Wednesday, February 18, 2009
The Half-Life of an Out Transwoman
Posted by Betty at 3:06 PM
http://transgroupblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/half-life-of-out-transwoman.html (http://transgroupblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/half-life-of-out-transwoman.html)
I've just finished doing two university classroom sessions where I basically field any question the students can come up with. It's basically a very enjoyable experience because in part I like making people laugh and I don't mind being honest. I'm also upfront with the fact that I'm only speaking for myself and my experiences and any thoughts I offer about the community at large are only my opinion and should be taken as such.
And yet... for the first time, it felt slightly odd. And I realized it will only get weirder.
There's a half-life to being an out transperson doing outreach. A period of time in which you can do it that has a finite lifespan.
What's the question?
I lecture medics students and FRACPs, I allways bring sex differences in diagnosis and in emotion. I'm probaly nicknamed, I haven't heard it. But it come to your post. How can I help?
Cindy James.