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Lots of good humor on that site. And I, too got a kick out of this and shared it with some friends of both instrumental persuasions.

 

But in doing so, I confessed to some unease. The situation parodied with instruments is one that some people have faced, with considerable agony, in their lives.

 

Of particular relevance to this list is the great concertinist and singer known for most of his life as Lou Killen,who died as Louisa Jo. He seemed deeply sad in a Concertina and Squeezebox magazine interview in (I think) the mid 1980s. There were the failed marriages.

 

I never knew him; I'm sure some on this list did. As I recall, he was beautifully memorialized here just a year or two ago.

 

So, I, too, got a good laugh at this well-done humor, but it also reminded me (as I guess humor often does) of the complexities of life.

 

Now, back to playing!

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Mike--

 

Thanks for your post. I've got a couple of transgender people in my family and I share your feelings about this.

 

Lots of good humor on that site. And I, too got a kick out of this and shared it with some friends of both instrumental persuasions.

But in doing so, I confessed to some unease. The situation parodied with instruments is one that some people have faced, with considerable agony, in their lives.

Of particular relevance to this list is the great concertinist and singer known for most of his life as Lou Killen,who died as Louisa Jo. He seemed deeply sad in a Concertina and Squeezebox magazine interview in (I think) the mid 1980s. There were the failed marriages.

I never knew him; I'm sure some on this list did. As I recall, he was beautifully memorialized her just a year or two ago.

So, I, too, got a good laugh at this well-done humor, but it also reminded me (as I guess humor often does) of the complexities of life.

Now, back to playing!

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Thanks Mike, Daniel - I have transgender and genderqueer friends and too felt some unease at this, I think mainly because these days it's much less generally acceptable to make a similar joke where sexuality rather than gender identity is involved. There's still a way to go with equality where the latter issue is concerned, I fear.

 

I confess I laughed - but not without making myself feel uncomfortable in the process.

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