The Journal News – Davic McKay Wilson
BEDFORD ? Town school officials canceled the appearance of noted transsexual Kate Bornstein at next week’s Wellness Day at Fox Lane High following a businessman’s complaint that it was inappropriate for teens to hear her message.
Bornstein was expected to talk to students in a workshop based on her upcoming book, “Hello Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Teen Suicide.” Bornstein, who was born male and became a woman through surgery in the late 1970s, today considers herself neither man nor woman.
According to Amazon.com, the book provides strategies to stay alive for teens that range from “the playful (Moisturize) to the irreverent (Disbelieve the binary) to the highly controversial (Get Laid. Please.).”