Introduction: Letters, Privacy and Ethics
Letters
Privacy
The tension transmale mentors must hold, is the desire to pass as men and the need to be out in order to educate and advocate for other transmen. More on this subject can be found in FTM Issue 28 "Pride v. Confidentiality."
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FTM Issue 28
Ethics
This exhibit makes public Lou Sullivan's intimate transition photos. Making public what are traditionally called "private" parts, runs the risk of exploiting and continuing the oversexualization that trans individuals regularly experience. However, the photos displayed are of Lou Sullivan a man who not only dedicated his life to FTM mentoring. Donated to the GLBT Historical Society, which Lou helped to establish, Lou intended these photos along with his papers to serve as a legacy of his life and work. In this way Lou continues to mentor to GLBT individuals after his death. While some may use these photos inappropriately, in today's society where so much inaccurate information about transmen can be found on the internet, these photos are intended to be educational.
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