UM student talks about life as a transgender woman, helping others find their way

By KEILA SZPALLER of the Missoulian | Posted: Saturday, April 10, 2010 11:02 pm |

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Meet Bree Sutherland.

Sutherland, 23, is a University of Montana student. She's a painter and a carpenter, an artist and an athlete. She's a student of computer science. The reason you're meeting her, though, is because she's a transgender woman.

Sutherland grew up in Kalispell. Her body was male but she never felt like a man, and before she started to transition, she tried to take her own life six times. The last time, she used a .50-caliber pistol.