First Openly Gender-Bending U.S. Mayor Elected
This election marked the first African-American President. The first time in 40 years an Oregon Senate candidate beat an incumbent Senator. And in tiny Silverton, Oregon, residents have elected the man who’s believed to be the first ever openly transgender mayor in the United States.
Stu Rasmussen served two terms as the Mayor of Silverton in the 1990s. But he hadn’t admitted to being transgender. He’s not the same man now that he was then. Today he wears a skirt and high heels. He has breast implants, and long red hair. He looks like a woman – but he’s not.
“I identify mostly as a heterosexual male,” Rasmussen said. “But I just like to look like a female.”
(via Jiz Lee)
Category: faces 5 comments »
November 7th, 2008 at 7:51 pm |
That’s awesome!
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November 7th, 2008 at 8:02 pm |
Wow! I’m definitely sharing this with folks… Thanks!
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November 7th, 2008 at 10:33 pm |
I saw this earlier (via the local Washington Blade’s “wire”, feed).
I’m really thrilled by the news; it’s marvelous when people surprise me by being more accepting.
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November 14th, 2008 at 2:57 am |
Stu embodies an amazing spot on the gender continuum!
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March 4th, 2009 at 4:02 pm |
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