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Transgender grandchild makes Rep. Mike Honda proud -- and a little worried
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_27554605/congressman-mike-honda-tweets-he-is-proud-grandpaU.S. Rep. Mike Honda announced in a tweet Wednesday that he is "the proud grandpa of a transgender grandchild," sparking an immediate outpouring of support for the Democratic congressman -- who said he hopes she "can feel safe at school without fear of being bullied."...
His revelation comes in the midst of a national conversation about people who question their gender identity, which one news magazine has dubbed the "transgender moment."...
"It's surprising just to hear a congressperson tweet something like that, but that's the beginning of something new, especially for transgender people who have been going through a lot of discrimination with their gender identity," said Adriana Covarrubias, who was volunteering at the center Wednesday afternoon. "As a grandparent, he's going to see the things the child is going to go through."
Stories about violence against teens such as Sasha Fleischman -- who identifies as neither male nor female and whose skirt was set afire on a bus in Oakland in late 2013 -- have increased awareness of transgender issues.
His revelation comes in the midst of a national conversation about people who question their gender identity, which one news magazine has dubbed the "transgender moment."...
"It's surprising just to hear a congressperson tweet something like that, but that's the beginning of something new, especially for transgender people who have been going through a lot of discrimination with their gender identity," said Adriana Covarrubias, who was volunteering at the center Wednesday afternoon. "As a grandparent, he's going to see the things the child is going to go through."
Stories about violence against teens such as Sasha Fleischman -- who identifies as neither male nor female and whose skirt was set afire on a bus in Oakland in late 2013 -- have increased awareness of transgender issues.
And to think fellow Dem (?) Ro Khanna tried to run this man out of Congress! For shame.
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