Thanks for doing this interview, Lisa. I listened to it while my kid napped and I folded laundry. I really value "trans" folks like Julia who are level-headed and rational. We could use a voice like hers in Brooklyn! I found it interesting that Julia couldn't come up with ideas of how he could have been more supported as a child or ways …
Thanks for doing this interview, Lisa. I listened to it while my kid napped and I folded laundry. I really value "trans" folks like Julia who are level-headed and rational. We could use a voice like hers in Brooklyn! I found it interesting that Julia couldn't come up with ideas of how he could have been more supported as a child or ways that his parents and teachers could have made him feel more accepted. I wish you had pushed a little more about his sexuality. He comes from a religious family - is this just a case of plain old homophobia? Could Julia really just be a self-loathing, closeted gay man? Obviously I don't know but I'd love to hear her explore that possibility. I also would like to hear "trans" people talk more about the idea of being gender nonconforming without having to transition to the opposite sex. Why couldn't Jason just grow his hair out and wear a dress (ie the costume of womanhood).... Why can't society make room for people who don't follow the stereotypes of their biological sex? And if we did, would Jason have needed to transition to Julia?
Thanks for doing this interview, Lisa. I listened to it while my kid napped and I folded laundry. I really value "trans" folks like Julia who are level-headed and rational. We could use a voice like hers in Brooklyn! I found it interesting that Julia couldn't come up with ideas of how he could have been more supported as a child or ways that his parents and teachers could have made him feel more accepted. I wish you had pushed a little more about his sexuality. He comes from a religious family - is this just a case of plain old homophobia? Could Julia really just be a self-loathing, closeted gay man? Obviously I don't know but I'd love to hear her explore that possibility. I also would like to hear "trans" people talk more about the idea of being gender nonconforming without having to transition to the opposite sex. Why couldn't Jason just grow his hair out and wear a dress (ie the costume of womanhood).... Why can't society make room for people who don't follow the stereotypes of their biological sex? And if we did, would Jason have needed to transition to Julia?
In the voice and manner of the boss from Office Space: you're gonna wanna take a look at Julia's Facebook page.