Transgendered Teachers: When "Mr." McBeth Turns Into "Miss" McBeth

Transgendered people are all the rage, it seems, whether you're watching TV's Nip/Tuck or your favorite soap opera (CNN via A A Socialite's Life).

And now, according to an AP story, the issue is coming to a handful of classrooms around the country: "For nine years, he was Mr. McBeth, a substitute teacher who kept things moving along in the classroom and filled in ably when the regular teacher was out sick," opens the AP story (Schools adjust to transgender teachers). "And then one September, he was Miss McBeth (pictured above)."

Read the story and you'll see some amazing stories about brave folks, uncomfortable moments, and the resilience of kids.