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Why's It Such a Problem Gov. Bob McDonnell's Transgender Former In-Law Wants to

Started by Shana A, July 16, 2010, 04:05:09 PM

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Why's It Such a Problem Gov. Bob McDonnell's Transgender Former In-Law Wants to Lobby Him on Queer Rights?

http://www.queerty.com/whys-it-such-a-problem-gov-bob-mcdonnells-transgender-former-in-law-wants-to-lobby-him-on-queer-rights-20100715/

Virgina Gov. Bob McDonnell, who followed up his 20-year-old argument about how the Constitution doesn't protect queers by removing workplace protections for them, certainly doesn't want Robyn Deane out there talking the the public. That's because Deane is McDonnell's transgender former in-law; she is, she told a crowd in April during her activist coming out event, "father to three of the present governor's nephews and nieces" and "uncle to five of his children, so that puts me kind of close." Too close, for many.

It's been more than a decade since Robyn spoke with the governor, a WaPo profile reveals, but that's good enough for she to believe that relationship could build bridges.

It's doubtful, however, that will ever happen.
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