EBar.com – by Heather Cassell
The Chasing Amy Social Club came under attack last month after its anti-transgender membership policy was revealed on a trans woman’s blog.
Charlie Anders, a bisexual transgender woman in her 30s who has not undergone convertive surgery, posted an entry, “Chasing Transgender Women Away,” on July 21 on her Charliegrrrl blog protesting the club’s transgender policy. She posted a follow-up entry on August 13, which encouraged people to contact Amy Larson, CASC founder, to voice their disagreement with the policy.
Anders told the Bay Area Reporter that she contacted Larson sometime in July to inquire about joining CASC. Anders, a former staff member of Anything that Moves, the now-defunct national bisexual magazine and a longtime LGBT community activist, was bothered by the policy.