Obama appoints transgender political activist as advisor

Jan 02, 2010 16:34


President Obama has appointed Amanda Simpson to the position of Senior Technical Advisor to the Department of Commerce. Ms. Simpson is likely to be the first transgender appointee of the Obama administration. In a press release, Ms. Simpson is quoted as saying,:

''I'm truly honored to have received this appointment and am eager and excited about ( Read more... )

lgbtq / gender & sexual minorities

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coyotesuspect January 2 2010, 22:19:51 UTC
I went from reading an ONTD post about Nicole Richie to reading this, and I initially read Amanda Simpson as Ashlee Simpson.

Needless to say, I was really baffled for a moment.

But now that I know what's going on...

\o/ \o/ \o/

HUZZAH! :D :D :D

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vinylsigns January 2 2010, 22:23:49 UTC
*makes popcorn in preparation of right wing freak out*

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mswyrr January 2 2010, 23:47:28 UTC
((pets your Eighth Doctor icon in passing))

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vinylsigns January 2 2010, 23:56:33 UTC
Oy hayyy, Fourth Doctor icon, nice to see you too :P

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mswyrr January 2 2010, 23:59:27 UTC
:D ((Nine waves at Five))

aaaand I'm outta DR icons. :)

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girlthatyoufear January 2 2010, 22:26:17 UTC
This appointment: :D

The inevitable insanity that is to come from conservatives: D:

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randomneses January 2 2010, 22:28:32 UTC
cool

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pennieblack January 2 2010, 22:53:22 UTC
♥\o/♥\o/♥\o/♥\o/♥\o/♥

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