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Title: Trans-formational Politics
Post by: Chaunte on January 23, 2008, 07:21:40 PM
Trans-formational Politics
He, she...Who cares?

BY LILLIAN HOGAN | lhogan at wweek dot com
[January 23rd, 2008]

Forget for a moment the landmark major presidential campaigns of a woman and a black man. The transgender community is also staking a claim this year in politics from Portland to Minnesota.

Among the new Multnomah County Democratic Party administrative team chosen this month by party members is Laura Calvo, a 51-year-old transgender woman.

http://wweek.com/editorial/3411/10283/ (http://wweek.com/editorial/3411/10283/)