LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Times sports writer Mike Penner, who announced two years ago he was a transsexual and was changing his name to Christine Daniels, has died at age 52, the newspaper reported Saturday. Penner was pronounced dead Friday at a hospital, said Los Angeles County coroner's Lt. Brian Elias.
Mike Penner Dead: "la Times" Sportswriter, Aka Christine Daniels, Committed Suicide At 52, Colleagues Say
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