On the heels of some great discussion about what’s right and wrong in narrative today, consider this story about the Largo, Fla. city manager who is undergoing a sex change:
As the debate raged about transgender people, Largo City Manager Steve Stanton sat mute. It was 2003, and religious conservatives had converged on the City Commission to fight a proposed ordinance that would protect transsexuals from discrimination. Afterward, then-Commissioner Pat Burke confronted Stanton in his office. She knew he believed in the ordinance, which was defeated. Why not stand up for it? “There’s just not enough support,” he said.
It was 2003, and religious conservatives had converged on the City Commission to fight a proposed ordinance that would protect transsexuals from discrimination.
Afterward, then-Commissioner Pat Burke confronted Stanton in his office. She knew he believed in the ordinance, which was defeated. Why not stand up for it?
“There’s just not enough support,” he said.
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