Friday Watercooler: Her Name Was Steven; plus more Oklahoma bigots

• Trans-formative. Steven Stanton was hit by a media storm when he was fired from his 14-year job as city manager of Largo, Florida for revealing that he was preparing for gender reassignment. What was once a news story has been transformed into the CNN documentary Her Name Was Steven.

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Post-election travel: Kalamazoo, anyone? And what about Maine?

Tuesday’s elections results were decidedly a mixed bag. The big gay news story has revolved around the loss for gay marriage in Maine, and it certainly is disheartening. Does it even make sense for the public to vote on laws that affect a segment of the population, especially in a …