> On Jan 26, 2015, at 2:43 AM, Fæ <[email protected]> wrote: > > Tarc, I felt your "lipstick on a pig" comment about a transexual was > not just disgusting, but was a key example of why we needed a WM-LGBT > user group to both highlight and gradually improve a hostile culture > on Wikimedia projects that appeared to allow blatantly anti-LGBT > attitudes and language on its projects under the guise of "being a > joke" or "teasing".
Fæ, please don't refer to someone as "a transsexual"; it's objectifying and demeaning. Imagine someone calling you "a gay" - doesn't that just sound *wrong*? Adjective, not noun. -- Allie _______________________________________________ Gendergap mailing list [email protected] To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
