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worth noting that even as today reported it they misgendered Chelsea Manning. This needs to go up to the front page, it's going to be the most important transg

by nemof 13y ago

worth noting that even as today reported it they misgendered Chelsea Manning. This needs to go up to the front page, it's going to be the most important transgender story for a very long time, and if it encourages more transgender people in tech to come out or feel safer then that can only be a good thing.

JshWright 13y ago
What criteria make is the "most important transgender story for a very long time"? Seems to me that he's someone that any community (especially a community of folks still fighting to gain acceptance) wouldn't necessarily want to be associated with. A significant majority of the population thinks what he did was wrong (anecdotally, this includes a large number of people who _support_ Snowden's actions). Additionally, he's been under significant emotional stress for the past few years. That significant ammunition for folks to say things like "See? It's just a mental illness."
- nemof 13y ago
  Mental healthy problems are common amongst the transgender community because of how badly they're treated. To stigmatise Chelsea Manning because of mental health issues says more about those who would do it. The reason the story is important is that transgender people are pretty much erased from the everyday media, this is something that the media cannot ignore. Also, it's She not He.
  - dfxm12 13y ago
    The reason the story is important is that transgender people are pretty much erased from the everyday media, this is something that the media cannot ignore. I don't mean to downplay this, because it is largely true, but in recent memory, the music media has been very favorable to Laura Jane Grace. Becoming Chaz has also gotten a lot of media attention.
    - nemof 13y ago
      there's a very, very long way to go. Chelsea Manning's bravery will hopefully go some way to opening up a debate about the treatment and recognition of transgender people.

by nemof 13y ago

JshWright 13y ago

What criteria make is the "most important transgender story for a very long time"? Seems to me that he's someone that any community (especially a community of folks still fighting to gain acceptance) wouldn't necessarily want to be associated with. A significant majority of the population thinks what he did was wrong (anecdotally, this includes a large number of people who _support_ Snowden's actions). Additionally, he's been under significant emotional stress for the past few years. That significant ammunition for folks to say things like "See? It's just a mental illness."

nemof 13y ago
Mental healthy problems are common amongst the transgender community because of how badly they're treated. To stigmatise Chelsea Manning because of mental health issues says more about those who would do it. The reason the story is important is that transgender people are pretty much erased from the everyday media, this is something that the media cannot ignore. Also, it's She not He.
- dfxm12 13y ago
  The reason the story is important is that transgender people are pretty much erased from the everyday media, this is something that the media cannot ignore. I don't mean to downplay this, because it is largely true, but in recent memory, the music media has been very favorable to Laura Jane Grace. Becoming Chaz has also gotten a lot of media attention.
  - nemof 13y ago
    there's a very, very long way to go. Chelsea Manning's bravery will hopefully go some way to opening up a debate about the treatment and recognition of transgender people.