Transsexual to Norway: I Want Two Passports
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 08.31.06 | 8:08 AM ET
A Norweigan man is arguing that he needs two passports because “traveling as a woman leads to considerable problems when one’s passport photo depicts a man,” according to Aftenposten. We’ll give the guy credit for at least one thing: Unlike many Americans, at least he wants a passport.
Michael Yessis is the cofounder and coeditor of World Hum.
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