Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Amanda Simpson

may be the first transgender person to receive a Presidential appointment.
At Raytheon, Simpson -- a former test pilot who had worked for the company for more than a generation -- transitioned from male to female and was instrumental in convincing the military contractor to add gender identity and expression to its equal employment opportunity policy.



Of interest: the usually vitriolic commenters at the ABC site where this news is discussed seem to be at a loss for words in this instance because the talk is all about the legality of gay marriage for some reason.

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