[Ads-l] Jenner interview - gender confirmation surgery

[Tom Zurinskas]

"trans" is a new word.  We should transition from "trans" to "tranz" for a phonetically true transition.

Tom Zurinskas,  Originally SWConn 20 yrs,  college Tenn 3,  work NJ  33,  now FL 12.The need for truespel phonetics - http://justpaste.it/truespelnow 


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> Poster:       Benjamin Barrett <gogaku at IX.NETCOM.COM>
> Subject:      Jenner interview - gender confirmation surgery
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> In a story by Gabriel Arana (http://huff.to/1KfZx2s), the Huffington 
> Post comments that they amended the article on Diane Sawyer's interview 
> of Bruce Jenner yesterday to use "gender confirmation surgery" instead 
> of "gender reassignment surgery."
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> It seems likely that this interview will be a watershed moment in terms 
> of awareness of trans issues.
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> Benjamin Barrett
> Formerly of Seattle, WA
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