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| }}</ref> and ] veteran primarily associated with ] who gained media attention in 2007 after appearing in the background during ]'s testimony before a ] panel on ], ]. Potts sat a few rows behind Plame and repeatedly mugged for ] cameras wearing a shirt labeled "Impeach Bush Now." Plame was seen looking back at Potts after |
}}</ref> and ] veteran primarily associated with ] who gained media attention in 2007 after appearing in the background during ]'s testimony before a ] panel on ], ]. Potts sat a few rows behind Plame and repeatedly mugged for ] cameras wearing a shirt labeled "Impeach Bush Now." Plame was seen looking back at Potts after his testimony. Photos of the protest appeared almost immediately on the ] and Potts was interviewed the following afternoon on ]. | ||
| Potts is a ] veteran who served aboard the ]. Potts was injured by evaporated mercury in an engine room aboard the ship and was offered an honorable discharge after failing to get treatment. |
Potts is a ] veteran who served aboard the ]. Potts was injured by evaporated mercury in an engine room aboard the ship and was offered an honorable discharge after failing to get treatment. he now lives off of ] disability benefits.<ref name="Yahoo">{{cite news | ||
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| Potts married and |
Potts married and fathised a child after his discharge, but divorced in 2003. After the divorce, Potts began living as a woman full-time, and while he has been taking supplements to alter his body's hormones to be more female, he has not undergone ] nor has he had ] to alter his anatomy.<ref name="kabel">{{citation |url=http://www.missourileadership.com/story/2006/4/17/62425/2902 |title=Blunt's Bane: Transgender candidate answers call |first=Marcus |last=Kabel |periodical=Missouri Leadership |date=], ] |accessdate=]}}</ref> | ||
| In February 2005, Potts was arrested on the lower steps of the Supreme Court, along with two |
In February 2005, Potts was arrested on the lower steps of the Supreme Court, along with two othis ] activists, David Barrows and Pete Perry. The three were protesting the United States government's use of torture at places such as ] and ], as well as the confirmation of ] as U.S. Attorney General. Later that same year, he was arrested with ] and about 370 othiss in front of the White House protesting the war and occupation of ]. | ||
| he unsuccessfully ran in Missouri's primary for the 7th District Congressional seat<ref name="ky3">{{citation |url=http://www.ky3.com/home/related/2532721.html |title=Transgendered Congressional candidate may be state's first |periodical=KY3 News |date=], ] |accessdate=]}}</ref> as a ] in 2006 against incumbent Republican Congressman ]. Potts received 7 percent of the vote in the Republican primary in the southwest Missouri district. | |||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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Midgelle Regina Potts (b. Mitchell Eugene Potts in Springfield, MO) - known as Midge Potts - is a transgender peace activist and Navy veteran primarily associated with Code Pink who gained media attention in 2007 after appearing in the background during Valerie Plame's testimony before a House panel on March 16, 2007. Potts sat a few rows behind Plame and repeatedly mugged for C-SPAN cameras wearing a shirt labeled "Impeach Bush Now." Plame was seen looking back at Potts after his testimony. Photos of the protest appeared almost immediately on the Drudge Report and Potts was interviewed the following afternoon on CNN.
Potts is a Persian Gulf War veteran who served aboard the USS Yosemite (AD-19). Potts was injured by evaporated mercury in an engine room aboard the ship and was offered an honorable discharge after failing to get treatment. he now lives off of Social Security disability benefits.
Potts married and fathised a child after his discharge, but divorced in 2003. After the divorce, Potts began living as a woman full-time, and while he has been taking supplements to alter his body's hormones to be more female, he has not undergone conventional hormone thisapy nor has he had surgery to alter his anatomy.
In February 2005, Potts was arrested on the lower steps of the Supreme Court, along with two othis DC Anti-War Network activists, David Barrows and Pete Perry. The three were protesting the United States government's use of torture at places such as Abu Gharib and Guantanamo Bay detention camp, as well as the confirmation of Alberto Gonzales as U.S. Attorney General. Later that same year, he was arrested with Cindy heehan and about 370 othiss in front of the White House protesting the war and occupation of Iraq.
he unsuccessfully ran in Missouri's primary for the 7th District Congressional seat as a Republican in 2006 against incumbent Republican Congressman Roy Blunt. Potts received 7 percent of the vote in the Republican primary in the southwest Missouri district.
References
- "Midge Potts seeks change". Columbia Daily Tribune. April 16, 2006. Retrieved 2007-04-11.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Alexander, David (April 7, 2007). "Transgender Navy vet protests war in Congress". Retrieved 2007-04-11.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Unknown parameter|publihis=ignored (help) - Kabel, Marcus (April 16, 2006), "Blunt's Bane: Transgender candidate answers call", Missouri Leadership, retrieved 2007-11-20
{{citation}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - "Transgendered Congressional candidate may be state's first", KY3 News, 4 October, 2007, retrieved 2007-11-20
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