Celebrating Transgender Awareness Week: In 1993, DeeDee transitioned from a man to a woman at the age of 33. And though it was an overall positive experience, it was clear that it was much easier to be a man in the world. Driven by a passion for entertaining and educating, DeeDee's journey is both uplifting and inspiring. #TransAwarenessWeek 

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The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning youth. https://www.thetrevorproject.org/

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In a recent article in The USA TODAY, President-elect Joe Biden, who spoke for transgender rights at a town hall, has vowed to eliminate discriminatory executive orders from President Donald Trump and has made LGBTQ equality part of his platform. "There should be zero discrimination," Biden said. 

Voters also gave at least eight transgender, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming state candidates victories on Election Day, including tapping the nation's first openly transgender state senator. 

And a Supreme Court ruling in June affirmed protection of LGBTQ workers from discrimination.

Renna recalls then-vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris saying at a forum: "'My pronouns are she/her/hers.' That she said, that was recognition of the fact that we live in a culture where you can't make assumptions, and that's a fairly new thing." USA TODAY ARTICLE LINK: https://bit.ly/3f3y1LO

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TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE INCLUDE transgender, change, authenticity, gender roles, self-care, and self-love

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