I am posting my message in this week's post because i am not sure exactly which week we are on at the moment. I think Christina said we have this week and next week left to post...anyway, the essay titled "strip!" was so incredibly powerful and enlightening for me to read. since i am not familiar with transgender issues, having not read much about them before, this essay gave me a huge glance into the confusion and hardship that is encumbered in transsexual issues. the last scene, when she holds the seminar and takes her clothes off in from of almost a hundred people, was so moving. the language of this essay was amazing. i think that this essay and "The Chosen People" are the two tied for my favorites in this book.