[transgendernews] [People/Television] [USA] Montel to tell Susan's story today

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St. Petersburg Times, FL, USA

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New owners plan to spiff up Biltmore

By Times Staff Writer

Published September 20, 2007

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Montel to tell Susan's story today

Susan Stanton is heading back to television.

The former Largo city manager is scheduled to appear on Montel
Williams on Thursday.

In an pre-recorded episode titled "Transgendered: Trapped in the Wrong
Body," Williams strove to put a human face on transgenderism and asked
Stanton about the circumstances surrounding her termination, Stanton
said Tuesday.

Stanton, who was fired a month after she revealed plans to become a
woman, said Largo officials made the wrong decision, but she doesn't
blame them.

"I had the responsibility to ensure that my personal life didn't
become an issue. It did," said Stanton, who will celebrate her 49th
birthday today.

Stanton said a crew came to Largo to shoot scenes at Largo Public
Library and Largo Central Park.

Stanton said she told Williams that she lost virtually every
relationship she had after people learned she planned to become a
woman.

"Especially those who were the closest walked away the quickest and
have not been back," she said.

Stanton has moved to Sarasota and applied for several city management
and educational jobs.

The episode featuring Stanton is scheduled to be broadcast at 1 p.m.
today on WFLA-TV Ch. 8.

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