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Title: Becoming Riah: A Concordia student’s journey
Post by: Shana A on August 12, 2012, 08:13:11 AM
Post by: Shana A on August 12, 2012, 08:13:11 AM
Published August 11, 2012, 11:30 PM
Becoming Riah: A Concordia student's journey from man to woman
FARGO - Riah Roe is used to funny looks and the occasional raised eyebrow. Some people whisper about her. Others simply stare.
By: Jessica Ballou, INFORUM
http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/370660/group/News/ (http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/370660/group/News/)
FARGO - Riah Roe is used to funny looks and the occasional raised eyebrow. Some people whisper about her. Others simply stare.
The Concordia College senior just rolls with it.
As a transitioning male-to-female transgendered individual, the spotlight is on Roe most of the time, whether she wants it or not.
Becoming Riah: A Concordia student's journey from man to woman
FARGO - Riah Roe is used to funny looks and the occasional raised eyebrow. Some people whisper about her. Others simply stare.
By: Jessica Ballou, INFORUM
http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/370660/group/News/ (http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/370660/group/News/)
FARGO - Riah Roe is used to funny looks and the occasional raised eyebrow. Some people whisper about her. Others simply stare.
The Concordia College senior just rolls with it.
As a transitioning male-to-female transgendered individual, the spotlight is on Roe most of the time, whether she wants it or not.
Title: Re: Becoming Riah: A Concordia student’s journey
Post by: justmeinoz on August 12, 2012, 08:15:33 AM
Post by: justmeinoz on August 12, 2012, 08:15:33 AM
If you come out as gay, people really don't have to cope with a different appearance. We are in their faces all the time. My attitude is that unless we are going to have a sexual relationship it really doesn't matter. I am coping with it, they can too.