Tuesday, March 10, 2009

"The 'T' in LGBT"



Watch the video, and then go read Katie Sherrod's remarkable post at Desert's Child titled "The 'T' in LGTB".

The "T" stand for transgender, the letter in the foursome that seems to receive the least attention, although it is the least understood by many of us.

The video is a commercial for a bank in Argentina. It's extraordinary!

H/T to Mark Harris at Preludium and to Ann at The Friends of Jake for the video.
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12 comments:

  1. Song in my HeartMarch 10, 2009 at 4:28 PM

    I've seen this video from a bunch of sources over the last day or two.

    The timing is... interesting. A friend of a friend of mine is being denied gender reassignment surgery by her Primary Care Trust. I've posted about that here. People who aren't UK citizens or residents can't sign the petition, sadly.

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  2. June ButlerMarch 10, 2009 at 5:11 PM

    I hadn't seen it until today. We'll never see a bank commercial like this in the US.

    I'm sorry that I can't sign the petition.

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  3. Kay & SarahMarch 10, 2009 at 5:27 PM

    Thanks, Mimi!!

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  4. motherameliaMarch 10, 2009 at 5:29 PM

    What a wonderful commercial. You're right we'll never see one like that here. Thank you for posting it Mimi.

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  5. June ButlerMarch 10, 2009 at 5:51 PM

    I'm glad to do it.

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  6. susankayMarch 10, 2009 at 6:37 PM

    No, Mimi -- we WILL see it here -- just not now - sadly.

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  7. June ButlerMarch 10, 2009 at 7:45 PM

    SusanKay, you're right. We will see it, but not in my lifetime, although my 8-year-old grandson told me that he thought I may live to be 100. Should I take that as a prophecy?

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  8. PaulMarch 10, 2009 at 9:12 PM

    Thank you, Mimi. I saw it here first and immediately posted it myself. Awesome.

    We can learn from other cultures.

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  9. June ButlerMarch 10, 2009 at 10:47 PM

    We can learn from other cultures.

    I hope so, Paul.

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  10. ITMarch 11, 2009 at 12:09 AM

    I agree. Won't see it in Mimi's lifetime. Possibly not in mine (I'm 46)

    Protest sign at Prop8 hearings in "liberal' San francisco

    "Dan White hero: killed a queer"

    Nuff said.

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  11. AnonymousMarch 11, 2009 at 12:42 AM

    I got it from Ann and posted it to my site. I thought it was great.

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  12. DavidMarch 11, 2009 at 6:20 PM

    What a great commercial! And how sad to realize that we probably won't see its like in the U.S. for at least a generation...

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