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Ladies, that woman next to you in the bathroom might be a man

(nydailynews.com) The line for the girls’ room just got longer.

Men who live as women can now legally use women’s rest rooms in New York’s transit system under an unprecedented deal revealed yesterday.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority agreed to allow riders to use MTA rest rooms “consistent with their gender expression,” the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund announced yesterday.

The group filed a complaint against the MTA on behalf of a 70-year-old telephone repair technician who was arrested for using the women’s room at Grand Central Terminal.

The technician, who is assigned to the terminal by Verizon, was born Henry McGuinness but now goes by Helena Stone.

“I’m a 24-hour woman,” Stone declared proudly. “I just feel like a woman and I like to wear women’s clothes.” (more…)

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October 26, 2006 - Posted by Duane | Uncategorized | | 2 Comments

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  1. I’m scared…

    “…mandatory transgender sensitivity training…” (from the article) Now I’m double scared.

    Comment by VB | October 26, 2006

  2. Our society is steadily blurring the lines. And this is not a good thing.

    Comment by Saudia | October 26, 2006

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