[cctalk] Re: L. Conway

Jon Elson wrote: Yes, very sad news indeed! Lynn's story was my inspiration back in 2013-2014; after coming across her story and reading it breathlessly, I started my own journey, following in her footsteps. Where in the world did you get that whole "Larry" part? Lynn never had that name, nor any other name that started with 'L': when she transitioned, she made a full disconnect from her past, entirely new first and last names that bore no resemblance to the identity she had been involuntarily forced into at birth. Why don't you read Lynn's story in her own words: http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/RetrospectiveT.html Also when discussing Lynn's life story, it is most appropriate to use her chosen name (Lynn) and female pronouns to refer to her intellectual accomplishments from the very beginning, as she was born with female brain sex. When it is specifically necessary to refer to conditions under which Lynn was forced to perform as a male, use phrases like "Lynn playing/pretending/acting as Robert", which is the phrasing (including the R-name reference) used in her own story, which she wrote for all of us to read. Rest in Power, my dear mother-in-spirit! Your follower Mychaela, a fellow woman with the same condition