Women Born Transsexual

Jacquielynn Floyd in the Dallas Morning News is one of my favorite local columnists.

The other day she wrote the following about Joel Burns, a Fort Worth City Council member.

From the Dallas Morning News:  http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/localnews/columnists/jfloyd/stories/101510dnmetfloyd.18d5a4bfb.html

If the now-viral video of Fort Worth City Council member Joel Burns’ extraordinary address during an otherwise routine meeting Tuesday does not move you to tears, you surely have a tough, leathery little peanut for a heart. I can’t watch it without crying.

Burns, who is gay, spoke directly to young victims of anti-gay bullying (none of whom, it’s a safe bet, were at a sparsely attended City Council meeting on a Tuesday night, but who are presumably being reached through the irrepressible tom-toms of the Internet).

He shared his own teenage experience of ugly, mindless victimization, and he made the promise to kids enduring similar torment: “It gets better.”

Technically speaking, that’s “It Gets Better” – with caps – since it’s the name for an informal online video project of adults sharing their coming-out stories to teens who are struggling with their sexual orientation and especially vulnerable to harassment.

Continue reading at:  http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/localnews/columnists/jfloyd/stories/101510dnmetfloyd.18d5a4bfb.html

Councilman Burn’s Website:  http://www.joelburns.com/