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Newsweek’s transphobic profile of model Lea T.

Started by Natasha, July 07, 2011, 04:54:36 PM

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Newsweek's transphobic profile of model Lea T.

http://feministing.com/2011/07/07/newsweeks-transphobic-profile-of-model-lea-t/
7/7/11
By Jos

I'm a little late to Mac Margolis' Newsweek profile of Lea T. because, to be honest, I'm so completely over this whole "trans is the hot new thing in fashion!" meme. But wow this article is seriously the worst.

The problems start in the article's subheading:

    "Brazil's hottest new model is tall, dark, and glamorous. She's also a he."

No, she's a she. She may have been assigned male at birth but she's female identified, and that makes her female. Welcome to Gender 101!
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