The New York Times Lens blog is regularly fascinating, especially to a wannabe photographer. Did you see the post on the Tiananmen Square "man and tank" photo? There's also incredible photos from the protests of the election in Iran. This week, the Lens blog as part of the Second Chances series, tells the story of Terry Cummings, who finally has the courage to go through gender re-assignment surgery. Watch the audio/video here.
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