YOU ARE NOT ALONE - A companion online community discussion board for The Mental Illness Happy Hour podcast with Paul Gilmartin

I'm not sure what to think on this one. On the one hand I'm rooting for Lauren, with the other I'm a bit miffed. He's taking to a identity that feels more to the soul of his experience, but is not opposed to just ignoring that to accept women's rolls as an actress? That smacks of hypocrisy to me. Now if agents and casting people are saying go ahead do that, does it make it right? Personally I say no, you are essentially spitting on other transgender folks in your profession and just feeding into old school norms and stereotypes just to make money. Laverne Cox would be my best example of someone not doing this. She plays her character on Orange is the new black while her brother plays the pre-transitioning roll. I know this is not a field I feel I'm an expert in but from what Chemda and Lauren have both said in their respective interviews I'm not quite getting a vibe that either of them are being completely honest with themselves.

On a tangent while searching Google for sources on my last post I was sad to hear what Buck Angel's ex is spewing now. That situation is getting out of hand and what she is saying basically invalidates LGBTQIA rights and sets things back to the 1980's. I had recently watched Buck's documentary on Netflix and they seemed pretty happy together...just sad.

Why does the description of this podcast refer to Lauren as a "she" when Paul does a great job of keeping consistent with Lauren's pronouns- he/his?

thanks for the heads up! Ugh. So embarrassing. Fixed it.