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his is no phony from Yale. I live in Hartford and I don't drive a car. My problem is real and I need an answer. How do parents introduce a 27-year- old son who has had a sex-change op-eration? Do we say, "This is our son Bob," or, "This is our daughter Ro-berta?" We are trying to be broadminded about the whole thing and it hasn't been easy. Please give us some assist- ence. STRUGGLING DESPER-ATELY TO BRIDGE THE GAP

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