Cindy Bullens Transgender rights have been in the spotlight recently - and rightly so. Even at a snail's pace, even with two-steps-forward-one-step-back (I reversed the saying because I do believe some progress is being made), more people are realizing that for a person to have fewer civil rights because of their gender, race, sexual identity, socioeconomic class, or religion is not only grievous for the person in question, but for all of us. As John Donne has written, all the way back in 1624: No man is an island, Entire of itself. Each is a piece of the continent, A part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less. As well as if a promontory were. As well as if a manor of thine own Or of thine friend's were. Each man's death diminishes me, For I am involved in mankind. Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls, It tolls for thee. Yesterday's artist is female transgender and is very eloquent about it. She was known as Cind...
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