Let's Ban "Pre-Op Transsexual"!
By Michael Musto
Friday, Jan. 15 2010 @ 9:00AM

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/dailymusto/archives/2010/01/lets_ban_pre-op.php

​No, not the actual people, but the term itself.

It's fallen as out of favor as stiletto heels at an office picnic, and I'm pretty sure I know why.

The term assumes that the transsexual is going to get her penis chopped off, and that such a dramatic act is required before becoming a fully transitioned woman.

That's what a lot of people used to do in the old days.

To a degree I agree, let people be who they want to be, and quite worrying about it and trying to create hoops, hurdles, and prerequisites for it.

On the other hand, he's just the catty/bitchy gay gossip columnist for the Village Voice, and I'm not taking anything he says all that seriously.  No one else does either.  Including himself.

Let's ban the.....

Quote from: tekla on January 16, 2010, 10:06:15 AM
catty/bitchy gay gossip columnist for the Village Voice,