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Title: Stanton to lobby in D.C. as a woman
Post by: LostInTime on May 12, 2007, 02:42:55 PM
Bay News 9 dot com (http://www.baynews9.com/content/36/2007/5/12/248691.html)

Stanton is traveling to Washington to lobby for transgender rights.

And Stanton has said he would do so as Susan.
Title: Re: Stanton to lobby in D.C. as a woman
Post by: togetherwecan on May 12, 2007, 03:40:55 PM
those of us who can should join her....
Title: Re: Stanton to lobby in D.C. as a woman
Post by: LostInTime on May 13, 2007, 07:51:11 AM
Stanton lobbies Congress Tuesday
St Petersburg Times (http://www.sptimes.com/2007/05/13/Tampabay/Stanton_lobbies_Congr.shtml)

By LORRI HELFAND

She won't start living as Susan until the end of this month. She could have lobbied as Steven Stanton, but she said she wanted to be authentic.

"I want to go as who I am," Stanton said. "It would almost be insulting to the legislators to go as someone else and expect them to be honest with you if you can't be honest with them."