A part of me winced, too. While I have not been living as my authentic self as long as Ms. Burkett has, I have been a life-long feminist. I've lived through the three waves of feminism of the modern era, and was privileged to become the first trans elected official in NOW history. I've run for state office three times in Maryland as a qualified woman who also happens to be openly trans. Eve Ensler directed me and 23 others in the first all-trans production of The Vagina Monologues. I've been a proud activist for gay as well as trans and intersex rights for the past 15 years, and I've been waiting for a breakthrough moment such as this one, for which I thank Caitlyn Jenner. That it's not to...
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