Originally posted by Oddball
Hello
I have seen some men in crossdressers and did not bother me at all cuz I consider it is normal for the men to get experience dressing like women. They choose to be crossdressers. Alot of them are in enteirment (sp) industry in Las Vegas where they are needed for various stage talents. Some of them are beautiful.
Speaking of transgender people, I know one famous Deaf transgender named Drago from San Francisco. She was transformed into male. He is widely accepted by the society in SF as well as other states. He has been invited to Gally or NTID to speak about his experiences in transforming.
Check out Drago's profile at www.deafqueer.org/drago/profile.html
(FYI his profile is somewhat old)
There's a debate about a transsexual man who applied to join the Victorian Police force in Australia....
Nothing to stop transsexual cop
NOTHING stood in the way of a transsexual joining the Victoria Police Force, Attorney-General Rob Hulls said today.
Mr Hulls said laws passed three years ago with the support of the Opposition had made it illegal to discriminate on the basis of a person's gender identity.
Victoria Police human resources director Sanjib Roy today confirmed that a formal application by a pre-operative transsexual had been received and would be processed.
A 188cm-tall man, who dresses as a woman, had already passed the initial academic test, a medical check, criminal record check and interview for entry to the force, reports said.
Opposition leader Robert Doyle said it was inappropriate for transsexuals to join the police force, likening the situation to admitting criminals.
"In my view, there are some things which would discriminate against people joining the police force," Mr Doyle said.
"I mean, are you allowed to join the police force if you've been found guilty of an indictable crime? The answer is no."
Mr Doyle said allowing such a person to be a member of the police force sent an inappropriate message to the community.
Police Association secretary Paul Mullet was non-committal on the issue, saying community reaction should direct the decision.
"The community should have some input into Victoria's police force so let's listen to the community voice and let them decide," Sergeant Mullett said.
He predicted union members would be shocked by the news, but said what was important was how well a person performed their job.
But Equal Opportunity Commission chief executive officer Di Sisely said the community had already decided - enshrining the rights of transgender people in law in 2000.
"This issue has been decided by the community, in fact it was decided three years ago when the community, by our elected parliamentarians, outlawed discrimination against transgender people," Ms Sisely said.
"At that time the Equal Opportunity Act was amended and it became unlawful to discriminate against a person because they are transgender."
Mr Hulls said he was surprised at Mr Doyle's comments as the Opposition had supported amendments to the Equal Opportunity Act preventing discrimination on gender identity.
"If Mr Doyle is now advocating that people should now break the law, then that's a matter for him," Mr Hulls said.
(Herald Sun newspaper)