Saturday, May 16, 2009
Transphobia At The Hippodrome
Posted by Monica Roberts at 2:35 PM
http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2009/05/transphobia-at-hippodrome.html (http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2009/05/transphobia-at-hippodrome.html)
I was shaking my head as I read this story from Yarmouth, England about a threatened walkout by female Hippodrome employees.
What's got them ticked off enough to walk out from their jobs?
Is it better wages? A protest against rampant sexism? Their working conditions?
Nope, they demanded to be allowed to wear "I am not a lady boy" T-shirts to prove to showgoers that they are all woman or else they were walking because of the upcoming performance of the Lady Boys of Bangkok traveling cabaret May 27-28.