The following was reported at Advocate.com.  No author was sited, but did site the NY Daily News.

http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid46752.asp

Transgender firefighter decides to opt out of Obama dinner


Florida firefighter Jennifer Lasko, who underwent a sex change in 2005, has pulled out of a Barack Obama campaign dinner, fearing her identity will hurt the presidential hopeful's public image, the New York Daily News Web site reports.