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Twelve months ago in a cold operating room, lying on an even colder surgery table, I was preparing to go to bed and wake up to the answer to the wish I had begged for every night for the last…

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You think that one of the goals of the feminist movement should be to make men feel safer or more comfortable about feminism.

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They either have a far superior penis, or they have a designer pussy, sculpted perfectly by a surgeon. That’s really not fair.

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KOKUMO’s new video explores the issues, the struggles and the lives of transwomen and the men they love, and shows how complicated their love can be.

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So what to do? As allies — as fellow human beings with dignity and worth — let us bear witness to this violence, calling it out for what it is: transphobia.

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I started at my current job in March of 2012, but it wasn’t until a year later that my coworkers were introduced to me. A year is a long time to wait to say “hello,” but my particular situation was a bit unique: I’m transgender.

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Tensions rose even higher, leading to the man threaten her. I grabbed my phone and inched forward, ready to call the police if it turned physical.