In the Passing Lane
"Back in the day", being able to navigate the public as a woman with no problems was called passing, then the transgender PC term became presenting and now Janet Mock cleared the air about both.
We have talked a little about Mock's new book called "Redefining Realness" here in Cyrsti's Condo but since I haven't read it yet, I'm restricted to what I can find on line about it.
Recently, I did find her YouTube video on "passing". Cutting to the chase, what she says of course is so true. "I'm (Janet) am not passing as anything, I'm just me." I already know what most of you are thinking. If the rest of us even came close to looking like she does, we wouldn't have to worry about passing any how!
The reason I believe those thoughts are wrong is, sure Janet Mock is gorgeous but regardless, she stepped up and out to speak for the rest of us and said a lot. All of the sudden, transsexual, transgender or cross dresser, you had a person of substance (not going stealth) speaking for you.
On a much smaller level than Janet Mock, I can attest about how much my transgender world opened as soon as I owned up to who I am. Plus, we have had regular contributors to the "Condo" ( Pat) attest to it too.
Now, let's take a look at Cyrsti's Condo big screen for what Janet Mock had to say on passing:
We have talked a little about Mock's new book called "Redefining Realness" here in Cyrsti's Condo but since I haven't read it yet, I'm restricted to what I can find on line about it.
Recently, I did find her YouTube video on "passing". Cutting to the chase, what she says of course is so true. "I'm (Janet) am not passing as anything, I'm just me." I already know what most of you are thinking. If the rest of us even came close to looking like she does, we wouldn't have to worry about passing any how!
The reason I believe those thoughts are wrong is, sure Janet Mock is gorgeous but regardless, she stepped up and out to speak for the rest of us and said a lot. All of the sudden, transsexual, transgender or cross dresser, you had a person of substance (not going stealth) speaking for you.
On a much smaller level than Janet Mock, I can attest about how much my transgender world opened as soon as I owned up to who I am. Plus, we have had regular contributors to the "Condo" ( Pat) attest to it too.
Now, let's take a look at Cyrsti's Condo big screen for what Janet Mock had to say on passing:
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