Largo official preparing for sex change

St. Petersburg Times ^ | February 21, 2007 | Lorri Helfand

[sgtbono2002]

Its a bit like taking out a hemi and installing a Briggs and Stratton engine.

[hellinahandcart]

A dysfunctional man who gets a sex change operation will just be a dysfunctional woman

No, he'll still be a dysfunctional man. After the operation, he'll just look a bit different, and have less money.

[seemoAR]

A He who wants to be a She has surgery to become a She and becomes an It.

[darkangel82]

This kind of sickness always does.

[massgopguy]

Has he asked his wife if she wanted to be a Lesbian yet?

[amchugh]

Controlling the story is part of how this will impact his son. I don't have a lot of sympathy for the guy for not letting his wife know about this before she married him, but I'm sure he's trying to minimize the impact on his family.

[darkangel82]

Hopefully she'll say no and serve him with divorce papers.

[darkangel82]

Obviously his son will be very upset about the loss of his father, but he doesn't care(people who are this screwed up in the head never do.)

[VeniVidiVici]

But I get the sense that this is all his private business.

Unless Largo tax dollars are paying for it. Any bets?

[Republican Red]

He has the support of Mayor Pat Gerard, who was elected last March.

Mayor Pat???

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

There is no such thing as sex change. It is an illusion.

[Joe 6-pack]

"Stanton was alright, but if you crossed him he could ruin your day."

Sounds like he's crossing himself...

[I still care]

I can't imagine trying to be a city manager while getting hormone shots. I wouldn't put anyone with serious issues like this in charge of anything concerning me.

[amchugh]

While I agree that people who are screwed up in the head are totally self-absorbed (especially suicidally depressed people in my experience), it is not like the guy is dying. He/she/it will still be there for his son, and presumably be able to offer a unique (not necessarily valuable) perspective on life. I think the selfishness is primarily in getting married and having a child when you are in that position, not in going ahead with the sex change. I mean, regardless of whether or not he gets the sex change, his issues will still be there.

[darkangel82]

Exactly.
The shrinks call it pathological narcissism.

[massgopguy]

"Private Business" usually does not include a Press Conference.

[Gay State Conservative]

ACLU...lawsuit...reinstatement....with back pay and damages. Remember,you heard it here first.