Cracking Open the Transgender Closet Door

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Cracking Open the Transgender Closet Door
The Huffington Post
By Steven Petrow
Posted: March 22, 2010 03:39 PM


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-petrow/cracking-open-the-transge_b_508672.html


Just recently my partner and I watched CNN's gripping documentary, "Her Name Was Steven," the story of former Largo, FL city manager Steven Stanton's gender reassignment from male to female and its collateral damage to his marriage and job. For those of you who missed it, the film's power lay in its ability to delve into Stanton's private world, most notably the struggle between her private and public selves and the painful transition from Steven to Susan. It was a tour de force that will hopefully further open the door to the inequities and discrimination faced by transgender people in this country.