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Title: Transgender Icon Renée Richards Talks Gender Stigmas Before There Was 'Somebody
Post by: traci_k on May 28, 2015, 07:09:00 AM
Post by: traci_k on May 28, 2015, 07:09:00 AM
Transgender Icon Renée Richards Talks Gender Stigmas Before There Was 'Somebody Like Bruce Jenner'
http://www.people.com/article/renee-richards-bruce-jenner-transgender-interview?xid=rss-topheadlines&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+people%2Fheadlines+%28PEOPLE.com%3A+Top+Headlines%29
In People
By Jacqueline Andriakos @jandriakos
05/27/2015 AT 02:30 PM EDT
Before the media frenzy erupted over Bruce Jenner's life-changing decision to become a woman, another star athlete made the same choice 40 years ago.
Renée Richards, who became one of the most famous transgender individuals after undergoing a sex-change operation in 1975, opened up about how gender acceptance has shifted since the time of her transition. And according to Richards, times have changed.
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One of my heroines Renee Richards speaks out on how the times they are a changin'.
http://www.people.com/article/renee-richards-bruce-jenner-transgender-interview?xid=rss-topheadlines&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+people%2Fheadlines+%28PEOPLE.com%3A+Top+Headlines%29
In People
By Jacqueline Andriakos @jandriakos
05/27/2015 AT 02:30 PM EDT
Before the media frenzy erupted over Bruce Jenner's life-changing decision to become a woman, another star athlete made the same choice 40 years ago.
Renée Richards, who became one of the most famous transgender individuals after undergoing a sex-change operation in 1975, opened up about how gender acceptance has shifted since the time of her transition. And according to Richards, times have changed.
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One of my heroines Renee Richards speaks out on how the times they are a changin'.
Title: Re: Transgender Icon Renée Richards Talks Gender Stigmas Before There Was 'Somebody
Post by: suzifrommd on May 28, 2015, 08:06:56 AM
Post by: suzifrommd on May 28, 2015, 08:06:56 AM
I am in awe of people like her who transitioned at a time when it threatened her livelihood and her life.
Title: Re: Transgender Icon Renée Richards Talks Gender Stigmas Before There Was 'Somebody
Post by: Beth Andrea on May 28, 2015, 08:23:25 AM
Post by: Beth Andrea on May 28, 2015, 08:23:25 AM
She transitioned about the same time Bruce was winning Gold...