Comments on: Hats off to Mike Penner, Christine Daniels

By: William K. Wolfrum » Blog Archive » Christine Daniels: A Woman in Progress, and a complete human

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:03:03 +0000

[...] It was on April 27, 2007, Daniels left behind her former identity as Mike Penner to begin a new life, announcing it world in the article “Old Mike, New Christine”. [...]

By: Christine Daniels: A Woman in Progress, a complete human at Shakesville

Christine Daniels: A Woman in Progress, a complete human at Shakesville — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 14:57:48 +0000

[...] It was on April 27, 2007, Daniels left behind her former identity as Mike Penner to begin a new life, announcing it world in the article “Old Mike, New Christine”. During my 23 years with The Times’ sports department, I have held a wide variety of roles and titles. Tennis writer. Angels beat reporter. Olympics writer. Essayist. Sports media critic. NFL columnist. Recent keeper of the Morning Briefing flame. Today I leave for a few weeks’ vacation, and when I return, I will come back in yet another incarnation. As Christine. [...]

By: wonder cow

wonder cow — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 15:09:42 +0000

There goes my homophobia acting up again. It must be going to rain.

By: Little Ditty ’bout Mike and Christine: Sports Columnist Comes Out - from The Zero Boss by Jay Andrew Allen

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:17:30 +0000

[...] Mike/Christine says the reaction to her change has been universally positive. The blogosphere appears to be little different. Martini Republic gives Christine a toast; Sportscolumn plays up the humor and derides the inevitable “testosterone driven, meathead sports fans” who will pounce on the news; and William K. Wolfrum has nothing but kudos. Deadspin, the 400-lb. gorilla of sports blogs (and a sports incompetent like me only knows that much about them because of the whole Carl Monday masturbation brouhaha), wishes Christine all the best. Commenter reaction at Deadspin seems to be split between people who are supportive, and sports fans who just wanted to get their fucking box scores. And finally, Michael David Smith at the AOL Sports Blog points out that Christine is not unique; Christina Kahrl went through the same transition years ago. [...]