After coming out as transgender,many things form me feel uncomfortable. A transgender man walking bare through Brighton is not one of themWhen I saw the casting call for the original Will Young video, courageous Man, or I walked into my bathroom and stripped to my waist and wondered if I could reasonably apply for it. A slightly portly tummy born of two and a half cookbooks and the soft but loathed curves of my Mediterranean heritage laughed back at me. I joked on the casting call that if it was a year away,the other side of coming out as transgender, running a marathon and potential top surgery, and I would definitely apply myself. I watched with interest from a distance,reassured that transgender friends were involved in the casting, filming and consultation. My friend Juliet, and a vicar and founder of Urban Expression,once said: “approximately us, without us, and is not for us.” It’s a value I hold dear – you can’t tell someone’s stories without first asking them what those stories are. (Rightwing press,I’m looking at you.) Related: It's time to stop misgendering trans murder victims | Zach Stafford Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com