Hermaphrodite Comments

Dammit Max, there's a limit to my curiosity - 'excuse me, er, Ms, are you a hermaphrodite, a bisexual, a transexual, or just a transvestite on a night out -my friend Max downstairs wants to know? '

I found this a strong narrative poem, Michael, the first 1/3 or 1/2 really drew me in. I got a little confused in the middle, not knowing enough about English boarding-school life. By 'acquired hermaphroditism' (a wry term?) do you mean 'bi-sexuality'? And was this person you write about a true, physical hermaphrodite? Your ending is haunting. It deserves more than a '2'! I'll look back at the Forum, if I've time, to see how they encouraged you. I musta been workin that day.

Thanks, Forum Boyz, for the encouragement to write this. Transgender - like penalty kicks in soccer - is a threat to our most precious 'possessions'... it calls out our humanity in an uncomfortable way!