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When marginalized people gain voice and center their own experiences, things begin changing. And we see this in all kinds of grassroots movements.

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There's nothing more mundane than sitting across from a celebrity in a sterile gray conference room. But when the star sitting across from you is Taraji Penda Henson, you are being treated to a master class in the art of the hustle.

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In the evening, I use a cleansing oil - coconut oil also works - to remove makeup.

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There's power in naming yourself, in proclaiming to the world that this is who you are. Wielding this power is often a difficult step for many transgender people because it's also a very visible one.

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We are all part of a larger collective looking to create a more beautiful and just world.

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When I was a toddler, my father cut hair in the townhouse we had shared together in Long Beach, California, where Dad was stationed with the U.S. Navy. The buzz of clippers consistently hummed as he gave fades to his coworkers, my uncles, and my brother, but his clippers were never oiled and plugged in for my head.

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We must have the audacity to turn up the frequency of our truths.

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Like many teens, I struggled with my body and looks, but my despair was amplified by the expectations of cisnormativity and the gender binary as well as the impossibly high beauty standards that I, and my female peers, measured myself against.

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For me, as an activist and a storyteller, I'm very centered in ensuring that we show the complicatedness of the human experience that happens to be rooted in my community's trans experiences.

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I don't have to explain anything to trans women. Trans women know exactly what's going on.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: March 10th, 1983

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