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April 2012, \ \
And I got to visit Harrisburg \ \
for the very first time\ \
It's the historic capital \ \
of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania\ \
\ [music]\
\ \
\ I'm delighted that on this trip, \
\ I had a travel companion\
\ >>Hello everyone! \
\ I'm in harrisburg, pennsylvania\
\ At the Keystone Transgender Conference\
\ Where in my opinion, \
\ the main attraction \
\ was a beautiful seminar \
\ by my friend caroline temmermand\
\ >>Although I had just returned from Asia \
\ and was obviously struggling \
\ with an illness that weekend, \
\ it was well worth it \
\ to travel to Harrisburg \
\ to attend Caroline's seminar\
\ >>[sunny] What was it called caroline?\
\ >>[caroline] It was called making transitions
terrific\ \
>>[sunny] And it was a terrific presentation\ \
Here are some of the highlights\ \
>>Caroline's story is a beautiful one\ \
filled with photos of friends, colleagues \
\ and accepting family members.\
\ Caroline's activism and career success, \
\ have catapulted her \
\ into America's transgender royalty class\
\ seen here with fellow royal, author \
\ and commentator Janet Mock\
\ [screen]\
\ >> Everyone's favorite part of the seminar
\ \
was meeting Caroline's son\ \
he's a hot, smart and charming future doc\ \
who drove several hours from medical school \
\ to support Caroline \
\ as she shared her story.\
\ [screen]\
\ Along with her transition photos\
\ are pre-transition snapshots\
\ caroline calls these pre-transition photos\
\ important keepsakes\
\ [screen]\
\ professionally, Caroline is a high-ranking
government official \ \
in Arlington, Virginia, \ \
just outside washington dc\ \
[music]\ \
And since I live in Arlington,\ \
Caroline technically works for ME\ \
and more than 200-thousand of my neighbors\ \
>> in fact, caroline was instrumental\ \
in opening this huge, brand new park \ \
right here in MY neighborhood\ \
>>When Caroline announced her plan\ \
to transition at work\ \
she almost blew the roof \ \
off Courthouse Plaza\ \
that's Arlington's version\ \
of City Hall\ \
Her inbox filled up right away\ \
with HUNDREDS of \ \
supportive emails\ \
from other government leaders\ \
-- and employees\ \
During her seminar at Keystone\ \
Caroline explained \ \
that her Courthouse Plaza colleagues \ \
have exceeded her expectations \ \
[screen]\ \
\ \
\ >>Caroline's also enjoys the support of her
neighbors\ \
including one who drove to Harrisburg \ \
to see her seminar.\ \
[screen]\ \
\ \
\ [bell sound]\
\ \
\ This next part is very important to remember\
\ Caroline says that \
\ the way you treat others BEFORE transition\
\ WILL directly affect your life after transition\
\ [screen]\
\ \
\ \
Caroline is not saying \ \
that transition is easy for everyone\ \
but feels that transition's challenges \ \
are often exaggerated\ \
[screen]\ \
\ \
\ Thank you Caroline \
\ for the words of wisdom, and for the park!\
}