Helena Stone, 70 years old, of New York City, has been working as a telephone repairperson at Grand Central Station, and wishes to use the ladies' restroom in that terminus.Helena Stone, 70 years old, of New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , has been working as a telephone repairperson re·pair·per·son n. A repairman or repairwoman. at Grand Central Station, and wishes to use the ladies' restroom in that terminus. When she tries to do so, however, she gets arrested, because she is taken to be a man. Not unreasonably: Ms. Stone was indeed formerly Mr. Stone. S/he has been undergoing "gender reassignment" therapy for ten years. Alas, as New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of viewers of local TV news programs are aware, in matters of facial appearance, voice, and manner, Ms. Stone's femininity is still ... not abundantly evident. Not to mince words, she looks like a prizefighter and sounds like Jimmy Durante. A luxuriant luxuriant /lux·u·ri·ant/ (lug-zhoor´e-ant) growing freely or excessively. blonde wig does very little to redress the balance. A patron of the ladies' facility at Grand Central, emerging from her cubicle and encountering Ms. Stone, would experience shock and alarm. We are not without sympathy for Ms. Stone's predicament; but there is such a thing as a decent respect for other peopie's feelings, even in this age when every right must be asserted and every "identity" respected. Cover your wig with a small hat or snood snood see frontal process (2). , Ms. Stone, and go to the men's room. You will, we can assure you, not be noticed. |
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