AP Interview: Poland's first transsexual lawmaker to campaign for minority rights

By Associated Press, Published: October 17

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/ap-interview-polands-first-transsexual-lawmaker-to-campaign-for-minority-rights/2011/10/17/gIQA6CRGrL_story.html

WARSAW, Poland — Poland's first transsexual lawmaker vowed Monday to campaign for the rights of gender minorities and make predominantly Catholic Poland more receptive to transsexuals and homosexuals.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Anna Grodzka said the time has come for sexual minority groups in Poland to enjoy the right to legal partnerships, job security and state funding for medical sex change procedures.

"Enough of this concealing of the truth," Grodzka said. "This group of people, even if small, has its rights and they should be respected. They should not be pushed into oblivion."