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Meet the most non-discriminatory person in North Idaho: Hayden Stern. A first-year general studies student from Santa Cruz, Calif., Stern is the vice president of the Gay Straight Alliance. Stern’s story can be summed up in one sentence - and notice we don’t use a sex-oriented pronoun such as “he” or “she” at request. “It’s actually kinda complicated,” Stern said. Stern is transgender. Stern moved here last December, leaving parents there and a stepsister in Illinois. Not having family here Stern has found support in other ways, including the GSA and religion. Stern was placed in a treatment facility for being bipolar and having an eating disorder/Ann Truesdell, North Idaho College Sentinel. More here.
Question: Do you know any transgender individuals?
D.F. Oliveria is a columnist and blogger for The Spokesman-Review. Huckleberries Online was judged the best 2008 Idaho newspaper blog by the Idaho Press Club. And the best 2007 news blog in the Pacific Northwest by the Society for Professional Journalist. Print Huckleberries is a past winner of the Herb Caen Memorial Column contest by the National Association of Newspaper Columnists. The Readership Institute of Northwestern University cited this blog as a good example of online community journalism.
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fortboise on December 08 at 9:41 a.m.
I had a colleague at HP who went through a male to female transition, back in the days when this wasn’t a topic that came up in conversation (or anywhere else).
I thought it was an incredibly courageous thing to do, with internal motivation that must have been profound.
scootermom on December 08 at 9:52 a.m.
Yes. And I admire their courage.
AmyY on December 08 at 10:08 a.m.
Yes, and he’s one of the most kind and generous people I know.
Sisyphus on December 08 at 10:30 a.m.
I listened last night to a story about a transgender person in a small town in Oregon, Silverton, who gradually let the town know of the transformation. S/he ended up being the mayor. Great story by Radio Lab on a program they label the New Normal? Its the second story on the program and starts around 20:30.
http://www.wnyc.org/shows/radiolab/