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Title: Group wants driver's licenses for transgender people to be an issue in Michigan
Post by: Shana A on January 30, 2010, 08:43:08 AM
Post by: Shana A on January 30, 2010, 08:43:08 AM
Group wants driver's licenses for transgender people to be an issue in Michigan Secretary of State race
By Jim Harger | The Grand Rapids Press
January 30, 2010, 6:18AM
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2010/01/group_wants_drivers_licenses_f.html (http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2010/01/group_wants_drivers_licenses_f.html)
Jena Lewis went through a sex change more than five years ago and carries a driver's license that identifies her as a female.GRAND RAPIDS -- Jena Lewis believes getting a Michigan driver's license that identifies who you are should not be a political issue.
Lewis, who went through a sex change more than five years ago, carries a driver's license that identifies her as a female.
But Gary Glenn, leader of a Midland-based anti-gay group, believes Lewis' license should still bear an "M" instead of an "F."
By Jim Harger | The Grand Rapids Press
January 30, 2010, 6:18AM
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2010/01/group_wants_drivers_licenses_f.html (http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2010/01/group_wants_drivers_licenses_f.html)
Jena Lewis went through a sex change more than five years ago and carries a driver's license that identifies her as a female.GRAND RAPIDS -- Jena Lewis believes getting a Michigan driver's license that identifies who you are should not be a political issue.
Lewis, who went through a sex change more than five years ago, carries a driver's license that identifies her as a female.
But Gary Glenn, leader of a Midland-based anti-gay group, believes Lewis' license should still bear an "M" instead of an "F."