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Thread started 04/09/07 11:27am

Janfriend

I Love Zoe! (and you should too)

Ok, I'm sure many of you are not home to catch soap operas or don't get soapnet, but All My Children is the shit! Good shit. The writers teamed up with GLAAD to create a trangender character named Zoe. Zoe first appeared as a rockstar named Zarf who came to town to work on a marketing campaign for a cosmetics company. Zarf had a deep secret, which later came to be that not only was Zarf a woman in a man's body, but she was also a lesbian

Having transgender friends, I was apprehensive about this character and wrote a letter to ABC criticizing them after the first week because Zarf was just too outrageous. Of Course after watching more it was clear why Zarf was being so outrageous

I actually have a friend who is a male-to female trangender lesbian and she had told me how difficult things are for her in her life because of it. Zoe demostrates that difficulty on screen

I am also in love with the actor who plays Zoe, Jeffrey Carlson. He's local boy from Long Beach, CA and he graduated from The Juilliard School. He is a well-known Broadway actor who was in Rosie O'Donnell's production of Taboo. This man outshines everyone he is in the room with and you soo believe him as Zoe sigh Zoe's time on the show ends this month and I hope she leaves with dignity. Try to catch it!
[Edited 5/1/07 0:06am]

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Reply #1 posted 04/09/07 11:28am

SexualHazard

couch donut

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Reply #2 posted 04/09/07 1:03pm

Janfriend

lol Wow, no one has seen this???? disbelief

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Reply #3 posted 04/09/07 1:04pm

Janfriend

SexualHazard said:

couch donut


lol

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Reply #4 posted 04/09/07 1:20pm

SupaFunkyOrgan
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OK, this is one thing I truly don't even get at all. Why chop off your dick to be with a woman if you can already get one?! Is it the whole "lesbian thing" like do you really think you are a gay woman inside? Why not be a sensitive man, women would eat that shit up. NO?

I have been kind of really confused by this character, although I haven't really watched AMC on a consistent basis. If you're saying it's well done then I trust you nod

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Reply #5 posted 04/09/07 1:22pm

SexualHazard

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

OK, this is one thing I truly don't even get at all. Why chop off your dick to be with a woman if you can already get one?! Is it the whole "lesbian thing" like do you really think you are a gay woman inside? Why not be a sensitive man, women would eat that shit up. NO?

I have been kind of really confused by this character, although I haven't really watched AMC on a consistent basis. If you're saying it's well done then I trust you nod



i never really understood that either

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Reply #6 posted 04/09/07 1:41pm

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I thought this was about the chick in Death Proof.

pout

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Reply #7 posted 04/09/07 4:44pm

Janfriend

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

OK, this is one thing I truly don't even get at all. Why chop off your dick to be with a woman if you can already get one?! Is it the whole "lesbian thing" like do you really think you are a gay woman inside? Why not be a sensitive man, women would eat that shit up. NO?

I have been kind of really confused by this character, although I haven't really watched AMC on a consistent basis. If you're saying it's well done then I trust you nod


Gender identity and sexual orientation do not go hand-in-hand. Someone's attraction to a particular gender has nothing to do with the body they feel comfortable in. This character, as well as my real life friend, wants women who loves women. She wants breasts and a vagina also. It makes sense to me. I have also seen female-to male transgender gay men. People automatically assume trans people are straight and they're not

That was also brought up in the show. It's not about getting women, it's about being one
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Reply #8 posted 04/09/07 4:45pm

Janfriend

SexualHazard said:

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

OK, this is one thing I truly don't even get at all. Why chop off your dick to be with a woman if you can already get one?! Is it the whole "lesbian thing" like do you really think you are a gay woman inside? Why not be a sensitive man, women would eat that shit up. NO?

I have been kind of really confused by this character, although I haven't really watched AMC on a consistent basis. If you're saying it's well done then I trust you nod



i never really understood that either

shrug


It makes perfect sense. What if you were attracted to men, but felt like your body wasn't the right one? If you change your body do you think the gender you are attracted to will change also? No.

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Reply #9 posted 04/09/07 4:46pm

Janfriend

live4lust said:

I thought this was about the chick in Death Proof.

pout


Sorry to bust your bubble

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Reply #10 posted 04/09/07 4:49pm

Janfriend

AMC also featured real trans people in a scene where Zoe goes to a support group. This is an extremely well written and well acted character. Very funny too

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Reply #11 posted 04/09/07 9:44pm

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live4lust said:

I thought this was about the chick in Death Proof.

pout

Oh my god....ME TOO! Man, we must still have Grindhouse on the brain. lol

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Reply #12 posted 04/10/07 12:07am

Janfriend

Scenes allowed by AMC/ABC

Zoe comes out to future girlfriend Bianca:
http://www.youtube.com/wa...H1vGPxD1Mc
http://www.youtube.com/wa...ed&search=
http://www.youtube.com/wa...ed&search=

Zoe comes out to her mother:
http://www.youtube.com/wa...ed&search=
http://www.youtube.com/wa...Joqjcho324
http://www.youtube.com/wa...oForww4ts8

Gender support group:
http://www.youtube.com/wa...STWIJvtIfQ

Behind the scenes gender support group podcast #21
http://abc.go.com/fsp/ind...MCPodcast#

Lighthearted moments:
http://www.youtube.com/wa...wCSRLBd4pw
http://www.youtube.com/wa...Sb-hRoQqxw
http://www.youtube.com/wa...P9Q8cT79ps
http://www.youtube.com/wa...UEhPpk05Yk
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Reply #13 posted 04/10/07 10:10am

SupaFunkyOrgan
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Janfriend said:

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

OK, this is one thing I truly don't even get at all. Why chop off your dick to be with a woman if you can already get one?! Is it the whole "lesbian thing" like do you really think you are a gay woman inside? Why not be a sensitive man, women would eat that shit up. NO?

I have been kind of really confused by this character, although I haven't really watched AMC on a consistent basis. If you're saying it's well done then I trust you nod


Gender identity and sexual orientation do not go hand-in-hand. Someone's attraction to a particular gender has nothing to do with the body they feel comfortable in. This character, as well as my real life friend, wants women who loves women. She wants breasts and a vagina also. It makes sense to me. I have also seen female-to male transgender gay men. People automatically assume trans people are straight and they're not

That was also brought up in the show. It's not about getting women, it's about being one
[Edited 4/9/07 16:49pm]

I understand this well enough, really I do. It is just odd if you can get women and go to those lengths only to get women! I feel like a chick inside and I identify highly as female but it would be like the same thing for me to become a woman so I can be with men. I can already be with a man!

I stay Woke.

Two Fish 2008, Upstream/Downstream: Master Teacher, Healer, Leader, Of Hope, At Peace, To Sanctuary, In Redemption, Living Gifts unto Life and Light.

http://prince.org/msg/100/264513
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Reply #14 posted 04/10/07 11:09am

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Janfriend said:

AMC also featured real trans people in a scene where Zoe goes to a support group. This is an extremely well written and well acted character. Very funny too

one of my friends was in that scene. we all watched the episode at work.

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and as the stars watched me descend i cracked the family tree
and dropped off all of the branches
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Reply #15 posted 04/10/07 11:13am

Janfriend

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Janfriend said:



Gender identity and sexual orientation do not go hand-in-hand. Someone's attraction to a particular gender has nothing to do with the body they feel comfortable in. This character, as well as my real life friend, wants women who loves women. She wants breasts and a vagina also. It makes sense to me. I have also seen female-to male transgender gay men. People automatically assume trans people are straight and they're not

That was also brought up in the show. It's not about getting women, it's about being one
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I understand this well enough, really I do. It is just odd if you can get women and go to those lengths only to get women!


So are you saying one should only go through those lengths to get a man?

I feel like a chick inside and I identify highly as female but it would be like the same thing for me to become a woman so I can be with men. I can already be with a man!


No, it wouldn't be the same because you don't have a vagina and obviously don't feel like you need one nor does it seem like you've contemplated suicide because of your gender indentity. Once again, it has nothing to do with getting women. It has nothing to do with getting a date or getting laid. It has nothing to do with highly indentifying. It has to do with feeling you're in the wrong body. It's looking in the mirror and feeling the outside does not match the inside.

A lot of trans people already have partners, husbands, and wives that stand by them. Some relationships die because of it. Some trans people stay single. It's not about sex or a romantic relationship
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Reply #16 posted 04/10/07 11:14am

Janfriend

madartista said:

Janfriend said:

AMC also featured real trans people in a scene where Zoe goes to a support group. This is an extremely well written and well acted character. Very funny too

one of my friends was in that scene. we all watched the episode at work.


Was it Andy?

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Reply #17 posted 04/10/07 11:22am

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Janfriend said:

Was it Andy?

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and dropped off all of the branches
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Reply #18 posted 04/10/07 4:34pm

Janfriend

madartista said:

Janfriend said:

Was it Andy?

nod


She's interviewed in the podcast link

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Reply #19 posted 04/29/07 3:28pm

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I totally forgot to watch this.
sad

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Reply #20 posted 05/01/07 12:05am

Janfriend

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

I totally forgot to watch this.
sad

M



BOO!! disbelief

There's a group of us obsessed with Zoe. I can send you whatever you want to see

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Reply #21 posted 05/01/07 12:07am

Janfriend

Side note: Most of the negativity towards this character comes from the gay community

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Reply #22 posted 05/01/07 7:31am

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Janfriend said:

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

I totally forgot to watch this.
sad

M



BOO!! disbelief

There's a group of us obsessed with Zoe. I can send you whatever you want to see



That would be cute! Send me a good episode. hug

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Reply #23 posted 05/01/07 4:57pm

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I'll have to try and catch this show.

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Reply #24 posted 05/01/07 5:30pm

IAmNotSpats

Zoe's my favorite porn model nod

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Reply #25 posted 05/01/07 6:39pm

Janfriend

IAmNotSpats said:

Zoe's my favorite porn model nod


Hey man, don't be disrespecting Zoe up in this bitch!

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Reply #26 posted 05/01/07 6:39pm

Janfriend

psychodelicide said:

I'll have to try and catch this show.


She's gone, but I'll send you some clips

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Reply #27 posted 05/01/07 6:46pm

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Janfriend said:

psychodelicide said:

I'll have to try and catch this show.


She's gone, but I'll send you some clips


Okay, cool. smile

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Reply #28 posted 05/15/07 11:24am

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he's a tremendous actor. we saw him in taboo on broadway.

30 Palins agree...
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Reply #29 posted 05/21/07 11:49pm

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Janfriend said:

Side note: Most of the negativity towards this character comes from the gay community



I've heard it said that"LGBT" isn't only an acronym, it's also the pecking order.

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