Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/07/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks folks!! On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 11:45 AM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > Excellent image, Richard! Keep it up. > > Douglas > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Man" < > richard at richardmanphoto.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2016 10:44 PM > Subject: [Leica] IMG: B J Fadem > > > BJ Fadem >> B was born intersex. In those days, the usual recommendation was that it >> is >> easier to remove bits, and ?if you raise someone as a girl, they will be a >> girl? and so B was raised as a girl. Even though B had the body of a >> football player, and indeed played at the high school?s football games >> somewhat clandestinely, he did not know that he was intersex until he was >> 19. It was then almost 20 years afterward that B finally transitioned when >> his body was becoming non-functioning, as his body was not producing >> enough >> testosterone and was not producing any estrogen. >> >> B has a successful law practice and spends about 20% of his time doing pro >> bono work on children?s cases. He has many toys in the office and the rule >> is that they can play with the toys if they can reach them. >> >> Part of my "Hearts on Our Sleeves - portraits and stories of transgender >> people" project >> >> http://richardmanphoto.com/PICS/20160717-Scanned-1623.jpg >> >> >> -- >> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> >> // On Facebook: http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto >> // On Instagram: https://instagram.com/richardmanphoto >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> // On Facebook: http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto // On Instagram: https://instagram.com/richardmanphoto