Italy's transgender pol wins TV contest - and sets an honorable example

[Natasha]

Italy's transgender pol wins TV contest - and sets an honorable example

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=15&entry_id=33065
11/28/2008

Barack Obama's recent presidential-election victory in the U.S. has been hailed, even by the Democratic politician's Republican opponents, as a profoundly significant milestone in the nation's history, especially given the ugly story of institutionalized racism that became part of the legacy of slavery and that endured for so long.