Alaska- Equal rights measure fuels passionate debate

[SandraJane]

Equal rights measure fuels passionate debate
   

By Rachel D'oro, Associated Press | Published: Sunday, April 1 2012 10:15 a.m. MDT

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765565043/Equal-rights-measure-fuels-passionate-debate.html



Drew Phoenix, left, and his girlfriend, Ellen Robertson, talk about a ballot initiative going before local voters Tuesday that calls for equal legal protections for gay and transgender residents, Friday, March 30, 2012, in Anchorage, Alaska. Drew, 53, a transgender male, says he knew he was born the wrong gender at age three.

Rachel D'Oro, Associated Press


ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Drew Phoenix was 3 years old when he realized he was born the wrong gender, and as a young girl named Ann Gordon he was quite vocal about it, even engaging in a couple of fights over it in kindergarten.

"From an early age," he says, "if somebody would say, 'Oh, what a cute girl,' I would say, 'No, I'm a boy.'"

[justmeinoz]

I really have trouble understanding the people who are against equality before the law.

[Arctic Kat]

The election for Proposition 5 was today....

There was a ballot shortage late in the day. It's crazy. :/
I'm glad I voted early.