"If you notice there are a lot of commercials pointed towards
gay men and some gay women. They have become a market and this is why
they are becoming 'tolerated.' In a capitalistic society such as
America you will not be 'tolerated' (which I argue is not enough, it
should be accepted, not tolerated) until you become part of the
mainstream market place. Once trans people become a target market to
exploit and profit off of, then they will 'join' the mainstream."
--
istopi, March
2008 (in a comment to a community-locked entry discussing the
tendency of T*folk to get tossed aside and told "maybe next year"
whenever political compromises are made in the quest for LTGB
rights)