I'm going to the funeral of a transgender person

[Emiliana]

Thanks for the update Drum God. You’re a good egg.

[Una_Persson]

@carnut

Give her a bit of time to adjust (maybe 3 months or so). She’s had to present herself as male to the media for 65 years.

I hope you are on the road to recovery Una. Pneumonia really knocks the wind out of you.

[Hijack]I’ve not been sicker in my life, barring my initial diabetes diagnosis. Being taken off a trans-Atlantic flight in a wheelchair was not a “first” I enjoyed on this trip.

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@Una_Persson

Caitlyn Jenner’s continued use of male pronouns while presenting as female rankled the transgender community. I know many talking heads and bloggers in the community did their best to avoid referencing the issue, but among the transgender communities I’m in pretty much 95% were uncomfortable with Jenner presenting female in any way and calling themselves “he.”

Stu Rasmussen, the former Mayor of Silverton, Oregon, was openly transgender and presented as female, yet insisted on continuing to use “he”. But from what I can find about him, he seems to be “only” a cross-dresser, not someone who identifies as female. (This confused me a bit as I thought cross-dressing didn’t fall under the transgender umbrella.)