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Transgendered Man Speaks To Stop Bullying, Spread Awareness

Started by Shana A, June 20, 2012, 11:08:43 PM

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June 20, 2012, 11:08:43 PM

Transgendered Man Speaks To Stop Bullying, Spread Awareness
Posted: Jun 20, 2012 12:06 AM EDT Updated: Jun 20, 2012 12:06 AM EDT
By Staci DaSilva

http://www.kcautv.com/story/18831139/transgendered-man-speaks-to-stop-bullying-spread-awareness

Ryan Sallans lives in Omaha.

He's a writer, public speaker, a son and a recreational beer brewer. He's also a transgendered man.

Ryan said, "At age 24, I found a book in Boston, MA about a transgendered man and I saw their images and I said 'That's me.' Five months later, I began my transition."

But that was after years of internal struggles and intense bullying.

Ryan said, "I was a victim of bullying, back then we called it teasing. Kids picked up on me being different in a way, that I didn't really fit in."

Like 14-year old Kenneth Weishuhn and many other gay youths, Ryan attempted suicide...twice.
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde
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