The Fact And Fiction Of Being Transgender

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Hartford Courant
June 15, 2007
By REGINE LABOSSIERE, Courant Staff Writer

Fiction and reality have mixed to bring an increasing presence in the media of transgender people in the past six months. This is all positive for transgender individuals and society, say those who are active in the transgender community.

Mara Keisling, executive director of National Center for Transgender Equality, partially credits the Internet and medical advancements with allowing people to express themselves physically. That outlet, she says, has created a domino effect.