Silverton transgender mayor in reality show?

SILVERTON, Ore. - Silverton's controversial mayor may be at the center of a new reality show.

On Tuesday, crews were filming five-minute 'teasers' with Mayor Stu Rasmussen.  These are short clips that will be pitched to several networks in an effort to spark interest in a possible show.

The mayor thinks this would be a good avenue to teach tolerance in small towns across the country.  But there are some who worry it would bring more attention to the town than it needs - and the wrong type of attention.  As expected, the news brought a mixed reaction from folks.

Rasmussen made headlines last year by becoming the first open transgender mayor in the nation.  He has been a fixture in Silverton politics for more than 20 years and twice before had been the mayor of the small Oregon town - before he had breast implants and started wearing women's clothes in public.