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News and Events => Opinions & Editorials => Topic started by: Natasha on July 15, 2012, 01:13:17 AM

Title: Miss Universe Pageant's Transphobic Holdouts
Post by: Natasha on July 15, 2012, 01:13:17 AM
Miss Universe Pageant's Transphobic Holdouts

http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2012/07/miss-universe-pageants-transphobic.html (http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2012/07/miss-universe-pageants-transphobic.html)
7/14/12
Monica Roberts

We are indebted to Jenna Talackova for cracking a glass ceiling and helping bringing down the odious 'natural born women' rule that discriminated against transwomen like her who wished to participate in their national Miss Universe system pageants.

Thanks to Jenna's efforts the glass pageant ceiling has been shattered.  Policy changes have been implemented that will allow transwomen to compete in their national Miss Universe pageants starting in 2013.