And we ve watched and helped some of you do that too. In marketing-speak, we have relaunched transsexuality as a concept. If you cower and act furtively it sends a negative message. If you stand tall and proud, then people see something different altogether. Proud people get listened to.
Respectable citizens have rights.
People whose rights are abused get coverage and sympathy. Interest has obviously been propelled by the Private Members Bill, but the groundwork means journalists who ve got to know and respect our cause have written fair and balanced pieces, to cover the event. Channel Four gave one of our activists one of the best prime time platforms available, with a five minute film in The Slot, just before Brookside. Regional BBC and Independent TV presenters have been catching up too, with cameras visiting some activists almost weekly. In short we have gone from being chased by the media to being the eager pursuers.