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Title: VIDEO: 'If You're Not Bold, You'll Never Get Anywhere'
Post by: Shana A on June 07, 2012, 08:43:05 AM
Post by: Shana A on June 07, 2012, 08:43:05 AM
VIDEO: 'If You're Not Bold, You'll Never Get Anywhere'
Stacie Laughton is the first openly transgender candidate to run for a state office in NH.
By Carol Robidoux
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June 6, 2012
http://nashua.patch.com/articles/if-you-re-not-bold-you-ll-never-get-anywhere (http://nashua.patch.com/articles/if-you-re-not-bold-you-ll-never-get-anywhere)
Nashua, NH – Every election is historic, but if Stacie Laughton wins a seat in the New Hampshire House of Representatives this fall, she'll make history.
She would become the state's first openly transgender legislator.
[...]
"I'm not sure what historically it means," she said. "When I lived in Laconia, I was the youngest candidate to run for city council. And I believe I'm the first transgender female to be a selectman here in Nashua, but obviously, I represent all people, regardless of their gender identification."
Stacie Laughton is the first openly transgender candidate to run for a state office in NH.
By Carol Robidoux
Email the author
June 6, 2012
http://nashua.patch.com/articles/if-you-re-not-bold-you-ll-never-get-anywhere (http://nashua.patch.com/articles/if-you-re-not-bold-you-ll-never-get-anywhere)
Nashua, NH – Every election is historic, but if Stacie Laughton wins a seat in the New Hampshire House of Representatives this fall, she'll make history.
She would become the state's first openly transgender legislator.
[...]
"I'm not sure what historically it means," she said. "When I lived in Laconia, I was the youngest candidate to run for city council. And I believe I'm the first transgender female to be a selectman here in Nashua, but obviously, I represent all people, regardless of their gender identification."
Title: Nashua’s Laughton the first transgender candidate for state office
Post by: Shana A on June 08, 2012, 07:26:03 PM
Post by: Shana A on June 08, 2012, 07:26:03 PM
Friday, June 8, 2012
Nashua's Laughton the first transgender candidate for state office
By KAITLIN JOSEPH
Staff Writer
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/963688-196/nashuas-laughton-the-first-transgender-candidate-for.html (http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/963688-196/nashuas-laughton-the-first-transgender-candidate-for.html)
NASHUA – What Stacie Laughton wants people to see is that she is just like everyone else.
If elected in November, Laughton believes that she will be the first openly transgender member of the state House of Representatives. But Laughton wants voters to focus on the issues rather than her identity.
[...]
Laughton didn't feel right as a man, and she knew it early on.
"All my life, for as long as I can remember, I've felt odd in my body," she said. "I was exploring who I was, and I went through phases."
"There's a fear prior to coming out, and it's almost crippling – are we going to be accepted, supported?" Laughton said.
Nashua's Laughton the first transgender candidate for state office
By KAITLIN JOSEPH
Staff Writer
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/963688-196/nashuas-laughton-the-first-transgender-candidate-for.html (http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/963688-196/nashuas-laughton-the-first-transgender-candidate-for.html)
NASHUA – What Stacie Laughton wants people to see is that she is just like everyone else.
If elected in November, Laughton believes that she will be the first openly transgender member of the state House of Representatives. But Laughton wants voters to focus on the issues rather than her identity.
[...]
Laughton didn't feel right as a man, and she knew it early on.
"All my life, for as long as I can remember, I've felt odd in my body," she said. "I was exploring who I was, and I went through phases."
"There's a fear prior to coming out, and it's almost crippling – are we going to be accepted, supported?" Laughton said.