 2009, 12:22:49 AM
Post by: Alyssa M. on February 09, 2009, 12:22:49 AM
QuoteThe American Psychological Association reports that 1 in 11,900 men and 1 in 30,400 women wish they were a different sex. These people make up what is called the transgendered community.
I really hate how reporters are so obsessed with numbers, without often having a clue as to their significance, relevance, or accuracy.
Title: Re: 'My goal is just to be the girl next door'
Post by: tekla on February 09, 2009, 12:34:36 AM
Post by: tekla on February 09, 2009, 12:34:36 AM
They look good in print, like the reporter did research or something. Numbers make them look smart to the vast amount of people who know less about numbers then they do about Quantum Mechanics, which is kind of all about numbers, but in a different way.
Title: Re: 'My goal is just to be the girl next door'
Post by: Mister on February 09, 2009, 12:37:31 AM
Post by: Mister on February 09, 2009, 12:37:31 AM
Quote"My goal is just to be the girl next door," Brooks said. "I don't want to be noticed. I want to blend in and be totally normal."
So, why are you doing an article about being trans?
Title: Re: 'My goal is just to be the girl next door'
Post by: NicholeW. on February 09, 2009, 12:41:15 AM
Post by: NicholeW. on February 09, 2009, 12:41:15 AM
Lynn Conway and Femke Olyslager came up with numbers that are different than the APA. They are also more rigorous in their ennumeration and criteria than the APA's numbers. http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/TS/Prevalence/Reports/Prevalence%20of%20Transsexualism.pdf (http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/TS/Prevalence/Reports/Prevalence%20of%20Transsexualism.pdf) and analysis http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/TS/Prevalence/Reports/REFs/Comparative%20Analysis.html (http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/TS/Prevalence/Reports/REFs/Comparative%20Analysis.html)
O, sad news. Femke took her own life a few weeks ago.
R~
O, sad news. Femke took her own life a few weeks ago.
R~
Title: Re: 'My goal is just to be the girl next door'
Post by: Hazumu on February 09, 2009, 12:43:36 AM
Post by: Hazumu on February 09, 2009, 12:43:36 AM
Quote from: tekla on February 09, 2009, 12:34:36 AMQuick, Tekla, name all six quarks!
Quantum Mechanics,
Title: Re: 'My goal is just to be the girl next door'
Post by: Hazumu on February 09, 2009, 01:02:27 AM
Post by: Hazumu on February 09, 2009, 01:02:27 AM
Quote from: Nichole on February 09, 2009, 12:41:15 AM
O, sad news. Femke took her own life a few weeks ago.
N~
I found a few links on google. Here's the most relevant to the news:
http://leonalo.wordpress.com/2009/01/30/in-memoriam-femke-olyslager/ (http://leonalo.wordpress.com/2009/01/30/in-memoriam-femke-olyslager/)
Title: Re: 'My goal is just to be the girl next door'
Post by: tekla on February 09, 2009, 01:38:58 AM
Post by: tekla on February 09, 2009, 01:38:58 AM
Easy ... up, down, top, bottom, strange, charmed. My college physics teacher was on the team that 'discovered' the top quark, only reason I know.