Mayor Comes Out as Trans, is Re-Elected in Oregon

[Shana A]

Saturday, November 08, 2008
Mayor Comes Out as Trans, is Re-Elected in Oregon

http://transgroupblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/mayor-comes-out-as-trans-is-re-elected.html

Stu Rasmussen was the Mayor of Silverton, Oregon (population 7,414) from 1988 to 1992. He was transgender, but in the closet. In 1994 he came out and started cross-dressing in public. In 2000 he got breast implants, but he continues to identify as male and hasn't modified his voice.

On November 4 Rasmussen won a third term, beating the incumbent by thirteen points to become the first known openly transgendered Mayor in the US. Thanks to Metafilter for the link.

Posted by grvsmth at 3:55 PM 

[RebeccaFog]

Hi,

  Huffpo posted an article on this at
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/09/americas-first-transgende_n_142503.html

I was going thru the comments trying to correct assumptions and answer questions.  If anyone else wants to do some, just follow the URL.  You need an account, but it's free.

[mickie88]

how this person identifies is why i have problems with people at work, imo, you dress female all the time you are female especially in the public eye. i'm touched they re elected this transgender person but if they use the mens room here in Ohio, they'll come out in a body bag and i don't want to see that happen or be that gurl. i'm sure i have more to say but wifey is trying to sleep...lol

Warrior Princess Mickie