While this is in no way a criticism of Caitlyn Jenner, I find myself worrying about her initial presentation of herself and the general reaction of the media and public to it. As we have all no doubt seen by now, she has “unveiled” herself in full glamour on the cover of Vanity Fair, photographed by none other than Annie Leibowitz. Most of the comments I’ve read on social media have been quite pos...
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I’ve refrained from writing about Bruce Jenner for a few reasons, not least of which is that there really isn’t anything to write about…yet. There has been, as we all know, much speculation about Jenner’s gender, but Jenner hasn’t actually said anything. However, since I have been unable to altogether ignore the images of Jenner that the media has been presenting for several months, I am cho...
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My husband and I are progressive and we’ve always lived in a big city, filled with diverse people, racially, sexually, economically, religiously, etc. Because of work, we’ve had to move to a small, conservative Midwestern town. There isn’t a lot of openness when it comes to the LGBT population. We have our suspicions on who might be, but nothing is verified. It is very much ̶...
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