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To: LAforme2008

Obviously, since surgery hasn’t occurred yet, the author meant to say “HE”, not “she”. I guess we’re editorializing in the news again.


4 posted on 07/30/2008 5:20:45 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith (Teachers open the door. It's up to you to enter.)
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To: Tanniker Smith

“Obviously, since surgery hasn’t occurred yet, the author meant to say “HE”, not “she”. I guess we’re editorializing in the news again.”

No actually the style book from the press company that shall not be named says you should refer to the transgender person as they gender they present in.


9 posted on 07/30/2008 5:23:18 PM PDT by LAforme2008
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To: Tanniker Smith; LAforme2008

The simple pronoun “it” would take care of the situation.


42 posted on 07/30/2008 6:25:58 PM PDT by Graybeard58 (Ich bin ein Berloser - Barak Hussein Mohammed Obama)
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