Stephen Ira Beatty, the 20-year old transgender son of Annette Bening and Warren Beatty, introduces himself to the world with a clever, funny and brightly worded interview for WeHappyTrans.com. Get acquainted with Stephen (who is sure to be a rising star in the new generation of LGBTQA activists) after the jump!
"My name is Stephen. I identify as a trans man, a faggy queen, a homosexual, a queer, a nerd fighter, a writer, an artist and a guy who needs a haircut."
It's a bit questionable that Stephen doesn't plug his mom and dad when the question "Who's the most supportive in your life?" (hint: his friends are the winning answer) arrives, but he seems so overly excited to do this interview that it could've slipped his mile-a-minute mind.
Otherwise, kudos on the courage to introduce yourself to the world, Stephen!
Please, if your going to spew ignorant, intolerant shit about people who's lives have no impact on your own, at least have the decency to make sure that its grammatically correct. Thanks
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... written by Nicola,
July 20, 2012
Please if you read this Stephen, the first person has some clear issues. As a psychotherapist I think speaking out will benefit othe people who may feel like you. Well done.
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... written by DavidMKat,
July 20, 2012
I thought his video was just utterly adorkable. In fact, if he were a few years older, I'd probably be crushing on him. Also, I'd probably be trading favorite authors and more than likely comics books with him. I just thought I'd point out about the part where you draw attention to the fact that he doesn't mention his parents... He's 20. And he's living on a college campus. It's that part of your life where, developmentally speaking, your social group supplants the family unit as your personal support group. The commonality inherent in people who share the same socio-political values or academic/career ambitions can often eclipse the bonds of family. Considering the LGBT community can often provide the commonality and support that heterosexual parents are not always equipped for, it is not uncommon for LGBT youth to develop a surrogate family of their queer and straight ally fellows. Parents can be as supportive as humanly possible, but no matter what, a bond forms with people who have a shared experience, particularly in college when they're in general all at liberty to express and explore how they feel for the first time.
OR, and maybe I'm just reaching at straws here, maybe he's being independent and not making this about his famous parents (I don't even think he mentions that his last name is Beatty).
