A few years ago (maybe more, I'm old) there was a documentary on Discovery about a transgendered doctor in Colorado who performed gender reassignment surgery. As I read Chris Bohjalian's Trans-Sister Radio, I kept reflecting on the documentary.
Chris's story was well-written and extremely thought provoking. I empathized greatly with the character Allison Banks as I am a teacher. The thought that my classroom performance could be called into question because of my personal choices or morality infuriates me, especially considering that although Trans-Sister Radio is fiction, situations in which a teacher's personal life has been called into question are not.
Bohjalian's story teaches an important lesson: love transcends many things, even gender.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
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