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Looks like someone isn’t getting their “tolerance” badge: This 14-year-old Girl Scout from California is calling for the boycott of her own group for allowing a transgender child to serve as a Girl Scout, which is fairly progressive for the group, but something they only allowed after initially denying the child. Progress comes with resistance, guys; here’s the resistance. source

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27 Mar 2010 20:55

She said she didn’t want to be the spokesperson for anything, but unfortunately that’s what she had become.
Los Angeles Times blogs editor Tony Pierce • Regarding the pain sportswriter Christine Daniels, a transsexual formerly known as Mike Penner, eventually felt towards her very public identity change. Initially, Daniels wanted to use her status as a L.A. Times reporter to make the change a megaphone, but later felt so pressured by the change that she changed back to Penner and eventually broke many of her ties to the transgender community. Penner killed himself last year. Many Times reporters still won’t talk about the incident, including the brother and ex-wife he worked with. source

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But now I feel calm, happy, and relaxed. And do you know what makes me feel the best? When I get on a train and the conductor says, ‘May I have your ticket, ma’am?’ I feel like a million dollars.
New Jersey transsexual Renee Ramsey • On her sex change at the age of 77. Ramsey, originally named Richard, went through the change earlier this year and is probably the oldest person in the U.S. to have the surgery. Ramsey tried a lot to become more of a man – including a 20-year stint in the Navy. It didn’t work. Instead, she became one of an estimated 700,000 transgenders in the U.S. • source

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We thought it was awesome, but … There were a couple of moments of very uncomfortable silence just before “Fistful of Love” in which our man Antony Hegarty went into a lengthy, meandering rant on the evils of nuclear war. The crowd, which was silently in awe of the transgendered man, was visibly squirming. It only hurt the show a little, though. Dude’s voice sounds amazing in person, especially on “Another World” and the encore, “Hope There’s Someone.” On a side note, seeing a show in a synagogue rules. source

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