July 24, 2008 News » The Fly-By

How to Talk to a Tranny 

And, yes, even this headline would be considered offensive.

by Bianca Phillips
Though the now-infamous video of a former Memphis police officer beating a transgendered inmate didn't include audio, the victim claims the officer called her "he/she" and "faggot." While such slurs are obviously inappropriate, other terms commonly used to describe transgender men and…

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