[smc]

Originally Posted by smc

Well, the "she's also a he" part of the subtitle pisses me off, as do the other similar references in the text, but otherwise this is a worthwhile article. It can only help the acceptance of transsexuals in general society when mainstream news outlets such as Newsweek run stories such as this.

Lea T.?s Runway Revolution

Brazil?s hottest new model is tall, dark, and glamorous. She?s also a he. Meet high fashion?s newest gender-bending muse.

http://www.newsweek.com/2011/06/12/t...evolution.html

Gwendolyn Ann Smith, in a column in The Bay Area Reporter, has taken on the pronoun issue that I mention at the beginning of the quoted post. It is a fine piece of writing and worthy of a read:

http://ebar.com/columns/column.php?s...issions&id=168

Smith's arguments are cogent and compelling. And as she concludes: "In short, Lea T. is not a she who is also a he. She is, quite simply, a she."