Comments on: A Sad Ending to Mike Penner’s Struggle With Becoming Christine Daniels http://www.queerty.com/a-sad-ending-to-mike-penners-struggle-with-becoming-christine-daniels-20091130/ Free of an agenda. Except that gay one. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:21:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: CEC http://www.queerty.com/a-sad-ending-to-mike-penners-struggle-with-becoming-christine-daniels-20091130/#comment-241603 CEC Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:05:30 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=75884#comment-241603 It may only be coincidental that the LA Times was laying off right and left when Christine decided to return to being Mike, but... What we need is someone who remembers the columns where she wrote about transitioning and ask if they noted a change in tone before they (and she) disappeared. We need to think of why there was no shame when Mike became Christine as there seemed to be when Christine became Mike again. It may only be coincidental that the LA Times was laying off right and left when Christine decided to return to being Mike, but…

What we need is someone who remembers the columns where she wrote about transitioning and ask if they noted a change in tone before they (and she) disappeared. We need to think of why there was no shame when Mike became Christine as there seemed to be when Christine became Mike again.

]]> By: Kropotkin http://www.queerty.com/a-sad-ending-to-mike-penners-struggle-with-becoming-christine-daniels-20091130/#comment-241504 Kropotkin Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:20:07 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=75884#comment-241504 I think it's proper to refer to Daniels as a man and that doesn't have anything about the surgery (why are you people so obsessed about that?), but because the last we knew of his wishes, he identified as male or at least was living as one. I think your last sentence in the story pretty much sums it up pretty well. We'll never know why he chose to leave, but it's hard to imagine that his gender dysphoria didn't play a part in his suicide. Transitioning in the media spotlight in the macho atmosphere of sports writing would have been one of the hardest things I can imagine a person doing. From what I've heard unfortunately he cut all ties to his trans friends in the community after he detransitioned, so he was isolated from people who could've offered some kind of support for him in that part of his life. I hope he's found peace where ever he is now. I think it’s proper to refer to Daniels as a man and that doesn’t have anything about the surgery (why are you people so obsessed about that?), but because the last we knew of his wishes, he identified as male or at least was living as one. I think your last sentence in the story pretty much sums it up pretty well.

We’ll never know why he chose to leave, but it’s hard to imagine that his gender dysphoria didn’t play a part in his suicide. Transitioning in the media spotlight in the macho atmosphere of sports writing would have been one of the hardest things I can imagine a person doing.

From what I’ve heard unfortunately he cut all ties to his trans friends in the community after he detransitioned, so he was isolated from people who could’ve offered some kind of support for him in that part of his life.

I hope he’s found peace where ever he is now.

]]> By: eric http://www.queerty.com/a-sad-ending-to-mike-penners-struggle-with-becoming-christine-daniels-20091130/#comment-241477 eric Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:05:12 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=75884#comment-241477 may you rest in peace. may you rest in peace.

]]> By: j http://www.queerty.com/a-sad-ending-to-mike-penners-struggle-with-becoming-christine-daniels-20091130/#comment-241408 j Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:11:38 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=75884#comment-241408 Here here, queerty. It's an awful sadness that this man lived as a woman only to find that he still suffered from severe unhappiness. Male or female, depression does not discriminate. I hope his family can heal in the knowledge that this person died knowing more about who he was more than many transgendered who went before him. (I'm referring to Mike as a man because he decided not to go post-op and returned to using male pronouns himself. I've never myself heard of a case like this, where a person doubts there transgender status but regardless this man's suicide is a terrible tragedy.) Here here, queerty. It’s an awful sadness that this man lived as a woman only to find that he still suffered from severe unhappiness. Male or female, depression does not discriminate. I hope his family can heal in the knowledge that this person died knowing more about who he was more than many transgendered who went before him. (I’m referring to Mike as a man because he decided not to go post-op and returned to using male pronouns himself. I’ve never myself heard of a case like this, where a person doubts there transgender status but regardless this man’s suicide is a terrible tragedy.)

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