Transgender Voices where this person says I was referenced as a MtF Cross Dresser. Please note, I was unaware this was written until about a year ago. I was never interviewed for this that I remember. I was so surprised I actually mentioned it on Facebook. I the time this was written, I think I was working as male, even though most of the management and most of the co-workers knew who I was Joney Harper. Except this one guy, who for lack of better terminology, was kind of daft. He was known for being a "Tranny Chasers," which is someone who is attracted to transwomen. At the time, I didn't even know the term Intersex or Chimera. Despite know of my physical differences, the last thing I thought about myself was being Intersex. I was pretty ignorant about the subject at the time.
Lets see the actual part of Transgender Voices that mentions me.
OK, where does it say I was a cross dresser? Hmmm? I wonder where this person came up with above?
Hmmm? Maybe from the previous paragraph, where a person named Dee from Illinois was being talked about? It is true, I did attend Pride Parades, and did lobby in the NC Legislature and US Congress. In a video he did, he quoted me as saying something about men in dresses. See for yourself.
Now the Channel 5 Interview. Here is the link. http://www.5newsonline.com/news/kfsm-news-nwa-gay-pride-parade-grand-marshal,0,3463492.story
Will Phillips, his father Jay, and I were being interviewed about the NWA Pride Parade, for which will was going to be the Grand Marshal. I was called and had about 30 minutes to get down there. I also rode my Harley to the interview. So the only difference in makeup as questioned above was no lipstick, riding a motorcycle and lipstick don't mix, and I didn't wear eye shadow. Back in the day, I use to wear a lot of makeup. Had to self teach myself a lot of things. Now-a-days, I don't wear much. Now, due to time constraints, I decided to do them when I was getting ready to go out, wear I actually apply eye shadow, lipstick, and I do my hair. Not much else. Now this person seems to think he knows a lot about makeup. I'll let you read into that. Obviously he doesn't know much.
On a personal note, I told myself a long time ago I wasn't going to play princess to meet everyone else's expectations. Hence why I ride my bike more than anything else. Bike meaning Motorcycle, just in case the junior rocket scientist reads this and thinks I am on a bicycle. At times I like to dress up more. Tomorrow is New Years' Eve 2010. I will be wearing a dress, which I don't wear when I am riding. Unlike know, when I am typing this, I will wear some makeup, do my nails, hair, and other things. Guess what, I identify as female, all the time.
OK, I was diagnosed as Chimera in 2007, but before that, they told me I was a transsexual with an Intersex Condition in late 2004. I have never used True Hermaphrodite. Neither have my doctors. I have heard then say duel chromosome or my own twin, but never True Hermaphrodite. Chimera was defined by a doctor who actually worked with my case later on. I went through as much testing in a given year that my insurance would allow. More, because in 1997, I was diagnosed as transsexual by a therapist not know of any physical anomaly. I spend most of my life trying to live up to other peoples expectations, so I learned to hide my physicality pretty well. The insurance company was also suspicious of me using this to transition to fully female. The especially hate having to treat female problems in me.
So, I am sending mixed signals according to this person. I am sure I confuse people all the time. Like today I was looking for a pair of black pumps (Woman's Heeled Shoe for Rocket Scientist) for tomorrow. I got ma'am'ed and sir'ed. See my YouTube video on gender markers.
OK, I am wondering why this person would draw these conclusions. Lack in reading comprehension is obvious. Is it because I questioned his conclusions on YouTube? I kept trying to understand how he was drawing his conclusions. Like any debate, you usually support your arguments. If asking and questioning is offensive, then he is in the wrong business. No problem though, he blocked me and I will never comment on his videos, not matter how much he thinks it is a good video.
By-the-way, he is not the only one on the Internet to include YouTube who thinks he is an expert of any one topic. I have been working with and for the gender variant, which includes all of the above for over a decade. I also work with and for the entire Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and other letters for almost a decade. I am the President of NWA Pride. Ignorance also comes form these communities as well. Hence why I don't spend a lot of time on YouTube, but actually getting out in the community. With or without lipstick.
Again, feel free to contact me above with comments. If you give me permission I will put a copy of your response as long as you follow the posted guidelines. Unedited.