MiamiHerald.TypePad.com – From KWWL in Iowa
Iowa City residents got the chance to meet the five finalists for the new city manager. One finalist’s already drawn national attention. Finalist, Susan Stanton, used to be known as Steve Stanton when he worked as the city manager of Largo, Florida. But Stanton was fired when he, became a she with a sex change.
Stanton feels she was fired from her Florida job because of her choice to get a sex change. Iowa City leaders say they aren’t looking at that and see Stanton just like the other four candidates, qualified. Susan Stanton’s decision to have a sex change cost her a job and made national headlines.