In South Dakota?

Politician discloses transgender identity

A South Dakota politician announced Monday that he is transgender and plans to transition from male to female while in office. Rapid City Alderman Tom Murphy, 48, will live and dress as a woman for at least a year before undergoing gender reassignment surgery, said a report in the Rapid City Journal.

Murphy is believed to be the first openly transgender elected official in the United States, and the first politician to transition while holding public office.

"I'm a transgender. I've just accepted that," Murphy told the Journal. "All my life I've done a good job of hiding it."

more at:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...sgenderidentity

Any bets on re-election?