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  1. Amber Clark
    Amber Clark November 21, 2012 at 3:40 pm | | Reply

    Thank you.

    Even though I want to see Boys Don’t Cry, I have never been able to bring myself to watch it. Like wise, I’ve never been able to watch “A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story” (www.imdb.com/title/tt0787484/) as it hits even closer to home.

    May I also recommend not using the word “tranny”. It’s a dehumanizing slur used against trans people in general and trans women in specific. It is also frequently the last word a trans person hears before an act of horrific violence. While some trans people maybe reclaiming the word, and removing its power, not every trans person is in the same place. Being called a tranny can be deeply triggering.

    Again, thank you for being ally. <3

    1. E.S. Henry
      E.S. Henry November 21, 2012 at 3:47 pm | | Reply

      Personally, I think allies often get too many thanks for doing what is human – but I’ll take them when they come from a source I know personally. Thank you for being brave enough to be who you are.

      1. Amber Clark
        Amber Clark November 21, 2012 at 5:25 pm | | Reply

        I totally agree with you there, trying to be a decent human being myself, but there are two things I’ve learned from being a masochist. Er, I mean, activist. šŸ˜‰

        The first is that people are generally blind to their privilege. That ties into the second thing I’ve learned.

        People who are a part of an oppressive group rarely accept the experience of marginalized people until they hear about it from a member of the group they belong to.

        That’s why I say “thank you” for you doing the right thing. šŸ™‚

        Thank you, but I’m not brave. I’m just doing what I have to.

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