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Title: Berkeley's Latest Liberal Cause: Sex Changes
Post by: Shana A on January 28, 2011, 09:08:16 AM
Post by: Shana A on January 28, 2011, 09:08:16 AM
Berkeley's Latest Liberal Cause: Sex Changes
by Richard Gonzales
All Things Considered
January 27, 2011
http://www.npr.org/2011/01/27/133247483/berkeleys-latest-liberal-cause-sex-changes (http://www.npr.org/2011/01/27/133247483/berkeleys-latest-liberal-cause-sex-changes)
Berkeley, Calif., is famous for taking on bold, liberal causes, which is why officials there may not have expected the controversy over a proposal to help city workers afford sex change operations.
The amount of cash at stake in Berkeley is fairly small. But it has still stirred up a debate over how much compassion the city can afford in these tough economic times.
[...]
"I suppose the unusual thing about me is I'm a transsexual woman," Riordan said. "They estimate 1 in 50,000 are born this way."
by Richard Gonzales
All Things Considered
January 27, 2011
http://www.npr.org/2011/01/27/133247483/berkeleys-latest-liberal-cause-sex-changes (http://www.npr.org/2011/01/27/133247483/berkeleys-latest-liberal-cause-sex-changes)
Berkeley, Calif., is famous for taking on bold, liberal causes, which is why officials there may not have expected the controversy over a proposal to help city workers afford sex change operations.
The amount of cash at stake in Berkeley is fairly small. But it has still stirred up a debate over how much compassion the city can afford in these tough economic times.
[...]
"I suppose the unusual thing about me is I'm a transsexual woman," Riordan said. "They estimate 1 in 50,000 are born this way."