OT "I'm Dealing With A Few Transgender Issues"

[stampedehero]

Protests over transgender rights at LA spa turn violent (yahoo.com) <7/17/21

 

[Lanny]

I'm straight and even I'm offended... We're just big boned!

Yes, I have a massive bone.

 

[Lanny]

Oh, crap. Typo on my my part. I meant honey.

Oh man, you've let me down, homey. I thought you were talking to me.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Leyna Bloom is Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue’s first transgender cover star



As the first openly transgender woman to cover the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, Leyna Bloom can safely say her modeling career is, well, in full bloom.

But the seeds for the history-making moment were planted back in 1997, when she first flipped through the Tyra Banks-fronted edition of the bikini bible on her father’s coffee table.

“When they told me I got the cover, I spoke to my dad,” Bloom told Page Six Style.

“I was like, ‘When I was looking at that magazine … I was looking into my future. You were giving me the tools I needed to see myself, to know that I could be there, that I could inspire, that one day I could be a part of this.’”

Fittingly, Banks — the magazine’s first solo black cover star — was there to celebrate when SI Swim’s editor-in-chief, MJ Day, told Bloom she’d appear on one of the famed glossy’s three 2021 covers, making for a “surreal” full-circle moment that left her feeling “shook” in the best way.

“This cover and this moment represent what it looks like in the future,” said Bloom, who has been texting back and forth with the “America’s Next Top Model” host ever since the big reveal.



Bloom’s interest in modeling and movement grew from family roots; she first envisioned a future in fashion while growing up on the South Side of Chicago, where her grandmother taught ballroom and runway classes.

“This is my bloodline, this is my ancestry, this is where I come from,” she recalled thinking of her family matriarch’s work.

Bloom followed her dreams to New York City at the age of 17, hearing a lot of “no” before being discovered in a store in Soho. That chance encounter jump-started her career, which so far has included an appearance in Vogue India, campaigns for H&M and Levi’s and a runway gig alongside Zendaya for Tommy Hilfiger.



“Being a person of trans experience growing up in the world, there was no representation of that [in fashion], so I felt like I could never do this,” she said.

“I think it [was] just putting myself out there, knowing that I was born in a world I didn’t fit in, so I have to create one that I do. I just wanted to be seen in the world and let people know that people like me do exist and we are beautiful.”

During her SI Swim shoot, Bloom had her pick of hundreds of bathing suits, opting for leotard-like one-pieces — like the high-cut white Gil Rodriguez maillot ($260) she models on her cover — over the skimpier string bikinis on offer.

“Trans women feel so comfortable in these one-pieces, so I want to represent them,” she explained, adding that the iconic suits from “Baywatch” also served as inspiration.

“I felt so confident every step of the way, and I don’t feel like that a lot of times when I’m on set shooting half naked or in lingerie or even swimwear.”



The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue has committed to casting a more diverse range of models in recent years. In 2020, Valentina Sampaio was the first trans woman to appear in the issue, and this year’s issue features SI Swim’s first Asian curve model, Yumi Nu.

Bloom, meanwhile, is also the glossy’s first trans model of color. But these strides for representation, she stressed, are just the start.

“We just honestly have to keep moving,” she said. “This is not my first time making history, and this is probably not going to be my last. I want to just go out in the world and not limit myself.”

Added Bloom, “The world is changing and people need to see the fact that, wow, this is the beginning of it. This is what it looks like, and it’s so beautiful.”

As for how she’s celebrating being a cover girl? Bloom told us she’s catching a plane to Cabo for her dad’s birthday — and bringing him a copy of her cover, of course.

“It’s only right,” she quipped, adding, “My relationship with SI is going to [last] a really long time. I’m already thinking about what I want to wear for the next one.”



https://pagesix.com/2021/07/19/leyna-bloom-is-sports-illustrated-swims-first-transgender-cover-star/

 

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Leyna Bloom is Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue’s first transgender cover star

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I went to the SI Swimsuit Issue Launch party a few years ago in Vegas, the one where that thicc blond chick was on the cover. My how times have changed.

 

[riverman]

I'd bet there are a lot of people that would suggest that Donald Trump should consider becoming the late Donald Trump. They'd wonder how great America would be again if Donald Trump transitioned to the late Donald Trump.

I'm just hoping he transitions into prisoner #312765....nickname...Willing Asshole!

 

[ABM]

I related in another thread that, upon finishing my meal at a Portland restaurant, I said, "Thank you, Sir" to the server that I thought was a man, but, apparently, was a trans. They said, "That's Ma'am", along with a bit of a stink-eye tude.

I'm sorry, I'm not gonna try and figure this thing out. You're gonna get what you're gonna get from me, and I'll be cordial.

 

[ehizzy3]

I related in another thread that, upon finishing my meal at a Portland restaurant, I said, "Thank you, Sir" to the server that I thought was a man, but, apparently, was a trans. They said, "That's Ma'am", along with a bit of a stink-eye tude.

I'm sorry, I'm not gonna try and figure this thing out. You're gonna get what you're gonna get from me, and I'll be cordial.

stink-eye tude? Because of that you’re not going to try and figure this “thing” out?

I’m sure your niece is so happy to have you as an uncle.

that was the nicest I could write this post tbh

 

[ABM]

What's there to figure out? Is it really that difficult for you to treat those different from you with courtesy and respect?

I think this person knew that they could've been "perceived" as a man. Therefore, IMO, they could've gone without the attitude and simply smiled and said, "That's Ma'am." Besides, the customer's always right.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Uh-huh, "I went to Portland and a trans person was mean to me! HELP!"

Sounds like you found the encounter you were looking for. Congrats!

 

[ABM]

As a business owner, fuck that. If an asshole bigoted racist acts up with my employees, he's getting thrown out. Don't need people like that in my establishment to ruin it for everyone else.

Well, that's bull crap as it pertains to me because, as I mentioned, I was perfectly cordial during the whole exchange.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

"I stopped at a roadside fruit and vegetable stand, I went up and asked the lightly brown-skinned man how much are the strawberries? He took the strawberries and started throwing them about me while yelling, I'm an illegal alien, I hate you, white people! Pick your own fucking strawberries."

- ABM

 

[riverman]

Well, that's bull crap as it pertains to me because, as I mentioned, I was perfectly cordial during the whole exchange.

yet apparently steaming on the insiide enough to post you were through with trying to understand the trans thing over a personality conflict with someone you're not even sure was trans? uh...ok......did you apologize to the person for your gender mistake? My reaction to a rude employee is to not give them my business again..but for some reason it's a trans issue with you? I'm being cordial throughout this whole post

 

[ABM]

yet apparently steaming on the insiide enough to post you were through with trying to understand the trans thing over a personality conflict with someone you're not even sure was trans? uh...ok......did you apologize to the person for your gender mistake? My reaction to a rude employee is to not give them my business again..but for some reason it's a trans issue with you? I'm being cordial throughout this whole post

I responded, "Ma'am" However, I think if someone is gonna do the crossover, they might also understand that others might not make that differentiation and, perhaps, be a bit more understanding as opposed to an indignant glare. That was my point in posting.

 

[crandc]

Maybe ABM should be more understanding.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Maybe ABM should be more understanding.

Different people should have a name tag that says how they're different so normal people aren't made to feel different.

 

[riverman]

I responded, "Ma'am" However, I think if someone is gonna do the crossover, they might also understand that others might not make that differentiation and, perhaps, be a bit more understanding as opposed to an indignant glare. That was my point in posting.

that was not my question...I asked if you apologized for your gender assumption? I'm not saying the person wasn't snarky..I've seen plenty of snarky employees in my life ...hotels and restaurants...I also asked if you knew the person was transgendered or assumed it without knowing.. .on the surface from what you said it sounds like you offended the person and it made you uncomfortable that you were called out for it in a restaurant. .

 

[ABM]

that was not my question...I asked if you apologized for your gender assumption? I'm not saying the person wasn't snarky..I've seen plenty of snarky employees in my life ...hotels and restaurants...I also asked if you knew the person was transgendered or assumed it without knowing.. .on the surface from what you said it sounds like you offended the person and it made you uncomfortable that you were called out for it in a restaurant. .

I thought is was a male and said, "Thank you, Sir." I was quickly and unceremoniously brought into reality. There was nothing to apologize for.

 

[riverman]

I thought is was a male and said, "Thank you, Sir." I was quickly and unceremoniously brought into reality. There was nothing to apologize for.

yes there was but thanks for answering....just what I thought

 

[ABM]

yes there was but thanks for answering....just what I thought

If you say so. By the same token, there was no reason for the indignant response on their part.

 

[ABM]

Sorry that your southern charm didn't work, but I imagine she has to deal with shit like that a lot.

Like what? Mistaking "her" for a man....which "she" was born as? Sorry, I may not be as perceptive as some.

 

[ABM]

Well, then, she obviously should've apologized to you for making you think you made a mistake in thinking she was a dude when in fact she's a dude. Because only what you like to think matters.

No, what I think is, since there will probably be many more situations like this to come, I would only hope that the one who underwent the change might be a bit more understanding/respectful to those who may not realize the situation. I said "Sir" because I truly thought I was talking to a male.

 

[ABM]

And you can't imagine she has to deal with people making the same mistake you made a lot? A simple, "sorry, my bad" would've sufficed, I think.

What, calling them Sir? Really? Was that so bad? I would have said sorry had I not gotten the snotty response.

 

[ABM]

No, but for perhaps making her feel embarrassed and uncomfortable. But I think you know that. Well, do as you wish, then, Sir.

No worries, but I'd bet this wasn't the first, nor the last time this case of mistaken "identification" will occur with this person.

 

[crandc]

Different people should have a name tag that says how they're different so normal people aren't made to feel different.

But who defines normal and different?

 

[riverman]

But who defines normal and different?

hard right wingers?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

But who defines normal and different?

If you have to ask then you need to wear an impact, lol.

Or a crucifix.

 

[Lanny]

"I stopped at a roadside fruit and vegetable stand, I went up and asked the lightly brown-skinned man how much are the strawberries? He took the strawberries and started throwing them about me while yelling, I'm an illegal alien, I hate you, white people! Pick your own fucking strawberries."

- ABM

You too? I hate that when it happens.

 

[Lanny]

If you have to ask then you need to wear an impact, lol.

Or a crucifix.

I've wondered about certain people but I'm careful not to ask to avoid just such awkward situations. I try to find neutral ways in such encounters. But I can see some people with none to little experience in these situations making awkward but unintentional errors in those encounters.