NY Times Article Fail: Chaz Bono, Reluctant Role Model - NYTimes.com

Chaz Bono, Reluctant Role Model - NYTimes.com

Possibly the WORST trans piece the New York Times has published recently. Also, another example of how lived experience doesn't always translate to subject expertise.

Some awesome lines:

Article Author: "Could it be possible that the fact that Chaz is now a man is somehow Cher’s fault?...Did Cher’s almost drag-queenlike hyper-female persona somehow devour Chastity’s emerging femininity? Could Chaz’s transition have been motivated by gender-bent Oedipal revenge?"

Chaz: [Referring to trans people] "It’s a birth defect, like a cleft palate."

Chaz: "I never really understood women before, to be honest, but I had a tolerance for women that I don’t have now....There is something in testosterone that makes talking and gossiping really grating."

Chaz: "I’ve learned that the differences between men and women are so biological."

Chaz: "[After transition] I got way more gadget-oriented, I have to say. I don’t know why. Definitely since transitioning I’ve wanted to be up on the latest, coolest toy."

Rosie O'Donnell: "But all of us struggle with whatever it is: special-needs kids, gay people. We all have our speed bumps."

Article Author: "To finally usher a complete color wheel of sexuality into the mainstream, perhaps it takes a child of Cher."

I don't know if I'd call gender transition to a traditional male role a rainbow of color.

Also, way to push the misogynist transguy image.