Powerful Christian Right group uses derogatory term to refer to transgendered

[ck4829]

Imagine a conservative "Christian" organization using the other f-word to describe gay men. No "reputable" religious right organization would use that term to describe gay men these days -- they know the focus they would receive on using that kind of expressed hate speech would be blistering, and define their particular organization as pariah organization among the civil, political classes.

And yet, the conservative "Christian" organization that originally dreamed up the '30 Sexual Orientations' thinks nothing of frequently and repeatedly using the pejorative she-male in their webpages.

The most recent example of this organization -- the Traditional Values Coalition (TVC) -- using the pejorative she-male on their webpages comes their June 22nd piece by their Executive Director Andrea Lafferty, entitled It's Baaackkk: ENDA!. In her piece, Lafferty states the following about a fully inclusive ENDA -- calling Rep. Barney Frank's legislative aide Diego Sanchez by the pejorative (emphasis added):

"Frank's senior policy advisor on ENDA is Diego Sanchez, who is described as a "transgender." Sanchez is a woman who either went through a sex change operation; or is living as a man, but hasn't had any surgery, or is a she-male who went through half of the operation. If this is the case, Diego had his breasts surgically removed, but still maintains female characteristics below the waist."

So why aren't our lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender civil rights organizations in Washington calling out the TVC for their use of pejoratives -- while pointing out that the Republican's in Congress got their sexual orientations talking point for the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act from an organization that uses the dehumanizing, anti-transgender pejorative she-male on a regular basis? A term that transgender people consider at least as offensive as the other f-word?

http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/11635/tvc-thinks-nothing-of-continuing-to-use-antitrans-pejoratives

[Sebastian Doyle]

1. And at the very least, if they must use pejoratives, use the right one!

Since when does "she-male" have anything to do with a woman transitioning to a man?

[MineralMan]

2. I guess they didn't spend quite enough time doing

Google image searches. Back to the search for them.

[Kurska]

3. They probably couldn't figure out how to turn safe search off. n/t

[ProgressiveSuperhawk]

4. christians are most intolerant people i have ever met

There is an old woman living up my street, she drives a Cadillac and has crosses hanging from her rear-view mirror, she is a real christian right-wingnut and she believes in all the christian fairy tales, and when a house near us went up for sale about 2 years ago, she stopped outside my house when she saw me doing housework and started talking to me and asked if the new owners would be black, because she does not want minorities in "her" neighborhood or ruining her property values, and she goes to church every sunday

[Sebastian Doyle]

7. You should hang this picture somewhere she can see it through a window

[NMMNG]

5. Apparently hate, derision and vile name-calling

are "Traditional Values". :puke:

[kevinbgoode]

6. Are the TVC the same people who view heterosexual S/M

as the foundation of "tradition?" Puh-leeze...these bogus dominionists are all for enslaving women in action and dressing up the "tradition" with language. The person possessing the penis in the house is the "lord and master"...ALL will obey.

I've always thought those right-wing political action committees pretending to be "Christian" organizations were just circle jerk clubs for people yearning for someone to acknowledge their entitlement of dominance. In the end they just look in the mirror for social satisfaction, and try to find the most offensive words to describe other free citizens, because, after all...they are good, loving "Christians."

They are nothing but professional liars and scam artists.