It Girl, Sunday, December 10: Glory Dodge

So I finally saw "North Country," the 2005 fictionalized film that dealt with the first successful sexual harassment lawsuit in the U.S. I loved it.

I chose Frances McDormand's character - the no-nonsense "Glory Dodge," because she was one of the first women to work in one of the northern Minnesota coal mines (with all that obnoxious testosterone). What's more impressive is that Dodge elbowed her way into union leadership and stood by lead character, Josey Aimes, when push came to shove.

African-Americans have their Atticus Finch in "To Kill a Mockingbird," but what role models, in film or literature, does the queer community have, or more specifically, the trans community?

Regardless, Frances McDormand rocks!