Righting wrongs
As a transgender woman, Denise Brogan-Kator experienced injustices no lawyer could fix. Now she's a lawyer and an advocate.
By Crystal A. Proxmire
Originally printed 12/23/2010 (Issue 1851 - Between The Lines News)
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php?action=post;board=228.0Dressing in drag for Halloween isn't usually a life-altering experience. But a particular drag performance as Ginger Rogers sent Denise Brogan-Kator on an unexpected path.
Back in 1993, Brogan-Kator was a 38-year-old vice president of finance for a medical products company in Florida. She had been hired by the company five years earlier to help create liquidity for the struggling firm. She improved the company's finances and received raving reviews from the owner, who became wealthy thanks to her work. There was a problem though. Brogan-Kator had been hired when she was still living as a male, the gender label given to her at birth.
