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Title: Alaska- Equal rights measure fuels passionate debate
Post by: SandraJane on April 02, 2012, 12:04:21 AM
Post by: SandraJane on April 02, 2012, 12:04:21 AM
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Equal rights measure fuels passionate debate
By Rachel D'oro, Associated Press | Published: Sunday, April 1 2012 10:15 a.m. MDT
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Drew Phoenix, left, and his girlfriend, Ellen Robertson, talk about a ballot initiative going before local voters Tuesday that calls for equal legal protections for gay and transgender residents, Friday, March 30, 2012, in Anchorage, Alaska. Drew, 53, a transgender male, says he knew he was born the wrong gender at age three.
Rachel D'Oro, Associated Press
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Drew Phoenix was 3 years old when he realized he was born the wrong gender, and as a young girl named Ann Gordon he was quite vocal about it, even engaging in a couple of fights over it in kindergarten.
"From an early age," he says, "if somebody would say, 'Oh, what a cute girl,' I would say, 'No, I'm a boy.'"
Equal rights measure fuels passionate debate
By Rachel D'oro, Associated Press | Published: Sunday, April 1 2012 10:15 a.m. MDT
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765565043/Equal-rights-measure-fuels-passionate-debate.html
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Drew Phoenix, left, and his girlfriend, Ellen Robertson, talk about a ballot initiative going before local voters Tuesday that calls for equal legal protections for gay and transgender residents, Friday, March 30, 2012, in Anchorage, Alaska. Drew, 53, a transgender male, says he knew he was born the wrong gender at age three.
Rachel D'Oro, Associated Press
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Drew Phoenix was 3 years old when he realized he was born the wrong gender, and as a young girl named Ann Gordon he was quite vocal about it, even engaging in a couple of fights over it in kindergarten.
"From an early age," he says, "if somebody would say, 'Oh, what a cute girl,' I would say, 'No, I'm a boy.'"
Title: Re: Alaska- Equal rights measure fuels passionate debate
Post by: justmeinoz on April 02, 2012, 04:30:33 AM
Post by: justmeinoz on April 02, 2012, 04:30:33 AM
I really have trouble understanding the people who are against equality before the law.
Title: Re: Alaska- Equal rights measure fuels passionate debate
Post by: Arctic Kat on April 04, 2012, 01:16:14 AM
Post by: Arctic Kat on April 04, 2012, 01:16:14 AM
The election for Proposition 5 was today....
There was a ballot shortage late in the day. It's crazy. :/
I'm glad I voted early.
There was a ballot shortage late in the day. It's crazy. :/
I'm glad I voted early.