Census poses unique problems for local woman

[Shana A]

Census poses unique problems for local woman
By LARRY HURRLE
ARGUS OBSERVER
Saturday, March 27, 2010 11:14 PM PDT

http://www.argusobserver.com/articles/2010/03/28/news/doc4baeeee12f304680666581.txt

PAYETTE — For most people, filling out the 2010 U.S. Census questionnaire is a matter of taking 10 minutes and filling out some simple questions.

Not so for one Payette resident 

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Carlson had her name legally changed from Daniel Carlson to Catherine Carlson in the 1970s, while living in California. In 1980, she underwent a sex reassignment surgery to change her gender from a man to a woman.

Therein lies the problem.