AlterNet.org – By Deb Price, Creators Syndicate
Members of the House could learn a lot about transgender identity from someone like Alice Miller, a scholar and former CIA analyst who waited until her 60s to transition.
A thirst to learn more about Southeast Asia led my spouse, Joyce, and me to a pinch-me moment: Chatting in a eucalyptus-scented garden at Stanford University with a brilliant China expert.
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“Did it end up feeling the way you’d hoped?” Joyce asked.
“Oh yes, yes. I finally feel my true self,” replied the gentle Miller, who had been so fearful of losing her career and livelihood that she waited until her early 60s to transition.