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With respect, I don't think Eddie Grimm is being respectful of Micah Cardenas at all. As he stated at the end of his story, Micah Cardenas asked to be referred to in feminine pronouns and, without regards to respect, he chose to refer to Micah in male terms. I don't know how much Micah's wanting to be a dragon in Second Life had to do with it, but that aside, Micah is a male-to-female preoperative transsexual and, as such, should be referred to in the feminine. I suspect that Eddie Grimm probably has disdain for the transgender community and that is a sad thing. I am not transgender. but I am a Second Lifer who lost a very beautiful sister who was in Micah's position. I do not know Micah personally, although I had been to his dragon transitioning process inlife, and I think I even joined his group while there. Regardless of one's outward appearance, if they are transsexual, the respectful thing to do is refer to them in the gender designation of choice. Eddie Grimm did not do the respectful thing. Having had a family member who was transgender I came to realize that the brother who had been very dear to me was transitioning into womanhood. I accepted her as my sister, as did my mother and father, and we respected her and her choice of pronouns. It wasn't hard to do because, after all, what set her apart from males is that her soul was female and her spirit was feminine. From the day she ceased being male we respected her by using only female attributes. Respectfully, I believe that Eddie Grimm needs to apologize not only to Micah Cardenas but also to transgender people in general. I realize that this is a San Diego publication but I live in Las Vegas and his disrespect can become widespread. Do the respectful thing in the future, Eddie, put aside your disrespectful attitude and honor the wishes of those you are interviewing. Respectfully, Rachael— March 28, 2009 7:38 a.m.