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I couldn't understand what you meant by wasn't Sophie then so I looked her up. She's a transgender woman. Transgender people are getting it in the neck a bit at

by Doubl 7y ago

I couldn't understand what you meant by wasn't Sophie then so I looked her up. She's a transgender woman. Transgender people are getting it in the neck a bit at the moment, it's nice to have an example of such an impressive person who is one.

Theodores 7y ago
Identity politics don't come into it really. Acceptance of transgenderedness means that we call people by the name they wish to choose but it does not mean we eradicate the past. Same if someone gets married and changes their name. It should be no big deal and nothing awkward. It is all about merit. It gets a bit silly if we give people extra cringeful 'well done!' marks just because of some identity politics thing. Sophie is not the only successful transgender person in UK tech, however I think she just gets on with her work. Also fully admirable is Kate Craig Wood and she does write on the subject of how it all works out. Since your interest is piqued and this is the internet, here you go. Again, I would say in Kate's work it is more her business that defines her rather than the transgendered aspect, so you should find how they run their business (not beholden to VC money etc.) quite fascinating too: http://kate.craig-wood.com/ http://kate.craig-wood.com/
- Doubl 7y ago
  I agree with you that my comment was a bit cringeworthy, but at the same time, unlike for gay people where there are any number of well known successful people, I was unaware of any successful transgender people. They only ever seen to get a mention in connection with some controversy over gender reassignment or conflict with feminists.
  - cmrdporcupine 7y ago
    Wendy Carlos
  - beagle3 7y ago
    The Eurovision contest produced a few winners (and famous also rans), such as Concita Wurst (sp?) and Dana International (sp?); but indeed I can’t think of many examples outside ShowBiz (Wendy Carlos is a musician; Sophie Wilson and Audrey Tang in tech; can’t recall any others)
  - jonjacky 7y ago
    Lynn Conway is another notable transgender woman in tech, with influential accomplishments in computer architecture and VLSI design, and later as a DARPA research administrator and academic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Conway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Conway

by Doubl 7y ago

Theodores 7y ago

Identity politics don't come into it really. Acceptance of transgenderedness means that we call people by the name they wish to choose but it does not mean we eradicate the past. Same if someone gets married and changes their name. It should be no big deal and nothing awkward. It is all about merit. It gets a bit silly if we give people extra cringeful 'well done!' marks just because of some identity politics thing. Sophie is not the only successful transgender person in UK tech, however I think she just gets on with her work. Also fully admirable is Kate Craig Wood and she does write on the subject of how it all works out. Since your interest is piqued and this is the internet, here you go. Again, I would say in Kate's work it is more her business that defines her rather than the transgendered aspect, so you should find how they run their business (not beholden to VC money etc.) quite fascinating too: http://kate.craig-wood.com/ http://kate.craig-wood.com/

Doubl 7y ago
I agree with you that my comment was a bit cringeworthy, but at the same time, unlike for gay people where there are any number of well known successful people, I was unaware of any successful transgender people. They only ever seen to get a mention in connection with some controversy over gender reassignment or conflict with feminists.
- cmrdporcupine 7y ago
  Wendy Carlos
- beagle3 7y ago
  The Eurovision contest produced a few winners (and famous also rans), such as Concita Wurst (sp?) and Dana International (sp?); but indeed I can’t think of many examples outside ShowBiz (Wendy Carlos is a musician; Sophie Wilson and Audrey Tang in tech; can’t recall any others)
- jonjacky 7y ago
  Lynn Conway is another notable transgender woman in tech, with influential accomplishments in computer architecture and VLSI design, and later as a DARPA research administrator and academic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Conway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Conway