Commentary
Coming Out Transgender
Coming out transgender is certainly a huge change from just decades prior. I came out in 2000, after being in the closet — as…
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Coming out transgender is certainly a huge change from just decades prior. I came out in 2000, after being in the closet — as…
Who you are behind the mask deals with both the masks you wore pre- and post-transition, and the mask others perceive. As a transgender…
Many years ago, Johnny Carson, being the recipient of a Sally Fields practical joke, looked at her and said, “You really aren’t normal, are…
I was walking down Broadway—a small group of friends in tow—when, just as I crossed West 22nd Street, I heard a voice shout, “Hey,…
Where is the transgender voice, I asked? Everything in life stems from two things: love or fear. ‘Transgender’ is going mainstream, says the Daily…
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