blogs.phillymag.com – Posted by Natalie Hope McDonald
Thanks to a recent dustup between transgender performer Justin Vivian Bond and New York magazine, we began thinking about how to treat “trans” issues – both in the media and in our own lives. In many ways, the profile on this extraordinary entertainer (very popular within the gay community) and the publication (yep, we have a copy on our nightstand) illustrates exactly what can go wrong when it comes down to something as “simple” as a pronoun.