Letter to the editor

February 6, 2007

Letter to the Editor:
New Times
P.O. Box 2510
Phoenix, AZ 85002

Dear Editor,
As a New Times enthusiast for many years, I have never felt the need to write a letter to the editor, until I read the article concerning the treatment of a transgender in a Scottsdale bar. I was astonished to read the article’s intolerant claims that I thought it was necessary to let others know how unjustly Mrs. De La Freniere has been treated at this Scottsdale watering hole. In your article “Tranny-gate,” Mrs. De La Freniere, a transgender male to female, was 86’d permanently from Anderson’s Fifth Estate, after being a faithful patron for over five years. As a heterosexual female who has had the opportunity and privilege throughout the years to meet and befriend with a great group of gals who happen to be transgender and or transsexual, I was inconceivably upset that Mr. Anderson claimed to be open-minded with this situation. Mr. Anderson claimed he never said “I don’t want your kind here,” but his actions proved otherwise. I believe Mr. Anderson finally obtained an explanation to act out on his true feelings on the transgender and transsexual community. Using the ladies restroom frequently or taking your time primping by the mirror shouldn’t be justification to prohibit a transgender from entering an establishment like Anderson’s Fifth Estate as it so undeservingly has been done.

Sincerely,



Anonymous