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Title: LGBTQ Center’s Terri Phoenix breaks down barriers despite obstacles
Post by: Shana A on October 26, 2011, 09:33:26 AM
Post by: Shana A on October 26, 2011, 09:33:26 AM
LGBTQ Center's Terri Phoenix breaks down barriers despite obstacles
By Grace Raynor | The Daily Tar Heel
Updated: 9 hours ago
http://www.dailytarheel.com/index.php/article/2011/10/lgbtq_centers_terri_phoenix_breaks_down_barriers_despite_obstacles (http://www.dailytarheel.com/index.php/article/2011/10/lgbtq_centers_terri_phoenix_breaks_down_barriers_despite_obstacles)
Terri Phoenix's grandfather emphasized the importance of education as something no one else can steal away.
For Phoenix, who is transgendered, education has always been a precious constant in a life full of obstacles.
Having had parents who didn't accept non-traditional ideas of sexuality, Phoenix fled a tumultuous childhood to find acceptance elsewhere.
By Grace Raynor | The Daily Tar Heel
Updated: 9 hours ago
http://www.dailytarheel.com/index.php/article/2011/10/lgbtq_centers_terri_phoenix_breaks_down_barriers_despite_obstacles (http://www.dailytarheel.com/index.php/article/2011/10/lgbtq_centers_terri_phoenix_breaks_down_barriers_despite_obstacles)
Terri Phoenix's grandfather emphasized the importance of education as something no one else can steal away.
For Phoenix, who is transgendered, education has always been a precious constant in a life full of obstacles.
Having had parents who didn't accept non-traditional ideas of sexuality, Phoenix fled a tumultuous childhood to find acceptance elsewhere.