The Iron Sheik is a 73-year-old Iranian pro wrestler who mostly just tweets his thoughts on pop culture figures and events. From where we're standing, it looks like the dude knows his stuff.
"Wow, really? You don't look like a lesbian."
"Wow, really?? I thought you were flirting with me!"
"Wow, really??? Have you ever just thought maybe you haven't been with the right guy?"
Said to me at a work function, re: me and my girlfriend, both of whom were his COWORKERS: "Which one of you is the guy?" I asked what he meant. He "clarified": "Like, who opens the doors and pays for dinner? Her, right?" (Because she was androgynous and I am more "fem.") UGHHHHH.…Â
Christine Jorgensen was a pivotal figure in trans history, and changed the conversations that were being had about trans people at the time. Before her transition, she served in the army during WWII and quickly earned national attention because of headlines like "Ex-GI Becomes Blonde…Â
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