Zarf Is Must See TV

Housewives across the country got a little lesson in transgenderism on Friday's episode of "All My Children."

Zarf
The soap furthered the storyline of transgendered lesbian character Zarf/Zoe's quest to transition from male to female. On today's educational and partially unscripted episode, Zarf, played by male actor Jeffrey Carlson, ventured to a support group where he encountered trans persons, played by genuine transgendered actors in various stages of undergoing the change. Janice Dickinson must have been unavailable, but a Sandra Oh lookalike was!

For a brief moment, the ABC soap diverged from their laughable Satin Slayer storyline to expose audiences to more diverse characters in a positive light. Let's hope this noble effort doesn't turn into the serial's killer, or kill the serial.



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16. It amazed me how some of you think that gays are saying how gay they are. What the hell does that even mean? Perhaps if we granted them the same rights as every other American, they would not have to victims of bigotry for being who they are. God Bless America- you are a disgrace to civil rights everywhere. Ugh. Some people have some nerve.

Posted at 4:13PM on Mar 9th 2007 by Mike

17. what is happening to the soaps??? first susan lucci gets a emmy now this holy shit all my children

Posted at 4:01PM on Mar 9th 2007 by what the

18. TMZ, can you please get it right? I was referring to a poster named Me and when I responded he was #10, making me #11. What did you do, a recount?

Posted at 4:02PM on Mar 9th 2007 by R U Freakin kidding me?

19. Amen # 7!!!

Posted at 5:04PM on Mar 9th 2007 by Jesus Loves You

20. Your life must be very boring #12 to think is crap is good TV

Posted at 4:09PM on Mar 9th 2007 by Donna

21. He seems so weird at the beginning but now I really like him. A few yrs back, there was a guy who was going through this operation & I did feel sorry for him because he was laughed at & some wouldn't even talk to him. He did not work on my team but a did work on his team several times & I thought they were being cruel. I figured he was going through his own hell & why add to it. AMC is educating viewers on this issue & I welcome it.

Posted at 11:12AM on Mar 30th 2007 by Reine

22. Who the hell raised you animals? How in the hell do you sleep at night knowing you are a bigot? For the record, I am not gay but believe that everyone should be respected. Obviously your mom was to busy selling her ass in the trailer park to teach you about manners and respect.

Posted at 4:12PM on Mar 9th 2007 by Mike

23. just and FYI, Trangendered individuals are not always Gay and vice versa, watch the story line, listen to to words, no where and at no time has Zarf say he was gay, what he has said is that he is a woman trapped in a man's body

as for the comments about looks, Zoe will not get a softer look untll the hormones kick in.

It is a great educational story line, and very on the mark

Posted at 4:39PM on Mar 9th 2007 by bht94

24. it was a good show today. jeffrey carlson is a good actor. at least this storyline is better then that stupid satin slayer storyline

Posted at 8:48PM on Mar 9th 2007 by Kat

25. it means that some ahole thinks that being gay is bad.

Posted at 4:31PM on Mar 9th 2007 by Mr. E. Nigma

26. reading stories like this on tmz doesn't make me more sensitive to the trans-gendered than i already am, but it does make the idea of chopping off my penis sound like more fun.

Posted at 4:31PM on Mar 9th 2007 by E.J.

27. Civil Rights??What country are you living in?? Transgender have rights? Is that male of female rights?? YOU HAVE NO RIGHTS! The little rights that you do have are being investigated right now at state and local goverments. Your just spinning your wheels.My suggestion to you to, bring yourself up to speed and watch Fox news,this will give you a better view of whats going on in the world.

Posted at 4:33PM on Mar 9th 2007 by GOD BLESS AMERICA

28. Re: #26. Also, what these people don't even realize. Trannies are not attracted to gay men and gay men are not attracted to trannies!! All trannies are doing is conforming the external body with their mental image of themselves!! they don't have GAY sex!! They have STRAIGHT sex!! Some men are secure enough within themselves to accomodate this and others aren't.. It isn't good or bad, it just is!!! Personally, I have a "live and let live" philosophy.

Posted at 4:38PM on Mar 9th 2007 by R U Freakin kidding me?

29. yes....because Fox news is so "fair and balanced". What country are you living? Everyone needs to have rights.

Posted at 4:36PM on Mar 9th 2007 by Mr. E. Nigma

30. #29, why am I NOT surprised that you would bring FOX News into this? Now it makes more sense!! You're a fucking idiot, dumb ass.

Posted at 4:38PM on Mar 9th 2007 by R U Freakin kidding me?

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