Christian Siriano Sets Record Straight on Trans Trip
(Image courtesy Bravo) Project Runway winner Christian Siriano wants to set the record straight about comments he made that appeared in this week's Time Out New York. The 21-year-old appears alongside other gay notables for the magazine's Pride issue, but was interviewed independently for the piece.
When asked about drag performers, Siriano unfortunately used derogatory slang and made an off-handed comparison that he now regrets. Read the entire story right now on the GLAAD site!
I've never thought of the word "tranny" to be derogatory. Perhaps how it is used, it can be. But I've always used it positively and I've heard so many other queer people use it that I thought it was all right to use.
Posted by: eightoclock | May 31, 2008 at 12:22 AM
Eightoclock, I think the point of contention was that he basically said trannies were the white trash of the LGBT world. I don't think tranny is a bad word at all. But in this blog article, they say that he uttered one word that offended everyone. So naturally it would seem like tranny was it. I just think Jenny Stewart made a mistake in that sentence.
Posted by: PixieStick | June 11, 2008 at 03:20 PM
Eightoclock, I think the point of contention was that he basically said trannies were the white trash of the LGBT world. I don't think tranny is a bad word at all. But in this blog article, they say that he uttered one word that offended everyone. So naturally it would seem like tranny was it. I just think Jenny Stewart made a mistake in that sentence.
Posted by: PixieStick | June 11, 2008 at 03:20 PM
Eightoclock, I think the point of contention was that he basically said trannies were the white trash of the LGBT world. I don't think tranny is a bad word at all. But in this blog article, they say that he uttered one word that offended everyone. So naturally it would seem like tranny was it. I just think Jenny Stewart made a mistake in that sentence.
Posted by: PixieStick | June 11, 2008 at 03:20 PM
Eightoclock, I think the point of contention was that he basically said trannies were the white trash of the LGBT world. I don't think tranny is a bad word at all. But in this blog article, they say that he uttered one word that offended everyone. So naturally it would seem like tranny was it. I just think Jenny Stewart made a mistake in that sentence.
Posted by: PixieStick | June 11, 2008 at 03:20 PM