Comments on: Corvino: Why we need the Transgender Day of Visibility

By: jennifer barge

jennifer barge — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 04:21:28 +0000

umm

By: jennifer barge

jennifer barge — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 04:20:30 +0000

well we as a community need the TDV because a face needs to be placed on the trans coomunity..the trans are under served and fall through the crack of medical and legal issues….as a trans woman and health activist i demand i and my people be heard…www,transhealthcoordinators.com
jennifer m. barge
directors Robert Eads Health Project
TransHealth Coordinators

By: Laura S

Laura S — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:18:43 +0000

It’s an interesting idea because it seems to come from without rather from within any trans community. If one is going to have a “Transgender Day of Visibility” then I would think that people observing that day ought to also observer the “Transgender Day of Remembrance” (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_Day_of_Remembrance).

By: David

David — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:19:13 +0000

I agree understanding, education, awareness are important but why do so many T feel it is appropriate to rip apart any and everyone who tries to be an ally but makes a mistake or slip of the tongue

I do not go ballistic on a lesbian when she refers to gay men as homosexual or queer.

Makes it hard to want be an advocate for T when you scared of being publicly attacked by a T person

By: Monica

Monica — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:06:34 +0000

Is there a day designated for remembering the thousands/millions of gay men lost to hate crimes, violence, addiction, and suicide?

Is there a day designated for remembering the thousands of lesbians lost to hate crimes, violence, addiction, suicide, etc?

Is there a lesbian visibility day?

Is there a gay visibility day?

By: Richard-WI

Richard-WI — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:25:18 +0000

I’d like to address a common “theme” in these comments: Just because you don’t know all there is to know about being Trans doesn’t mean you can be offensive and rule them out altogether. Ignorance is never an excuse, especially because there are PLENTY of websites (just like this one) that you could go to and learn more.

An educated opinion is the only valid one.

By: Zoe Brain

Zoe Brain — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:05:28 +0000

RJLieger – in fact, Johns Hopkins refers patients to surgeons, and has done since their own surgeon left, back in McHugh’s time.

McHugh was the Vatican advisor on sex matters, odd since his speciality was addiction, not gender.

There’s 280 papers in PubMed all showing how surgery works, and other therapies don’t. McHugh’s “eccentric” views aren’t shared by the rest of Johns Hopkins, even though he used to be head of psychiatry there.

Quoting McHugh on gender is like quoting a Flat Earther on cosmology. The reason he’s trotted out all the time is because he’s the only one with such outspoken views, and these days can only get his debunked opinions published in religious journals like “First Things”.

By: Sonam Ben Willow

Sonam Ben Willow — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:02:20 +0000

Dear Dr. Corvino; thanks for your article about transgender and your experiences. One minor quibble…you say you are not a GLBT person…but I hope for us that we all see ourselves under this umbrella. Unity makes us stronger. Having one letter on the inside and 4 or more on the outside…well…why not?
sincerely,
Sonam Ben
LT on the inside
GLBT on the outside

By: john k samuel

john k samuel — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:31:03 +0000

jessey am a gay looking for a gay am 29 and am from kenya please jessy help me to get one

By: Michelle N

Michelle N — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:02:48 +0000

Society needs to throw-away their notions about gender roles regardless of gender, sex, or orientation. If no two snow-flakes are alike, why do we try to conform into stereotypes.

@ Don, Trans people have been going to gay clubs forever. Back in the day, members of the GLBT community faced the possibility of arrest. So GLBT friendly clubs were born since they were a lil’ safer. They participated in Stonewall and all of the early Pride/Civil Right Marches.