Stu Rasmussen Transgender Man in Silverton, Oregon

News Report -- In Silverton, Oregon, residents have elected a man who's believed to be the first ever openly transvestite mayor in the history of the United States.The first time in 40 years an Oregon Senate candidate beat an incumbent Senator. Stu Rasmussen was recently elected the mayor of Silverton. He is believed to be America's first openly transgender Mayor.

Stu Rasmussen served two terms as the Mayor of Silverton in the 1990s. But he dressed as a man back then. Now, he wears dresses, high heels and long red hair. He also has breast implants, although he has no plans to change his gender. He says he identifies as being a heterosexual man, and even has a girlfriend. But he hadn't admitted to being transgender and undergoing sexual reassignment surgery. He just enjoys dressing up like a woman, and is relieved that townsfolk in Silverton have accepted him.