Australia’s leading gay and lesbian newspaper
ONLINE TWITTER @star_observerISSUE 1131 FACEBOOK Star ObserverFriday 6 July 2012starobserver.
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au
Est.
1979
Trans‘ignored’
ongayhousefindingsite
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ANDIE NOONAN
A 36 year-old transsexual woman has...
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Australia’s leading gay and lesbian newspaper
ONLINE TWITTER @star_observerISSUE 1131 FACEBOOK Star ObserverFriday 6 July 2012starobserver.
com.
au
Est.
1979
Trans‘ignored’
ongayhousefindingsite
>> NATIONAL
ANDIE NOONAN
A 36 year-old transsexual woman has accused
flatmate finder website Gay Share of ignoring
the trans community after she was unable to
indicate her trans identity when looking for
accommodation.
Melbourne-based restaurant manager
Raphael Thomson said she believes it is unfair
of the site to exclude trans people in the online
profile filled out by users, while other users are
able indicate they are gay, lesbian or straight.
ThomsonsaidwhenshecontactedGayShare
she was told to register as a straight woman and
thenincludethefactthatshewastranssexualin
separate introductory notes.
“IamproudofwhoIamandIdon’tseewhyI
should have to misrepresent myself,” Thomson
told the Star Observer.
“I’m one voice but I wonder how many other
girls out there feel unwelcome and won’t use
the
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