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May 25, 2007

At Least This Item Is Not About Susan Stanton

Reader Jane Watmough saw this item on the BBC News web site and sends it along with the comment: "This makes Largo seem a little silly, doesn't it?

A female councillor who was born a man has been sworn in as the UK's first transgender mayor.

Liberal Democrat Jenny Bailey, 45, who underwent a sex change operation when she was in her 30s, will become the civic leader of Cambridge City Council.

Ms Bailey's mayoress is her partner, former councillor Jennifer Liddle, who also underwent a sex change... [link to story]

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Were they able to donate their penis to women who want to become men?

Is it politically correct to call them lesbians?

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