'Disposable People'

'It's Hard for a Mother'
Proudly displaying a framed photograph of her transgendered daughter Stephanie Thomas, Queen Washington works hard to keep the memory of her child, raised as Wilbur, untainted by the brutality of her death.

Supporting Stephanie throughout her transformation, Washington says that "at least he had a chance to be who he was." [Washington never got used to calling Stephanie "she."]