ariastar
11-08-2008, 12:41 AM
Y'all know how I've talked about living in Silverton, Oregon? well, I found out Silverton elected the first openly-transgendered mayor (http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/11/07/ore-town-elects-nations-openly-transgender-man/). When I was there in 1994-1998, you stayed quiet if you were gay because you'd get your ass beaten (seriously), and I was an outcast for not fitting into the mold of what my gender is supposed to be (a girl taking shop class, metal shop, drafting, arc welding, etc., wasn't acceptable in those days), as was my best friend at the time, and having a "Girls Rule, Boys Drool" key chain would get you branded as a lesbian and jumped (which happened to me). It was a source of shame to many that the elected foreign exchange students two years in a row both came out as gay while overseas. A lot of people thought that was a poor reflection on the school.
Sure, Stu-watching became a thing when he started growing his fingernails, then wearing a little blush, and everyone thought it was a one-time thing when his wife led him around town on a leash wearing high heels and so everyone had a good laugh. But to be elected major while openly trans? I am probably more shocked about that than California passing Prop 8. Seriously, if you lived in Silverton when I did, and to have such a turn-around happen just ten years later...WOW. But good, that town needs to catch up with the times. The ass-backwardness of it is why I hated living there.
I can't believe I'm saying this when I said the opposite...but why can't California be more like Silverton? Ouch.
Sure, Stu-watching became a thing when he started growing his fingernails, then wearing a little blush, and everyone thought it was a one-time thing when his wife led him around town on a leash wearing high heels and so everyone had a good laugh. But to be elected major while openly trans? I am probably more shocked about that than California passing Prop 8. Seriously, if you lived in Silverton when I did, and to have such a turn-around happen just ten years later...WOW. But good, that town needs to catch up with the times. The ass-backwardness of it is why I hated living there.
I can't believe I'm saying this when I said the opposite...but why can't California be more like Silverton? Ouch.