Sports Writer for the L.A. Times reveals he is Transsexual

[Jonnoh]

Mike Penner told readers of his struggle to embrace his gender and said when he returns from vacation in a few weeks he will be known as Christine Daniels. He did not say whether he was having surgery or why he's changing his last name.

"I am a transsexual sports writer," Penner wrote. "It has taken more than 40 years, a million tears and hundreds of hours of soul-wrenching therapy for me to work up the courage to type those words."

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=2850345

so, how many of you would have the cojones to come out like this to the sports world?

[Tackleberry]

"I am a transsexual sports writer," Penner wrote. "It has taken more than 40 years, a million cumshots and hundreds of hours of soul-wrenching ass therapy for me to work up the courage to type those words, and I would like to thank the city leadership of largo florida as my motivation to do it."

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[Chuck 98 RT/10]

Originally Posted by JonNoH

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=2850345

so, how many of you would have the cojones to come out like this to the sports world?

What cojones? Like is takes some brave moment to come out and admit you're a freakshow...in this society? *Yawn*

I never heard of the guy before and now I have. And so have millions of other people. I smell a book deal.

[Jonnoh]

Originally Posted by Chuck 98 RT/10

What cojones? Like is takes some brave moment to come out and admit you're a freakshow...in this society? *Yawn*

I never heard of the guy before and now I have. And so have millions of other people. I smell a book deal.

his life has centered around sports and the sports world. And being a sports writer for the LA times isnt the same as being jo shmo sports writer for tampa bay. This took guts, Im just sayin. The sports world doesnt necessarily take kindly to Im a man but have felt like a woman my whole life, and when I get back from my vacation Im going to be one.

and perhaps he does write a book, I guarantee its not what he was thinking about now.

[Gervais]

Anyone find a picture on this guy? I can't find one. I'm trying to figure out if I've seen him on any of the networks on TV (ESPN, FSN, et cetera, et cetera).

Drew

[Chuck 98 RT/10]

Originally Posted by JonNoH

his life has centered around sports and the sports world. And being a sports writer for the LA times isnt the same as being jo shmo sports writer for tampa bay. This took guts, Im just sayin. The sports world doesnt necessarily take kindly to Im a man but have felt like a woman my whole life, and when I get back from my vacation Im going to be one.

Blah. I've been around so long nothing shocks me. And being that news is instantaneous now-a-days I'm guessing future generations will be desensitized to just about anything and everything by the time they are 20.

So some guy wants to cut off his dick and put a hole in there. He's a freak, but so what? Let me know when the first successful human dick to horse dick transplant is and THAT will be news.

[HullBreach]

Originally Posted by Chuck 98 RT/10

So some guy wants to cut off his dick and put a hole in there. He's a freak, but so what? Let me know when the first successful human dick to horse dick transplant is and THAT will be news.

Why would you want to give horses little dicks?

[Joe]

It's the "in" thing to "come out" as a transexual... this "dood" is just jumping on a moving bandwagon... whoopie fuckin' dooo...

If he wants to shock people, he should have had a cow udder attached to his moobs... Now that would be newsworthy...

[Jonnoh]

when did it become the in thing to announce you are a transsexual

did I miss the memo?