Has Fame Changed Jamie Clayton?
By Spencer Morgan
July 20, 2010 | 5:13 p.m
http://www.observer.com/2010/has-fame-changed-jamie-claytonI first met Jamie Clayton when a friend of mine, who I had previously known to be something of a connoisseur of beautiful women of the traditional variety, announced he was dating a "super-cool," "totally f---ing hot" transsexual. The fiery-haired, freckled Ms. Clayton came out in this space on August 28, 2008, after we met at a trendy Union Square diner. On a recent Thursday afternoon, we met there again for lunch.
"Oh my God, everything changed after the article," she said, between bites of an egg-white omelet with a side of fruit. The story spread across the blogosphere, recalled Ms. Clayton, now 32, beginning with a post on Gawker and proceeding into more esoteric Internet cul-de-sacs. All of the sudden, a transgender community she didn't know existed was embracing her as a role model.
