http://webpub.allegheny.edu/student/e/elliots/weblog/ en-us Copyright 2008 Fri, 20 Oct 2006 00:16:58 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.35 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The book She's Not There really opened my eyes to a way of life that I hade never even thought of or really heard about in a realistic setting. I find that Jenny Boylan was a very brave person and it had to of taken so much to deal with societies pressures. I think that transgenderism is biological. It is hard for me to see it any other way after reading this book because Jenny would have really liked to of not had her "problem". If it was just a chioce she could have just choose to not be transgendered.
The comment or question at the end of class about plastic surgery really made me think. I thought it was a great point to bring up. I see having surgery to change your gender being a "reconstructive" surgery not as a plastic one. I think there is a big motivational difference between the two.

]]> http://webpub.allegheny.edu/student/e/elliots/weblog/2006/10/shes_not_there.html http://webpub.allegheny.edu/student/e/elliots/weblog/2006/10/shes_not_there.html Fri, 20 Oct 2006 00:16:58 -0500 I felt that this article shows how society fails people who are homosexual in many ways. Many argue that homosexuality is something that can be avoided and the author of this article makes it clear that if that was the case, she would have gotten ride of her "problem" a long time ago. I could not fathom going through most of my life and not be able to accept myself for who I am to such a degree. The end of the article was almost inspiring. Embracing yourself for who you are and knowing that God "is more interested in people's ability and willingness to love with intergrity and care and doing unto others as we would have them do unto us" is a wonderful concept (144).

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