...When Iran was more tolerant than we are. The Ayatollah Khomeini approved sex-change operations nearly 25 years ago, and now the Iranian government will pay for it.
It's interesting, as Andrew Sullivan noted, "Just chop it off and marry a man; or become a man and marry a woman
(or several). Ayatollah Khomeini approved of sex change operations a
quarter century ago. And here's a link
to a new documentary about several Iranian men who have become women -
in order to wear veils. It has a fitting title: "Be Like Others."
Transgendered identity and heterosexual normativity are allies. In
many cases, only a physical barrier exists to transgendered people
being fully integrated into heterosexual norms. But gay people, by our
very existence, violate such norms. And our persistence in not wanting
a cure - or seeing its desirability in any way - is what drives those
who hate us crazy. We like our gender. We just express it differently."
It's interesting, as Andrew Sullivan noted, "Just chop it off and marry a man; or become a man and marry a woman
(or several). Ayatollah Khomeini approved of sex change operations a
quarter century ago. And here's a link
to a new documentary about several Iranian men who have become women -
in order to wear veils. It has a fitting title: "Be Like Others."
Transgendered identity and heterosexual normativity are allies. In
many cases, only a physical barrier exists to transgendered people
being fully integrated into heterosexual norms. But gay people, by our
very existence, violate such norms. And our persistence in not wanting
a cure - or seeing its desirability in any way - is what drives those
who hate us crazy. We like our gender. We just express it differently."
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