Amanda came out to her parents as gay in high school, but by the time she went to college discovered she was a transgender man
The moment of self-realization came during the writing of a letter to her parents in 2007 while home from college. She explained what transgender was, and included some brochures.
I have full confidence she would have come to these pro-LGBT opinions,†Rodrigo told DeFede, “whether I happen to be transgender or not.â€
Ros-Lehtinen frequently credits both her children – Rigo and Patricia – for helping her change views.
“They think of it as a Neanderthal way of thinking not to accept someone because of their sexual orientation,†Ros-Lehtinen said in a 2003 interview in the Miami Herald. “My kids just say, `So and so is gay.’ Its like, `He likes chocolate ice cream.’ It’s a total mind shift among generations … As new generations rise up, a lot of taboos will be laid to rest.â€.
5 will get you 10 she tries to pass off her seat to “Rodrigo” as a Democrat. It was all the last Ham Fish #4 in Congress could do to try to persuade his Communist son to run as a Republican to succeed him in 1994. He had the common courtesy to run as a Democrat (and lost).