Gay Group Demands Letterman Apologize for Mocking Transgender Appointee Amanda Simpson

ABC News: In his monologue Tuesday, Letterman remarked that Amanda Simpson, a transgender woman, had been appointed to work in the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security, where she will monitor the export of military technology.



As a photograph of Simpson was shown, announcer Alan Kalter shouted, “What? Amanda? Amanda used to be a dude?”