Well, nobody can deny that Caitlyn has catalysed discussion everywhere and even in this community to a degree that I haven't seen before...
So, on the basis of 'All publicity is good publicity' this has to be good for the entire trans* community, right? I think so... And I think there is sooo much truth in this statement too:
As many of you have already agreed with this, I suspect it may even touch some of our community who identify as male in this way. But I do think Joanne should be cut a little slack too for expressing an opinion honestly here - it's easy to take some of these comments out of context without being prepared just to discuss them. So - for example - I think Joanne has a point about the relationship with the Kardashian's and their relationship with the media. Celebrities (of all types) and the weird, unreal media world they exist in DO NOT behave or are always motivated by the same things that 'regular' folk are - the fact that so many have had cosmetic surgery similar to Ms Jenner's (and in some cases radically more and worse) should indicate that they respond to a different set of motivators to most of us... and just as it is impossible to predict who amongst us may transition, it is as equally impossible to say that Ms Jenner would not transition back... I would agree it seems unlikely on current evidence, but it's happened before and no one can predict these things...Originally Posted by PaulaQ
I think the discussion and visibility that Caitlyn is facilitating is a huge thing for the TS community, and also - to a slightly lesser extent - the TG or trans* community... we still have that issue of trying to explain just how we are similar and how we are different... but it's a net positive, even here in Blighty.
And keep it friendly here, please. :D
Katey x
