News
2007-04-17
Fired Florida
transsexual city manager says he won't sue
A Largo, Fla.,
city manager fired after revealing his plans to have a sex
change said he will not sue and that he will begin liv
A Largo, Fla.,
city manager fired after revealing his plans to have a sex
change said he will not sue and that he will begin living as
a woman full-time by the end of May. Steve Stanton,
48, said Friday during the taped segment on CNN's
Larry King Live that he will be living as
Susan within the next two months. He said he and his
wife will separate.
Stanton had
previously said taking Largo to court would be like ''suing
my mother,'' but the city of 76,000 west of Tampa had
expected him to sue.
''It is tempting
to seek retribution in the courts, but after much
reflection and soul-searching, I just cannot find it within
my heart to sue Largo, a city I have always and will
always love. I do not want to punish the citizens of
Largo,'' Stanton said in the statement.
The National
Center for Lesbian Rights said in a press release that
Stanton has decided to focus on education and public
advocacy on behalf of the transgender community
instead of filing a lawsuit. The city commission voted
5–2 in February and again in March to fire Stanton
from the $140,000-a-year job he held for 14 years.
Wthat prompted the votes, commissioners said, was
Stanton's judgment on the job, not the revelation
that he planned a sex change. (AP)
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