Los Angeles Times sportswriter Mike Penner will undergo a sex change operation, after which he will be known as Christine Daniels.
This relatively stunning announcement has become a big topic online. Here is a sampling of the public reaction.
Sports By Brooks:
Commenter blondebomber on the Sports Journalists.com message board:
Michael David Smith of the AOL Fanhouse:
“The news … is a good opportunity to note that transsexuals are part of every segment of society and every occupation. In fact, Penner is not the only transsexual sports writer in America. Christina Kahrl has worked on all 12 editions of the annual book Baseball Prospectus. In most of those editions Kahrl was a man writing under the name Chris Kahrl, but two years ago she changed her byline when she changed her gender. … Simply by living their lives, Kahrl and Penner are helping to make us a more open-minded society.“
mjd of the AOL Fanhouse:
