GenderTalk

• Nancy's neck and the high incidence of whiplash injury
  References:
  • Sal Fariello's legal whiplash injury page
  • German NEUROOTOLOGY whiplash explanation
  • Somatic treatment (similar to a therapy approach Nancy finds effective)
• Driving stories
• Raving Raven: web photos, tricky Ravens,

• Anti-gay bathroom graffiti appears near MIT's rainbow lounge
• Columbus, OH: police warn of serial gay-basher
• Michigan: Judge rules that domestic partner benefits not prohibited by anti-same-sex marriage amendment
• Wisconsin: Lesgislation to prevent prisoners from obtaining sex-change therapy
• First transsexual priest ordained by Anglicans
• Toronto: Transsexual and crossdresser sue over ejection from donut shop by undercover cop
• Westboro, MA: Reverend removed for opposing anti-same-sex ballot initiative
• Mass Equality warns of deceptive signature gathering
• Oklahoma City: transsexual officer wins harrassment lawsuit
• Toronto: Health ministry encourages gay & lesbian medical providers to move to Canada
• CA: Arnold "The Discriminator" vetoes same-sex marriage legislation
• House re-authorizes Violence Against Women Act, but amendment undermines coverage of women of color and immigrants
• Ravens and scientists
• House overhauls Endangered Species Act

"Somewhat amazingly, for a show like GenderTalk, you seem to almost never use gender-neutral pronouns to refer to people. I know that many trans people, especially transsexual people, want to be referred to by gendered pronouns, but each time gendered pronouns are used, it reinforces the gender binary. I'd love it if you could get your listeners used to hearing gender-neutral pronouns. If it doesn't start on your show, where can it start? Cheers (and keep up the good work!), Alley (who isn't male or female, and likes the pronouns listed below):
Challenge the gender binary: use sie (pronounced 'see') instead of he/she, hir (pronounced 'hear') instead of him/her, person instead of man/woman, M. instead of Mr./Ms., and dear instead of sir/ma'am."

Evelien's website: www.eveliensnel.com

• Visit The Network/La Red website at www.thenetworklared.org
• Upcoming fundraiser:
  When: Saturday, October 22, 2005 at 7PM
  Where: The Cambridge Marriot, 2 Cambridge Center, Kendall Square, Cambridge
  What: Paint the Town (La) Red: A Celebration of Survival Gala Fundraiser for The Network/La Red: Ending abuse in lesbian, bisexual women's and transgender communities

• Visit the OUTfront program section of Amnesty International's website at www.amnestyusa.org/outfront
• Email Ariel Herrera at aherrera@aiusa.org