A 2014 Transgender Story Heard Around the World
LGBT Issues reporter Steve Rothaus recalls article that went viral.
Two years ago this month, Miami Herald LGBT Issues reporter Steve Rothaus (pictured) quickly wrote up a piece about Jennifer Gable. At age 32, the Twin Falls, Idaho transgender woman had passed away suddenly from an aneurysm; his story focused on the fact that her father had chosen to present her at the open-casket funeral in the guise of her previous male identity, with her hair cut short and her body outfitted in a suit and tie.
Rothaus is an alumnus of Florida International University and this week, as part of a good piece by student reporter Stephanie Castro, he recalls the viral momentum that followed that item:
Rothaus wrote the article in 30 minutes and went back to work.
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