BATGIRL #19

DEAR FRIENDS,
WHEN BATGIRL #19 WAS ABOUT TO BE RELEASED GAIL SIMONE ANNOUNCED THAT THIS ISSUE WOULD ATTRACT A LOT OF INTEREST BUT DID NOT SAY WHY AT THE TIME. NOW IT IS KNOWN.: THIS ISSUE HAS A CHARACTER WHO IS TRANSGENDER AND SHE STATED THIS IS THE FIRST FOR THE DC UNIVERSE. THIS HAS SINCE BEEN DISPUTED AS  READERS HAVE POINTED OUT THAT THE 1ST TRANSGENDER CHARACTER APPEARED IN THE OLD SERIES  OF LEGION OF SUPER HEROES.    BILL