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{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
|name = Rachael Passalt | |name = Rachael Passalt | ||
− | |image = Rachael Passalt | + | |image = Rachael Passalt 2015.jpg |
|image_size = 200px | |image_size = 200px | ||
− | |caption = Rachael Passalt in | + | |caption = Rachael Passalt in 2015 |
|birth_name = Raymond Ethan Passalt | |birth_name = Raymond Ethan Passalt | ||
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|08|18}} | |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|08|18}} | ||
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|education = | |education = | ||
|alma_mater = | |alma_mater = | ||
− | |employer = | + | |employer = |
|occupation = Writer, activist | |occupation = Writer, activist | ||
|years_active = 1983–present | |years_active = 1983–present | ||
|home_town = Minneapolis, Minnesota | |home_town = Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||
|religion = | |religion = | ||
− | |spouse = | + | |spouse = Traci Davidson (1998-present) |
|partner = | |partner = | ||
|parents = Julia Pasalt<br>Yvonne Quimby | |parents = Julia Pasalt<br>Yvonne Quimby | ||
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Passalt came out to both parents as bisexual at age 16. In the autobiography, Passalt wrote that, "as a child, I always felt there was something different about me. I'd look at other boys my age and feel perplexed by their obvious interests, which girl in class was the hottest, and who looked the most like cover boy George Clooney. When I was 11, I finally found a name for exactly how I was different. I realized I was bi." | Passalt came out to both parents as bisexual at age 16. In the autobiography, Passalt wrote that, "as a child, I always felt there was something different about me. I'd look at other boys my age and feel perplexed by their obvious interests, which girl in class was the hottest, and who looked the most like cover boy George Clooney. When I was 11, I finally found a name for exactly how I was different. I realized I was bi." | ||
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==Activism and Personal life== | ==Activism and Personal life== | ||
− | In | + | In 1998, Passalt graduated from high school and attended the University of Minnesota. The 2004 book ''Minnesota's Bi Man Outing'' detailed how Passalt's coming out "catapulted me into a political role that has transformed my life, providing me with affirmation as a bisexual, as a man, and as an individual." In the same book, Passalt reported that her father (Julia, then known as Jeffery Passalt), who was both a gay icon and an ally of [[wikipedia:LGBT|LGBT]] communities, was quite uncomfortable with the news at first and "went ballistic"<ref>??</ref> before coming to terms with it: "By 2000, two years after I came out publicly, my father had progressed so far that she agreed to 'come out' herself as the proud father of a bisexual son." Julia Passalt has since become an outspoken [[wikipedia:LGBT rights|LGBT rights]] activist. |
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− | + | Passalt worked as a writer at large for U of M's LGBT Advocate and served as a director for WLMM NBC 13 Minnesota and was supported by wife (Traci Passalt). <ref name="9abcRP">{{cite news|url= |title=I prefer her as a woman: Traci Davidson speaks out about her husband's sex change as the pair discuss baby plans | NewsCenter 9 (WMRI-FTV) |publisher=ATE Media Corp. |date=September 13, 2014 |accessdate=October 7, 2014}}</ref> | |
==Gender transition== | ==Gender transition== | ||
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In mid-2013, Passalt began undergoing a physical and social [[wikipedia:Transitioning (transgender)|gender transition]] from [[wikipedia:male to female|male to female]]. This was confirmed in September 2014 by her father and her wife<ref name="9abcRP"/> who then identified Passalt's preferred name as ''Rachael Passalt'' and posted on Facebook, "I almost feel like saying I lost a son, but gained a daughter after my son Raymond Passalt came out and just reconciled with his wife, Traci."<ref name="RaytoRachael">https://www.facebook.com/julia.passalt/posts/308148202698250</ref> [[Vote for the Girls (U.S.)|''Vote for the Girls'' U.S.]]/[[Vote for the Girls (UK)|UK]] founder and creator [[Ava Zinn]], [[Fiona Johnson]] from KBYF, future fellow [[Vote for the Girls (Australia)|''Vote for the Girls Australia'']] moderator [[Kathi Jameson]], among other colleagues were quick to offer praise and support for the announcement.<ref>{{cite news|title=Julia Passalt's son Raymond's Gender Transition Announcement|date=September 1, 2014|accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref> Passalt's legal transition began on December 1, 2014 (coincidentally ten years after Ava Zinn began her own transition and another coincidence, the spouse of [[Kellie Rock]] and transgender daughter of [[Kymberly Alvaraz|Kym Christian]] began theirs as the same day as Rachael's), when Passalt began requesting an Indiana court to grant her request for a gender and name change tht was eventually granted in April 2015. She chose the name "Rachael Valerie Passalt" in honor of [[Rachael O'Connor]] and [[Valerie Rockey]]<ref name="RaytoRachael"/>, both previously were supported by the ''[[Vote for the Girls]]'' franchise in 2014 (O'Connor was supported by the UK ''Vote for the Girls'' for [[wikipedia:The Voice UK (series 3)|the third series]] of the British adaptation of [[wikipedia:The Voice UK|''The Voice'']] and Rockey was supported by the U.S. ''Vote for the Girls'' for the [[wikipedia:So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. season 11)|eleventh season]] of the American adaptation of [[wikipedia:So You Think You Can Dance (United States)|''So You Think You Can Dance'']]).<ref name="foxgenderchange">??</ref> | In mid-2013, Passalt began undergoing a physical and social [[wikipedia:Transitioning (transgender)|gender transition]] from [[wikipedia:male to female|male to female]]. This was confirmed in September 2014 by her father and her wife<ref name="9abcRP"/> who then identified Passalt's preferred name as ''Rachael Passalt'' and posted on Facebook, "I almost feel like saying I lost a son, but gained a daughter after my son Raymond Passalt came out and just reconciled with his wife, Traci."<ref name="RaytoRachael">https://www.facebook.com/julia.passalt/posts/308148202698250</ref> [[Vote for the Girls (U.S.)|''Vote for the Girls'' U.S.]]/[[Vote for the Girls (UK)|UK]] founder and creator [[Ava Zinn]], [[Fiona Johnson]] from KBYF, future fellow [[Vote for the Girls (Australia)|''Vote for the Girls Australia'']] moderator [[Kathi Jameson]], among other colleagues were quick to offer praise and support for the announcement.<ref>{{cite news|title=Julia Passalt's son Raymond's Gender Transition Announcement|date=September 1, 2014|accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref> Passalt's legal transition began on December 1, 2014 (coincidentally ten years after Ava Zinn began her own transition and another coincidence, the spouse of [[Kellie Rock]] and transgender daughter of [[Kymberly Alvaraz|Kym Christian]] began theirs as the same day as Rachael's), when Passalt began requesting an Indiana court to grant her request for a gender and name change tht was eventually granted in April 2015. She chose the name "Rachael Valerie Passalt" in honor of [[Rachael O'Connor]] and [[Valerie Rockey]]<ref name="RaytoRachael"/>, both previously were supported by the ''[[Vote for the Girls]]'' franchise in 2014 (O'Connor was supported by the UK ''Vote for the Girls'' for [[wikipedia:The Voice UK (series 3)|the third series]] of the British adaptation of [[wikipedia:The Voice UK|''The Voice'']] and Rockey was supported by the U.S. ''Vote for the Girls'' for the [[wikipedia:So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. season 11)|eleventh season]] of the American adaptation of [[wikipedia:So You Think You Can Dance (United States)|''So You Think You Can Dance'']]).<ref name="foxgenderchange">??</ref> | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
{{Rachael Passalt}} | {{Rachael Passalt}} | ||
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{{Vote for the Girls UK}} | {{Vote for the Girls UK}} |