Oprah, I Hardly Knew You

[Shana A]

Oprah, I Hardly Knew You
By JENNIFER FINNEY BOYLAN
Published: May 27, 2011

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/28/opinion/28boylan.html?_r=2&ref=opinion

also at http://www.jenniferboylan.net/2011/05/28/jfb-oped-in-new-york-times-oprah-i-hardly-knew-you/

THERE I was, on Oprah Winfrey's couch, when she turned to me and asked: "So. You have a vagina?"

As a transgender woman, I'd gotten this question before. I allowed as how I did.

Ms. Winfrey began to sing to me. "Yes, she has a vagina."

I interrupted her. "What you mean," I said, "is, yes, we have no bananas.'"