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BROADWAY – ROCK OF AGES This Tenth Anniversary Tour is blazing across North America. Nominated for five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, ROCK OF AGES captures the iconic era that was the big bad 1980s Hollywood. Featuring the music of hit bands such as Styx, Poison, Twisted Sister, and Whitesnake. Tues, November 6 through Sun, November 11; Kravis Center for the Performing Arts (701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach); Tix: start at $28; Kravis.org COMEDIAN - JOEL MCHALE Joel is one of the most sought after comedians and actors in the industry. He recently wrapped his twelfth and final season of E!’s The Soup in which he satirized pop culture and current events. He is also best known for his starring role on the hit comedy series “Community,” on NBC. His new show, “The Great Indoors”, recently launched on CBS, and his new book “Thanks for the Money” was recently released. Fri, November 2 and Sat, November 3; Palm Beach Improv (550 S Rosemary Ave. Suite 250, West Palm Beach) Tix: $35; PalmBeachImprov.com FOODIES - 13TH ANNUAL TASTE OF THE ISLAND The “Taste of the Island” culinary event in Wilton Manors will feature more than 30 restaurants, breweries and eateries from south Florida’s tri-county region. This year’s “Taste” event offers guests to sample culinary delights and libations in a charming historic park setting. Trader Joe’s, Ethos Greek Bistro and Kelly’s Landing are just a few of the participating vendors. Free parking and shuttle service will be provided. Mon, November 05; 6pm; Richardson Historic Park and Nature Preserve (1937 Wilton Drive Wilton Manors); Tix in advance $35; Tasteoftheisland.org FIESTA – IHEARTRADIO LATINA 2018 This is always a fun concert filled with lots of talent, with this year includes: Marc Anthony, Pitbull, Nicky Jam, Steve Aoki, Farruko, Nacho, Becky G, Zion & Lennox, Manuel Turizo and Mau & Ricky! Sat, November 3; 8pm; American Airlines Arena (601 Biscayne Blvd., Miami); Tix: start at $29; AAArena.com. BOY BAND - BOYZ II MEN The award-winning R&B group of Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris and Shawn Stockman are known for their tight harmonies and emotional ballads. Their hits include “End of the Road,” “Motownphilly” and “I’ll Make Love to You.” Sat, November 03; 9pm; Fontainebleau Hotel (4441 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach); Tix: $65-$99; fontainebleau.com. Hotspots.LGBT | 23
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COMEDIAN - TRACY MORGAN Tracy is best known for his seven seasons as a cast member on Saturday Night Live (1996–2003) and 30 Rock (2006–2013). He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2009 for his work on 30 Rock. He has appeared in numerous films as an actor and doing Voice overs. He returns to South Florida for one night only. Sat, November 3; 8pm; Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood (1 Seminole Way Hollywood); Tix: $50, $60, and $70; Seminolehardrockhollywood.com. FILMS - FORT LAUDERDALE INT’L FESTIVAL This Festival (FLiFF), is a top destination event set at a time of year when South Florida weather is at its best, and is known for its relaxed, casual, fun, and friendly down-to-earth atmosphere. FLiFF rolls out more than 200 American Indie and foreign language films and hosts special guests with meet and greet gatherings and parties. Fri, November 2 – Sun, November 18; various times, locations and prices: FLIFF.com BOAT SHOW - FORT LAUDERDALE Enjoy Fort Lauderdale’s waterways and sunshine while browsing an amazing array of boats, marine products and accessories at the 59th annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, the world’s largest in-water boat show with more than 1,500 boats on display. Thurs, November 01, through Sun, Nov 4; Bahia Mar Yachting Center (801 Seabreeze Blvd. Fort Lauderdale); Tix: $33-$300, $15 (Children ages 6-15); Free for Children under 6; flibs.com LA BOHEME - FLORIDA GRAND OPERA Experience Giacomo Puccini’s lyrical romantic tragedy of young lovers in the Latin Quarter of nineteenth century Paris. Will Mimì and Rodolfo find a way to make their love survive terrible poverty, the freezing winter, and Mimì’s life-threatening illness? Puccini’s magical melodies, including “Si, mi chiamano Mimì” and Musetta’s famous waltz, transform this tale of lovers living on borrowed time into a timeless classic. Sat, November 3 - Sun, November 11; Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts (1300 Biscayne Blvd. Miami); Tix: starting at $25; www.FGO.org.
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MOVIES - BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY & BOY ERASED Two incredible films come out this week for the LGBTQ community. Bahomeian Rhapsody (134 min Biography/Drama/Music) is a chronicle of the years leading up to Queen’s legendary appearance at the Live Aid concert, and stars Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Joseph Mazzello, and Mike Myers. Boy Erased (114 min Biography/Drama) is about the son of a Baptist preacher who is forced to participate in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents, and stars Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Joel Edgerton, and Russell Crowe. Both premiere Friday, November 2.
13th Annual Taste of the Island
Taste of the Island is an evening of food and libation featuring local elite food and beverage establishments and spotlighting their culinary and beverage specialties at Wilton Manors' acclaimed outdoor tasting event. Now in its 13th year, “Taste” welcomes everyone in our community and South Florida to join together to explore the wide range of culinary delicacies available in our area. The event is held at the beautiful Richardson Historic Park and Nature Preserve, 1937 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors, 33305. Park free at the City Hall/Hagen Park lot at (2020 Wilton Drive) and walk across the
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street or they will have a free shuttle to the event venue. Overflow parking and free shuttle also provided from the 5th Avenue lot of the Wilton Manors Library at 500 NE 26th Street. Tickets, which are $35 in advance ($40 at the door) are available online at: Tasteoftheisland.org. You can also buy tickets in Wilton Manors at: City Hall or Hagen Park Community Center, 2020 Wilton Drive; Wilton Manors Library, 500 NE 26th Street; and Sterling Accounting, 2435 N Dixie Hwy.
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Monáe will voice the role of Peg, the dog pound-bound friend of Lady, who is being played by Monae’s close friend Tessa Thompson (Thor: Ragnarok). Both women came out as queer fairly recently and oh, how we ship them so hard to be more than just friends, but we’ll settle for them being canine besties in Disney’s upcoming remake. Peg, as you may remember, is
Will Rosie Rivet Audiences on The Talk? Well, Julie Chen is, of course, out at The Talk thanks to horrible husband troubles. But who’ll take over for her? It seems like every woman in Hollywood in need of work (aka most of them) is hungry for her shot, but it’s looking “..We’re Looking for
a Battle Lesbian Who’ll Come in, Kick Ass, and Take Names.” more and more – and possibly even a done deal by the time you read this – like venerable daytime talk diva Rosie O’Donnell is primed to warm up that chair. She recently guested and that’s clearly an
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“audition” of sorts, and historically she’s a verifiable ratings boost because you never know what she’ll say or with whom she’ll enter a verbal showdown (and we love her for that), so this just looks like a win/win to us. Some of you may miss her ’90s “Queen of Nice,” but in these times of social and political strife, we’re looking for a Battle Lesbian who’ll come in, kick ass, and take names. That’s Rosie.
Janelle and Tessa will cute up Lady and the Tramp
Disney’s Lady and the Tramp remake is in production and this good news just made us bark for joy: Hidden Figures and Moonlight star Janelle
CHEN the dog who sang “He’s a Tramp,” and in the 1955 original she was the doggie incarnation of sultry-voiced singer Peggy Lee, so we’re excited to see what Monae does with the part. Meanwhile Justin Theroux is the voice of Tramp, and the supporting voice cast includes Thomas Mann, Kiersey Clemons, Benedict Wong, Ashley Jensen and Yvette Nicole Brown. Look for this one to help launch Disney’s home streaming service sometime near Christmas of 2019.
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Panamá es el “Puente del Mundo Corazón del Universo” por su posición geográfica y por la obra de ingeniería más espectacular del mundo entero, el famoso canal interoceánico, por el que transitan a diario cientos de embarcaciones de diversas partes del mundo. Su nombre se origina por la abundacia de flora y fauna. Fundada el 15 de Agosto de 1519, por Pedro Arias Dávila; Panamá fue un 50
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estado más que formaba parte de la Gran Colombia. Hasta el día 3 de Novienbre de 1903, en que fue declarada “Patria libre y soberana” al haberse independizado de la Gran Colombia. Panamá actualmente cuenta con una población de 3.926.017 de personas, con una de las economias mas fuertes de latinoamérica ya que su economía es basada en el dolar como moneda nacional.
Panamá es un crizol de razas debido a la llegada de personas de diferente partes del mundo para la construcción del canal interoceanico; es un país que goza de muchos paisajes exóticos en los cuales se puede encontrar imponentes cascadas , el famoso Valle de Anton, volcanes como el inpresionante Volcán Barú, localizado en la provincial de Chiriqui. Reconocido nacionalmente con uno de los destinos turístico más grandes del país, también tiene playas con agua cristalina tales como son las de la comarca de San Blas, el cual es habitada en su mayoría por nativos del área. Debido a su clima tropical, todos los años Panamá le da la bienvenida a cientos de turistas de todas partes del mundo, el cual llegan a disfrutar de la Feria Internacional de las Flores y del Café, celebrada en la provincial de Chiriqui ciudad de Boquete, esta provincia posee un clima muy particular a diferencia del resto del país ya que su temperatura durante el día está alrededor de 70 grados y en la noche puede llegar hasta los 40 grados, dependiendo en la temporada del año, el cual permite el desarrollo y crecimiento de flores y plantas exóticas nacionales. Este país centroamericano cuenta con una diversidad animales exóticos, tales como La Rana Dorada, conocida alrededor del mundo como una de las especies más exóticas no antes vistas en un clima tropical. Otros de los los animales simbólicos es Águila Arpia. Esta ave es reconocida como un enblema nacional,
esta se encuentra en el Escudo Nacional de Republica De Panamá . Panamá es reconocido en el mundo entero por su cultura, su gente carismática, muy alegre y acogedora. Panamá cuenta con uno de traje típico más reconocido en el mundo, llamado La Pollera. Este emblemático atuendo panameño ha ganado muchos premios internacionales por su esplendor, elegancia y donaire. Para toda mujer panameña es un sueño, una fantasía vestir este traje nacional ya que toda su joyería totalmente es confeccionada en oro de 24kl tradicionalmente. Los adornos que se utilizan en la cabeza, más conocidos nacionalmente como tembleques, son confeccionados a mano en su mayoría por artesanas, que con dedicación y creatividad confeccionan todo el atuendo, de pies a cabeza. La capital de Panamá, se llama Panamá al igual que el país. Esta ciudad es una de las metrópolis centroamericanas más grades, ya que cuenta con una vida nocturna muy grande y activa, a su vez actividades familiares durante el día. Panamá tiene una de las gastronomías más exquisitas de Centro América con platillos tradicionales reconocidos en el mundo entero, tales como el delicioso arroz con pollo acompañado con una deliciosa ensalada de papa y remolacha más conocida localmente como “Ensalada Cholo”. Otro de los platillos nacionales es el “Tamal de Maíz”, al que le puedes añadir la carne de tu preferencia; es rico en sabor ya que cuenta con ingredientes tales como aceitunas verdes, pasas, ají rojo, etc. Estos dos
platos nacional las puedes encontrar en los restaurantes en todo al rededor del país. A su vez, estos platillos tradicionales son una parte esencial en las fiestas navideñas de las familias panameñas. Por último, pero no menos importante, el tradicional “Sancocho de Gallina de Patio” es una delicia, no hay nada como un sancocho de gallina de patio acompañado con un arroz blanco en el almuerzo para continuar el resto del día. Les invito a conocer mi país, les prometo que les va a encantar y sé que no se van a arrepentir, por ahora sin más…¡me despido!
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Valle de Anton Panama is the Bridge of the Heart World of the Universe, for its geographical position and for the most spectacular engineering work in the world which is an inter-oceanic canal, through which hundreds of vessels from different parts of the world pass every day. Its name originates from the abundance of flora and fauna. Founded on August 15, 1519, by Pedro Arias Dávila; Panama was one more state that was part of Greater Colombia. Until November 3, 1903, when it was declared a "free and sovereign homeland" after having become independent from Gran Colombia. Panama currently has a population of 3,926,017 people, with one of the strongest economies in Latin America since its economy is based on the dollar as the national currency. Panama is a race crizol due to the arrival of people from different parts of the world for the construction of the interoceanic canal; It is a country that enjoys many exotic landscapes Hotspots.LGBT | 51
genre latino / Conexiones in which you can find impressive waterfalls, the famous Valle de Anton, volcanoes such as the impressive Baru Volcano, located in the province of Chiriqui. Recognized nationally with one of the largest tourist destinations in the country, it also has beaches with crystal clear water such as those of the San Blas region, which is inhabited mostly by natives of the area. Due to its tropical climate, every year Panama welcomes hundreds of tourists from all over the world, who come to enjoy the International Flower and Coffee Fair, held in the province of Chiriqui, Boquete, this province has a very particular climate unlike the rest of the country since its temperature during the day is around 70 degrees and at night it can reach up to 40
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degrees, depending on the season of the year, which allows the development and growth of flowers and exotic national plants. This Central American country has a diversity of exotic animals, such as The Golden Frog, known around the world as one of the most exotic species not previously seen in a tropical climate. Other of the symbolic animals is the Arpia Eagle. This bird is recognized as a national disease, this is found in the National Shield of the Republic of Panama. Panama is recognized throughout the world for its culture, its charismatic people, very cheerful and welcoming. Panama has one of the most recognized typical costume in the world, called La Pollera. This emblematic Panamanian outfit has won many international awards
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for its splendor, elegance and grace. For every Panamanian woman it is a dream, a fantasy to wear this national costume since all her jewelry is totally made in 24kl gold traditionally. The ornaments used in the head, better known nationally as tembleques, are made by hand mostly by artisans, who with dedication and creativity make all the attire, from head to toe. The capital of Panama, is called Panama like the country. This city is one of the largest Central American metropolises, since it has a very large and active nightlife, as well as family activities during the day. Panama has one of the most exquisite cuisines of Central America with traditional dishes recognized around the world, such as the delicious rice with chicken accompanied by a delicious salad of potatoes and beets, better known locally as "Cholo Salad". Another of the national dishes is the "Tamal de Maiz", to which you can add the meat of your preference; It is rich in flavor since it has ingredients such as green olives, raisins, red hot pepper, etc. You can find these two national dishes in restaurants all around the country. In turn, these traditional dishes are an essential part of the Christmas holidays of Panamanian families. Last, but not least, the traditional "Sancocho de Gallina de Patio" is a delight, there is nothing like a patio hen sancocho accompanied with a white rice at lunch to continue the rest of the day.
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Everyone loves photos of adorable pit bull pups. So what happens when you pair the cutest pooches on earth — who just happen to be in need of forever homes — with beautiful, hunky men? The year's most buzzed-about calendar. Photographer Mike Ruiz's 2019 calendar, “Bullies and Biceps,” is fourteen months of perfection (2 bonus months in 2020) that will put a smile on your face every day of the new year. Mike Ruiz is a celebrity photographer whose clients include Kim Kardashian, Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj and countless others. In addition to his work in Hollywood, Ruiz is known for shooting top male itness models. “I admire men who have sculpted their bodies into works of art,” he says. “It takes incredible skill and knowledge to form human tissue to near perfection. Photographing their work is quite gratifying to me.” The men featured in “Bullies and Biceps” are some of the biggest male itness models working today including Bryan Richards, Michael Dean, Nick Topel and cover-model Casey Christopher. Collectively, they have hundreds of thousands of followers on social media. They also are all passionate about animal rescue. Mike Ruiz, too, is a pit bull rescuer and this year's calendar is in special tribute to Oliver, his beloved canine, who passed away last month. Mike and Oliver shared six wonderful years together. It was Oliver who inspired Mike to fuse his two passions — photography and pit bulls — together into a calendar that would bene it dogs in need of rescue. The pit bulls that appear in the calendar were chosen at random and represent only a fraction of those in need. “This is a very sad time to be in rescue,” explains Carla Mohan of the New York Bully Crew. “People are | Hotspots.LGBT
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eing in middle school is tough. Your body is going through often mortifying changes: acne, body hair, growth spurts. Your hormones are raging. Kids are often relentlessly cruel to each other. You aren't old enough to drive. Your parents are hopelessly lame. Not to mention the active shooter drills you have to go through on a routine basis because the U.S. can't get its shit together when it comes to guns. It's revolting that protecting children from being slaughtered in math class is a partisan issue in this country and that Republicans are on the side of the guns. But that's where we are. Also a partisan issue in this country is how, or whether, to protect transgender students. (Spoiler alert: Republicans are not on the side of the students. Again.) You might remember that the Obama administration issued guidelines to schools that said, essentially, “Hey, transgender students are human beings so treat them accordingly.� In many schools this wasn't a big deal. And by big deal, I mean it wasn't much of an adjustment. It was, however, a big deal for trans students. I mean, man, if the President of the United States had advocated for the protection of LGBTQ students when I was in high school that would have meant the world to me. It would have made a lot of LGBTQ kids feel less alone and also feel a little safer. However, the guidance led to a bit of scrambling in some more conservatives places
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in the country where treating trans kids as human was a very foreign concept. Much hand-wringing was done over where trans kids should pee or change for gym. And then came the Trump administration. And the guidelines for protecting trans students were scrapped. Trans kids went from a president who cared about them to one who was actively hostile. And so the issue of where trans kids should pee or change was left up to individual schools to figure out however they wanted. And some schools are doing a really bad job. Case in point: what happened at a Stafford County middle school in Virginia on Sept. 28. On that day the school had an active shooter drill during which the teachers are charged with making sure students are sheltered in a designated area depending on where they are in the building. One of the places of safety at this middle school was the locker room. The boys went into the boys' locker room and the girls went into the girls' locker room. Except for one girl in particular who wasn't allowed in either locker room because she is transgender. According to multiple reports, the teachers didn't know what to do with her and, after much debate, had the girl sit outside in the hallway, completely exposed to the attack that her other classmates were practicing how to survive.
And it won't get better Now, of course, it was until we have elected only just a drill. It's not like If you're thinking of officials in power who see she was exposed to any sitting this election out, LGBTQ youth as human real danger, right? Well, I urge you to think of beings. One of the best yes, technically. But the that girl sitting things you can do for very point of a drill is to alone in the hallway... LGBTQ people is to vote. practice what you will do Make a plan to vote on in the event of a real threat. Nov. 6. Spend some time And what was researching the candidates. Since hostility to communicated to this young girl was, LGBTQ people is part of the Republican essentially, “You're on your own.” platform, voting for Democrats is pretty much Now, you don't need guidance from the a no brainer, but knowing who you're voting federal government to tell you that there is no for when it comes to judges and other nonsuch thing as expendable children. But when partisan offices is also important. A good guidance that acknowledges that trans resource is vote411.org. students exist and affirms their right to be If you're thinking of sitting this election out, protected is issued only to be taken away, that I urge you to think of that girl sitting alone in is a pretty strong signal to trans students and the hallway, imaginary bullets flying. Vote like the people who are supposed to teach, protect her life depends on it. Because it does. and learn with them that they are worthless. GLSEN, an organization that works for safe and inclusive schools for LGBTQ students, just released its 2017 National School Climate D'Anne Witkowski is a poet, writer, and Survey, which shows that “victimization of comedian living in Michigan with her wife and LGBTQ youth is not decreasing at rates son. She has been writing about LGBT politics previously seen — and has, in fact, gotten for over a decade. You can follow her on Twitter worse for transgender and gender @MamaDWitkowski. nonconforming youth.”
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Your Most Successful Workouts: 5 Easy Steps
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system. This will also rev up your metabolism and help you burn fat. Finally, you can lift tons of weights and run miles of cardio, but unless you eat wisely, all your hard work in the gym will yield diminished returns. Consume a hearty breakfast and eat less at night; eat
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smaller meals (5 – 6) every 2 to 3 hours throughout the day as opposed to 1 or 2 monster feedings; opt for high protein meals with healthy complex carbs, and less than 30 grams of fat per day.
shoulder press, deadlift) and three or four assistance lifts (curls, side raises, triceps push-downs, etc.) in order to take advantage of hormonal surges of testosterone and human growth hormone. With each press, lift, or raise, maintain perfect form. Fifthly, make sure to have fun and enjoy yourself! When you're in the gym, vary your routine by trying new weight training exercises, jump on board new cardio machines, sign up for novel classes‌anything, just keep it exciting and challenging. On days off from the gym, take your activities to the great outdoors by walking, swimming, or roller-blading.
Secondly, free weights are your best bet for building muscle. A barbell and a rack of dumbbells are all you need for an effective resistance training workout. Remember, nothing beats the squat, bench press, deadlift, and shoulder press with a barbell or dumbbells for building overall mass and strength. Thirdly, take time to journal your workouts. Make a note of how much cardio you perform at each session. List exercises, sets, repetitions and the outcome of each weight training session. Be consistent and honest with your documentation and strive to improve at least a little with each workout.
Fourthly, never over-train and always maintain impeccable lifting form with each exercise. Keep workouts to under an hour of one or two intense lifts (squat, bench press,
Tom Bonanti is a certified fitness trainer and licensed massage therapist with his own gym and studio, Pump'n Inc. (pumpnincgym.com), in Ft. Lauderdale. You can contact Tom at trainertomb@aol.com with questions or to schedule a free consultation. 72 | Hotspots.LGBT
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On October 21, 2018, the New York Times reported that a memo had been circulated in the Department of Health and Human Services seeking to amend a law which protects against gender-based discrimination in any government-funded educational program. Part of this memo argued in favor of a legal definition of sex, with the New York Times citing a quote from the memo, reading “Sex means a person's status as male or female based on immutable biological traits identifiable by or before birth.” If such a statement would appear in just one of our nation's laws - or even in one of their amendments - the floodgates of legalized discrimination for the Transgender, Intergender, and Gender Queer communities would open, with unimaginable consequences. When someone comes out and begins the journey to their authentic gender, there are many milestones and turning points. A necessary step in transition is when a TransPerson holds their new state ID in their hands after having their gender legally changed. It is a tangible and physical reminder that they belong to a society whose government protects them, and whose law enforcement officers look out for them. ID cards can be felt, held in a person's hands, and shown to friends. School ID's, state ID's, passports and birth certificates are among a person's most important documents, they validate and verify identity. For many transgender individuals that simple letter “F” or “M” is something they have spent years of their lives in conflict with; being discriminated against, 86 | Hotspots.LGBT
By Monica Prata invalidated and excluded based on a solitary character on a piece of plastic. The significance we give to the concept of gender and what it means is something to discuss but that's a different conversation for a different day. Today, we have Transpeople fighting for a basic right, the right to be seen and the right to be recognized as who they know themselves to be. Ignoring the existence of transgender individuals goes against an unbroken line of court decisions in this country. With the proposed policy the administration reveals yet again that it does not care about science and will ignore it when convenient. Members of the Trans community pay tax, serve jury duty, vote, and are required to abide by the law just like any other citizen of the United States. However, under a Trump administration, they would be barred from correctly identifying themselves to the government that profits from their tax dollars, and whose laws are supposed to, but do not currently, protect them. Many people carry the supposition that protecting Transgender Children who attend
public high schools and middle schools is negligible because it could “just be phase.” The age of transition, however, is getting younger and younger. More and more High School and college-aged clients are seeking the help of NouveauShe, which offers services to help Transwomen through social and medical aspects of transition. More parents and students are reaching out in order to garner support for those who are questioning their gender identity. During the past 5 years alone, NouveauShe has seen the average age of its advisees drop from midfifties to late-thirties. It appears that the moment the Transgender and non-conforming community experiences a brief moment of relief, finally receiving some (not even all) of their much deserved rights as citizens, our administration picks at the scab, inflicting more pain, anxiety and frustrating on an already marginalized population. The bottom line is that many Transpeople die by suicide, many of which are adolescents. We must remember that this memo was circulated about a law that would directly affect educational institutions, which means that it would directly affect our children. For every Transboy or Transgirl who is allowed to use the bathroom of their gender, or who is allowed to change in the locker room of their choice, there is another who is required to use the locker room of the opposite gender, and change clothing in front of a crowd that bullies them and inflicts physical and emotional harm on them. Having a legal definition of sex and gender would lead to the latter, causing an end to gender-neutral restrooms in our schools, an end to locker room and dormitory choice, and an increase of bullying. This administration is turning its back on a community that seems to get bigger and younger by the minute, not by the year or decade. The Times also stated that “any dispute about a person's gender would have to be clarified by genetic testing.” Before I start to debate gender, I would like to say that there have been multitudes of governments before that have forced a certain population to undergo scientific tests and experiments - most, if not all, of these governments have faded into the sands of time due to their
abhorrent human rights violations. No government has the right to subject its citizens to a biological test without their consent. Furthermore, there are many instances in the past where gender and sex has been tampered with, or decided upon, by an assumedly “moreknowledgeable” third party. Hospitals used to require a certain penis length before designating an “M” next to gender on a birth certificate. John T Money was the famous experimental doctor who so crudely stated, “for plastic surgeons, it's easier to dig a hole than build a pole,” many children with XY chromosomes whose genitalia was underdeveloped were horribly mutilated under his medical supervision. To this day, there are survivors of John Money's malicious practices, who had someone else decide not only how they must identify, but how their body must look. We must return to the simple fact that if you leave genitalia alone, disregard a child's chromosomes, and allow an individual to develop without arbitrary societal restriction, they will eventually be able to tell you themselves the gender to which they belong.
“Ignoring the existence of transgender individuals goes against an unbroken line of court decisions in this country.” For some reason, the following statement is always regarded as incredibly profound, but I think it remains rather simple: the best society is a society that provides as many paths as possible for as many different communities to flourish. It has been shown time and time again, medically, psychologically, and sociologically that the best and healthiest way for a Trans-individual to flourish is to allow them to exist in their stated gender. Why not open the floodgates in the other direction? Why not allow a community to legally define themselves, instead of posing a constricting definition upon them?
Monica Prata is a Feminine Image Consultant for those who are transgender, transitioning or exploring gender fluidity. Hotspots.LGBT | 87
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