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Title: The transition to a new identity
Post by: Shana A on February 13, 2010, 06:37:51 AM
The transition to a new identity
Between coming out to friends and family and changing your mindset, taking on a new gender identity or sexual orientation is a complex process

By Madison Bettle, Opinions Editor

http://www.queensjournal.ca/story/2010-02-12/supplement/transition-new-identity/ (http://www.queensjournal.ca/story/2010-02-12/supplement/transition-new-identity/)

"We're born naked, and from there it's all drag," RuPaul, the famous American actor, drag queen and model once said. How people perceive sex and gender is always changing because everyone experiences these concepts differently.

Shannon Coyle, MA '10, said transitioning individuals are among those with unique experiences.