Moment #58: Christine Daniels comes out as transsexual sportswriter
Aug 7th, 2011
by Jim Buzinski.
http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/2011/08/07/moment-58-christine-daniels-comes-out-as-transsexual-sportswriter/ (http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/2011/08/07/moment-58-christine-daniels-comes-out-as-transsexual-sportswriter/)
Part of Outsports' series on our 100 most important moments in gay sports history.
Media 2007: For years, Mike Penner was a fixture in the sports pages of the Los Angeles Times, a gifted, graceful, funny and insightful writer. Then in April 2007, he stunned readers by writing this in a column:
Today I leave for a few weeks' vacation, and when I return, I will come back in yet another incarnation.
As Christine.
Sadly, I remember the suicide more than I remember the actual 'coming out' in this case...
I read about Christine Daniels and was happy for her. I was saddened about her suicide because with more support she could have been a blessing to many others. Gennee
I was part of a TG group that Christine was also part of. She had many people she could have called on and they would have been there in moments. None of us heard a word after she "deTransitioned" until the fatal news.
This gender thing can be hell on earth. RIP