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A Tale of Two Genders: Transitions caters to ‘gender non-conforming’ community members

By Chelsey Boutan | November 3, 2011

When professors first called his name for attendance, Sam Barrons dreaded being referred to as "she" or by his legal name.As a transsexual man, Barrons doesn't like to be called by his female-gendered legal name. Explaining his gender identity to professors...